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Gullible cynicism

lundi 25 juillet 2022 à 01:03

"Gullible cynicism": the practice of bending over backwards to disbelieve the generally accepted explanation for anything whatsoever, while eagerly accepting absurdly implausible conspiracy theories instead.

Gullible cynicism appeared long before there were modern disinformation campaigns. Nowadays it has spread beyond the US — but gullible cynicism sure helps disinformation campaigns succeed.