tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post7364369914778243051..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: What are Americans hiding?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-83370498467451510542013-01-18T12:13:55.422-05:002013-01-18T12:13:55.422-05:00Anon 2: The total might have been just about the s...Anon 2: The total might have been just about the same, but the proportions reversed, many Dems and few Reps believing that GW Bush had something to hide. The persistence of trutherism indicates that many still feel that W was/is hiding something.<br /><br />If we think of political paranoia primarily as a failure to cope with complex systems, it'd be interesting to find out whether level of education or mental illness is a deciding factor. Another way of looking at it might be to ask whether complex systems contribute to mental illness....Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-68705188869196546932013-01-18T10:21:48.739-05:002013-01-18T10:21:48.739-05:00I'm also curious as to whether, had this poll ...I'm also curious as to whether, had this poll been taken during the previous administration, would those same 64% feel that the president was hiding something or is it just their automatic assumption that <i>their</i> side never needs to hide something, but the other side always has something to hide? <br /><br />It kind of makes you wonder if the mentally ill should be allowed a voice in government. Assuming that paranoid delusions still count as mental illness. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-5348825016453701322013-01-17T20:15:54.386-05:002013-01-17T20:15:54.386-05:00These figures tell us more about a lack of trust i...These figures tell us more about a lack of trust in the political process than acceptance of particular conspiracies.<br /><br />I think it also indicates a possibility that some people simply cannot live in a democratic society wherein they are a part of a minority. I think I'd also be interested in seeing how that poll breaks down by level of education. It could simply be that those most likely to subscribe to conspiracy theories are those who have no understanding of how things work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com