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is grounded in an ideology of evil, that is, an ideology whereby misfortunes are represented as the product of shocking levels malevolence.

The main theme of the conspiracy theory is the heinous act of moral subversion, allegedly carried out by a cabal of powerful people. In order to shed light on the importance of some global conspiracy, conspiracy theorist use the ideology of evil. This ideology offers a view of the world where unexpected occurrences and acts of misfortune are re-presented as the product of malevolent forces. In providing a comprehensive account of the threats that face a community, this ideology of evil seeks to give meaning to an otherwise incomprehensible world. Historically, the concept of evil has helped to explain why bad things happened... it provided an answer to society's need to understand the cause of misfortune and it provided guidance on who should bear the blame for such misfortune.

is grounded in the idea that bad things don't happen by accident, but rather, they are the outcome of a carefully worked-out plot by multiple malevolent actors.

Conspiratorial culture communicates the idea that nothing just happens by accident: somebody is at fault. Fantasies about international terrorist networks, paedophile rings, corporate conspiracies to fool people about an impending environmental disaster and neo-conservative cabals compete with one another to gain public attention. Virtually every misdeed, it seems, is the outcome of a carefully worked-out plot.

is not merely focused on behind-the-scenes maChinations and plots against groups and individuals... instead it offers a comprehensive perspective that purports to reveal the real workings of the world we live in.

A conspiracy theory provides a view of the world that both explains the background to events and, more importantly, provides a warning for the future. Its focus is not merely on behind-the-scenes machinations and plots against groups and individuals... instead it offers a comprehensive perspective that purports to reveal the real workings of the world we live in.

 offers a sense of coherence and unity to otherwise disparate and unconnected happenings.

Conspiratorial thinking gives meaning to otherwise strange events... it offers a sense of coherence and unity to otherwise disparate and unconnected happenings. The normalisation of this kind of thought is one of the most disturbing developments in twenty-first century public life

Frank Furedi

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