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@agger @naomiaklein @pluralistic

I think a big part of how centrist delusions promote conspiratorial thinking is that hard centrist refuse to admit that there is anything wrong in our society, except for the set of problems specifically caused by their oppenents being in power. So the economy is always good, Obamacare solved the healthcare crisis, the environmental crisis will be solved by green capitalism, etc. To everyone else, both the left and the right, these things are so obviously false that both the phenomena themselves, and the centrists' bizarre statements demand explanation. Leftists generally reach the conclusions that are both correct and unacceptable, while rightists, lacking theory, come up with explanations that are emotionally compelling but absolutely batshit.