Conspiracy theories are the price of freedom. Either we crack down on whatever the government thinks is wrong, and then they either get it right or they use it to push their own propaganda, or we let people say whatever they want and allow that some people can't figure out the facts.
We could go after flat earthers, burn their books, and imprison their prophets. There wouldn't be many flat earthers if we did that. But we would probably also be oppressing people who have the wrong opinions about how to run the economy, along with a number of other issues.
We could go after flat earthers, burn their books, and imprison their prophets. There wouldn't be many flat earthers if we did that. But we would probably also be oppressing people who have the wrong opinions about how to run the economy, along with a number of other issues.