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Oh no, it's the consequences of their actions! Conservatives can continue to own the libs by continuing this trend.
To be fair here, it is pretty sad that people were manipulated into believing conspiracy theories and died a potentially avoidable death as a result of it.
In my view, this is on the politicians and "influencers" who used those conspiracy theories for their own gains, often knowing fully well that what they are claiming is bullshit..
I'm not saying that those who fell for it are innocent or holy, but I can't help but to feel at least a little bad for a potentially unstable person falling for a scam artist and dying as a result..
To be fair, their cult devotion to a widely known conman and penchant for believing crazy conspiracy theories is kind of their own doing.
Republicans or conservatives as a whole? I assume you’re talking about Trump, whom I and many other conservatives very much dislike, even if his interactions are entertaining. I’ll believe a “conspiracy” if presented with enough substantial evidence.
I of course can’t speak for every conservative, but neither can you.
I can only speak for myself, but me specifically, I'm talking about the conspiracy theorists who were tricked into believing that the COVID vaccine is some kind of evil plan to genocide everyone and stuff like that.