Uniquely, and optimistically, Neiwert provides a “blue pill toolkit” for those who are dealing with conspiracy theorists in their own lives, including strategies drawn from people who counsel former far-right extremists who have renounced their former beliefs. He explains how alt-right leaders are able to get such firm holds on the imaginations of their followers and chronicles the destruction caused by the movement’s most virulent believers.Colloquially, this recruitment to alt-right ideologies is called “getting red-pilled” -a metaphor for when believers of conspiracy theories become convinced that their alternate universe is real. The Blue Pill is the promise of being able to resume normal life, with none of the elements of the 'new' world intruding upon the old ever again. Red pill and blue pill have become slang, respectively, for accepting truth even though it’s difficult, or rejecting it to cling to a comfortable falsehood. This disturbing look at this alt-right threat to our democratic institutions offers guidance for counteracting the personal toll this destructive mindset can have on relationships and families.Author David Neiwert -an investigative journalist who has studied the radical right for decades -examines the growing appeal of conspiracy theories and the kind of personalities that are attracted to such paranoid, sociopathic messages. Red Pill, Blue Pill applies when the hero is offered this choice, and could plausibly have chosen B. Uniquely, and optimistically, Neiwert provides a blue pill toolkit for those who are dealing with conspiracy theorists in their own lives, including. The head moderator of the group goes by the handle, Morpheus Manfred.

Once confined to the fringes of society, this worldview now has adherents numbering in the millions -extending right into the White House. The red pill is an internet incel made up of anti-feminists on Reddit.

A revealing trip down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories -their appeal, who believes them, how they spread -with an eye to helping people deal with the alt-right conspiracists in their own lives.Conspiracy theories are killing us.

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