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How do we feel about the left getting more into conspiracy theories? : r/AskALiberal - Reddit

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When the left embraces conspiracy thinking once dominated by the right, it reveals how tribal psychology — not logic — drives who believes what and why.

Motivated ReasoningIn-Group BiasEpistemic TribalismProportionality Bias

Theory Briefing

  • A Reddit thread asks liberals to self-reflect on rising left-wing conspiracies, like claims Trump staged his own assassination attempts for political gain.
  • The pattern mirrors classic in-group bias: people accept fringe narratives more readily when those narratives vilify a shared enemy.
  • This ideological mirror-imaging challenges the assumption that conspiracy thinking is a trait of one political tribe rather than a universal cognitive vulnerability.