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“Conspiracy theory” was popularized by the CIA to advance their interests and obfuscate their operations.
by propogandist 3y ago
“Conspiracy theory” was popularized by the CIA to advance their interests and obfuscate their operations.
- rainytuesday 3y agoApparently the term dates to the late 1910s. https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=%22conspiracy+theory%22 https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=%22conspiracy+...
- DANmode 3y agoThis may be why the commenter used "popularized".
- rainytuesday 3y agoYou don't have to be patronizing, it's off-putting.
- DANmode 3y agoIf gently being corrected is off-putting, I'm not sure how to help. Provide a recommendation for a more neutral tone? That was the intent.
- rainytuesday 3y agoIf you actually looked at the link, you could wonder what happened in the 1910s that popularized the word? Or wonder what caused that spike around 1960 and not just assume people are illiterate and in need your "gentle corrections".
- DANmode 3y agoWe're making the same point. I was pointing out the purposeful use of the word "popularized" over "invented" or "created" or "made up", as it's written in poor reproductions of this conspiracy theory, because the verbiage a popular way to discredit the entire point.