Why are conspiracy theories so prevalent among the extreme right?

But a thorough consultation of a dictionary will confirm it, MAJ Carl Ballinger.

The secondary (but still quite valid) definition of "conspire" is "to act or work together toward the same result or goal," while a conspiracy is also defined as a group of conspirators -- i.e., a group of people working together toward the same goal -- just like a fan club trying to revive their favorite sci-fi show, or a political movement trying to preserve some aspect of their society.

The English language is nothing if not flexible, otherwise those of us who enjoy double entendres would have to find other ways of provoking that look.

MAJ Carl Ballinger, after spending a few years earning my living as a copy editor, yes, I tend to get stubborn whenever someone mistakenly asserts that the most common connotative meaning for a word or phrase can be the *only* denotative meaning allowed in a conversation.

For example, would you argue that, in the context of this topic, a "whack job" could only be some right-wing conspiracy theorist -- and then try to correct me if I suggested using a hammer, or perhaps see if you could hire Whitey Bulger to do the job?

I'm not at all intent on using words incorrectly, MAJ Carl Ballinger, nor at being misunderstood. Rather, I look at it as taking to task folks who do attempt to use words to skew a discussion, regardless of whether they do so intentionally or out of ignorance.

Bringing the discussion back to your point about the context of this discussion requiring that conspiracies must be secret to be conspiracies, MAJ Carl Ballinger, I happen to be living with someone who has on many, many occasions expressed frustration that I still refuse to believe that eugenicists are plotting the depopulation of the world even though they have openly discussed their goals in interviews, or that the neo-conservative criminals openly published their plan to invade Iraq in the 1990s while saying that they only needed an adequate provocation to implement it (so that they could make a fortune on the subsequent war), and I can't even recall all of the public "confessions" and "admissions" surrounding the Agenda 21 conspiracies.

So, even setting aside the linguistics, conspiracies do not have to be secret to be labelled conspiracies, *ESPECIALLY* in the context of this discussion, where many of the alleged conspirators are perceived as being elitists who can openly admit their "criminal" misconduct because different rules apply to them than to the "serfs" and "slaves".

MAJ Ken Landgren The difference between what you call a conspiracy theory and the truth is about 3-4 months. Wake up…

COL Jean (John) F. B. - Your argument is meritless. lol

MAJ Ken Landgren My argument is much more accurate than yours. Having said that, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, despite it being idiotic.
I really do try hard to see things from the viewpoint of people like you, however, try as I might, I just can’t seem to get my head that far up my ass.
Go for in a corner, cry, pout, and suck on your thumb (or whatever it is you suck on), and wallow in your sorrow that the liberal destruction of our country and military, and the woke bullshit, is coming to an end. Adults will be in charge again…

COL Jean (John) F. B. - Are you sure you are a retired O-6 because you talk like you are in grade school instead of saying anything of value. You represent MAGA quite well and your post takes the cake as the rudest and most vacuous response I have read on RP!

LTC David Brown - Once upon a time, I worked at Sperry Univac. For many years they manufactured a computer used by the Navy (AN/UYK-7 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/UYK-7) That computer was used all over the place. I once got a tour of an attack submarine, and there were 3 of them in the control room alone. Anyway, an older guy there had been involved in their development. According to him, at the time of their development, the Navy had asked for 1000 of them. The company tried to convince them that they would need many more than that, and if they would just up the order, the unit cost could be considerably lower. No, the Navy didn't want to do that, so they sold them the 1000 requested. The Navy liked it and ended up ordering a bunch more. The company said you already paid for the R&D in the first batch, so we can sell them to you at a much reduced price for everything after the first 1000. Nope, they weren't allowed to reduce the price, so they sold I don't know how many more to the Navy for the original price and made a huge profit on every one. BTW - trivia - the wiki page mentions they were also used by the Army. Anyone know when/where? I know of 2 installations for the Army (Le Fox Green at Field Station Berlin and Le Fox Purple at Field Station Augsburg) Anyone know of any others?

Let's not forget the "Vast right wing conspiracy" to somehow "Get" Hillary Rodham Clinton.

SP5 David Cox - that somehow doesn't surprise me one little bit

Most Military brass, like Politian's have never had to work for a living. That why we work. So they can waste money and raise taxes.