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radicalization within peaceful wellness communities.

Jane, who was once part of a meditation group that focused on environmental issues, spirituality, and alternative health.

COVID-19 pandemic hit, Jane noticed a concerning shift within the group. They began adopting far-right views, including denying the existence of COVID-19, promoting anti-lockdown and anti-mask sentiments, and even bordering on racism.

eventually drove Jane away from the group when they showed a conspiratorial video claiming that urban planning initiatives were part of a global plot.

seemingly harmless communities can be susceptible to radicalization and how ideologies can infiltrate even the most unexpected places.

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how misinformation and distrust can lead to dangerous beliefs, affecting both individuals and the wider society.

“It started very much with health, with ‘Covid doesn’t exist’, anti-lockdown, anti-masks, and it became anti-everything:

before a meditation session – an activity designed to relax the mind and spirit, pushing away all worldly concerns – the group played a conspiratorial video arguing that 15-minute cities and low-traffic zones were part of a global plot. Jane finally gave up.

first best known as the author of vegan cookbooks. In 2021, Attila Hildmann helped lead a protest that turned violent, with protesters storming the steps of Germany’s parliament.

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Academic researchers of conspiracy theories have speculated about whether their rise in the 20th century is related to the decline of religion.

the idea that a malign cabal is running the world – while far more worrying than a benevolent God – is less scary than the idea that no one is in charge and everything is chaos.

we simply do not know enough about how disease manifests in the female body.”

“Conspiracy theories provide the missing link, turbo-charging an existing account of what’s happening by claiming that it is not just the result of chance or the unintended consequences of policy choices, but the result of a deliberate, secret plan, whether by big pharma, corrupt scientists, the military-industrial complex or big tech.”