Conspiracy theories are particularly dangerous in the South African context, which, as we saw in July 2021, is but a blink away from descending into social unrest,Conspiracy theories pushed by some desperate politicians and others have long been a characteristic of SA's political landscape, but they seem to be
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BusiMavuso2 That social unrest was totally coordinated by the Zuma/RET faction
BusiMavuso2 Hahahaha what conspiracy theories? Eskom? Fake news? Fake covid figures? The lies told to us by auntie kopdoek? Fake news causes the trouble not the truth! fakenews24
BusiMavuso2 “Conspiracy theories are dangerous” narrative is what is used to destroy freedom of speech and independent journalism today
BusiMavuso2 The CIA through its US media assets pushed the made-up term 'conspiracy theory' to discredit those who questioned the Warren Commission report on JFK's murder. It's still being mindlessly used to smear without evidence or debate any view challenging mainstream orthodoxy. Shame.