Opinion by Paul Waldman: Why every conspiracy Republicans imagine eventually crumbles to dust
The tales Republicans tell about these controversies have several key elements. They begin from the assumption that in every situation, their opponents have only the most wicked of intentions. A Democratic president can only be seeking the literal destruction of America . No Democrat can merely be trying to win an election to implement the party’s favored policies.
There is always a sinister hidden agenda that cannot be spoken aloud and must therefore be unearthed by brave conservatives. There are no ordinary facts, no mistakes and no coincidences. If there is an incorrect date on a form, it must be the key to the conspiracy. If some low-level official cut corners somewhere, it can only have been on orders from the very top.Such fantasies are everywhere.
It makes for good TV, because it amps up the stakes and injects even the most mundane day’s news with drama and danger. And if they win Congress in November, Republicans will devote themselves to “uncovering” a whole new slate of imagined conspiracies. But we know how every one will end. Because when Republicans themselves put their latest fantasy to the test, it always turns out to be fiction.
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