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A Lot of People Are Saying
The New Conspiracism and the Assault on DemocracyBy Nancy L. Rosenblum, Russell MuirheadNarrated by Katherine Fenton
Length6h 49m
About this audiobook
This audiobook narrated by Katherine Fenton reveals how the new conspiracists are undermining democracy—and explains what can be done about it
Conspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced something new—conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from the fringes to the heart of government with the election of Donald Trump. In
A Lot of People Are Saying, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum show how the new conspiracism differs from classic conspiracy theory, why so few officials speak truth to conspiracy, and what needs to be done to resist it.
Classic conspiracy theory insists that things are not what they seem and gathers evidence—especially facts ominously withheld by official sources—to tease out secret machinations. The new conspiracism is different. There is no demand for evidence, no dots revealed to form a pattern, no close examination of shadowy plotters. Dispensing with the burden of explanation, the new conspiracism imposes its own reality through repetition (exemplified by the Trump catchphrase "a lot of people are saying") and bare assertion ("rigged!").
The new conspiracism targets democratic foundations—political parties and knowledge-producing institutions. It makes it more difficult to argue, persuade, negotiate, compromise, and even to disagree. Ultimately, it delegitimates democracy.
Filled with vivid examples,
A Lot of People Are Saying diagnoses a defining and disorienting feature of today's politics and offers a guide to responding to the threat.
Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy, Psychology
Length6 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byKatherine Fenton
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 16, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Anno, Preface
6Section 2, Delegitimating Democracy, Chapter 4 - Political Parties
2Introduction
7Chapter 5 - Knowledge
3Section 1, The New Conspiracism - Chapter 1 - Conspiracy without the Theory
8Chapter 6 - Who Owns Reality?
4Chapter 2 - It's True Enough
9Section 3, Defending Democracy, Chapter 7 - Speaking Truth
5Chapter 3 - Presidential Conspiracism
10Conclusion: The Crisis of Democracy, Closing Anno
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