Exposure to conspiracy theories fuels bigoted attitudes

Exposure to conspiracy theories fuels bigoted attitudes

https://www.psypost.org/2019/04/brief-exposure-to-conspiracy-theories-fuel-bigoted-attitudes-that-are-transferred-across-groups-53576 Reading the pro-conspiracy information appeared to increase prejudice in general. Participants who read information supporting conspiracy theories against Jews also showed increases in prejudicial attitudes towards Americans, Arabs, the elderly, poor people, and people on social benefits. “In our study, we found that exposure to conspiracy theories about different social groups increase prejudice towards…

#Terrorism

#Terrorism

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/03/25/west-europe-is-safer-now-than-in-the-1970s-and-safer-than-almost/ The rise of urban terrorism is not a departure from recent European history but a return to the norm. The exceptional period was the late 1990s, when there was relative peace in our cities. But before then, various political groups regarded the slaughter of innocent civilians as a legitimate political tactic. When one lumps…