1/11. There is a reason Nazis have infiltrated UFO/paranormal/alternative health/new age communities—because they are full of credulous people who can be nudged, little by little, toward their malignant ideology.
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2. Their overt anti-Semitism and white supremacy is increasingly deplatformed (see: YouTube), so they need to be clever. They need fresh minds to harvest. And alternative cultures are easy pickings.
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3. The and yoga folks already have a distrust (sometimes earned) of authority and mainstream medicine/Big Pharma. It’s easy to manipulate their skepticism about vaccines into conspiratorial narratives about “elites” and, ultimately, of course, “Jews.”
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4. Same with UFO and paranormal enthusiasts’ inherent (also sometimes well-earned) distrust of authorities and institutions. Legit gov’t/institutional malfeasance and dysfunction can be manipulated into “They lie. They always lie.”
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5. Why do you think right-wing media is such a refuge for UFO proponents? Why does Tucker Carlson give
@lesliekean
and crew so much airtime? Because he knows the topic is a powerful honeypot. And because that audience is ripe for further propaganda.
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6. I’ve been involved in many alternative communities since the inception of the internet, from UFOs to occultism, new age beliefs, and alternative health. And I’ve watched the shift and radicalization in those communities with increasing alarm. It’s bad. And getting worse.
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7. Some of that shift is organic—credulous people following cultural rightward and populist shifts. But direct and clever manipulation is also responsible for yoga moms organizing against vaccines and UFO proponents flocking to TV’s racist “Great Replacement” propagandist.
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8. Conspiracists cultivate distrust of institutions and authorities and build self-reinforcing information ecosystems easily in the age of social media. Nazis work these networks cleverly, with a drip-drip of propaganda honey. The flies can’t see it’s a trap until they’re stuck.
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9. That’s why we need to be hyperalert to these tactics and why I publicly and forcefully ask UFO celebs and journos why they choose to appear on conspiracist and racist TV shows and podcasts. If they care only about eyeballs and not hateful ideology, they need to cop to that.
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10. It’s not censorship or repressive or badgering to call this stuff out. It’s not “politics.” NOT pointing out this manipulation and propagandizing is irresponsible and emboldens genocidal fascists to further indoctrinate gullible people.
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11. Please stay aware. Push back against the currents of conspiracism, anti-public health, and fascist ideology in your communities. Call out people spreading ideological poison. Ask why someone chooses to appear on hate media.
It’s hard, but necessary, work.
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@michaelmhughes
Sound just like the
#aliens
intervening here. Advanced tech, and advanced mind control/manipulation techniques.
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@michaelmhughes
Yep, that’s why infamous Canadian neonazi Ernst Zundel published a few ufo books.
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@michaelmhughes
This insidious ideology is being spread in many ways, & we definitely need to push back hard and consistently wherever we find it. Keep up the good work, it is badly needed! 🫡
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