Yes, it absolutely does, because in the past, when you hear, you know, in the 90s, it was the U.N. black helicopters. And you know, you always have eras of conspiracies, but they were never given oxygen by people in authority.
Kinzinger discusses how authority figures legitimizing conspiracy theories increases the risk of violence.
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