69 million page views

conspiracy theories of the right?

Reader comment on item: CAIR, Captive of Conspiracism

Submitted by Bob (United States), Jul 26, 2006 at 14:54

By the way, Berlet goes on to assert that "Overwhelmingly, … conspiracism in the U.S. is the central historic narrative of right-wing populism." That may have been true decades ago, but these days, the left is far more prone to this way of thinking.

Are you referring to the anti-communism of the fifties? There really were communists all over in important government positions that did Moscow's bidding.

Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

<< Previous Comment      Next Comment >>

Reader comments (14) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
Islamofascist CAIR Doesn't Like the Term "Islamic Fascist" [26 words]Terror-Free OilAug 19, 2006 17:3453475
Islamofascist CAIR Doesn't Like the Term " Islamic Fascist" [22 words]Terror-Free OilAug 18, 2006 16:3753394
I am chicken little [309 words]john w mcginleyAug 7, 2006 12:0951854
The Conspiracy Theory [50 words]james moerikeAug 1, 2006 22:4151471
CAIR - Just part of the Muslim machine [216 words]JustaDogJul 31, 2006 20:0151333
1930's Jewish joke, updated for the times [34 words]Casual observerJul 29, 2006 16:0651161
Media spin need to improve [273 words]lynnJul 28, 2006 10:2551046
Another Conspiracy theorist to teach "islam: religion and culture" at Madison, WI [84 words]J.S.Jul 27, 2006 15:3650992
conspiracy theories of the right? [67 words]BobJul 26, 2006 14:5450907
Epistomology [46 words]Brooks ImperialJul 23, 2006 12:2750654
an outsider's insight. [60 words]concernedJul 23, 2006 06:0750637
European Sophistication [37 words]Abu NudnikJul 23, 2006 18:1350637
European Sophistication Reply [268 words]NickJul 27, 2006 16:3250637
yarhh... [25 words]KlewJul 27, 2006 19:5050637

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)