Thus, cue the right-wing freak out.
There’s another key aspect to all of this that can’t be overlooked. Too many Republicans are wired to be suckered by theories backed with almost zero evidence, while disbelieving facts proved by overwhelming evidence. (See: Donald Trump.) Put another way: A not insignificant cross section of Republicans believe in unprovable nonsense, while vocally denying objective reality.
To wit: There’s no evidence whatsoever that Scalia was murdered but, as long as there might be a one-in-a-million chance, they’ll believe it. Conversely, 97 percent of scientists agree that the climate crisis is real and caused by human activity, which clearly means it’s a hoax, according to the GOP. For conservatives, everything that’s real is fake and everything that’s fake is real.
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