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A disturbing experience.
Two days ago I had an upsetting encounter. We were having Sunday lunch at the house of my wife's son, and the son of his girlfriend and I got into a political discussion. This young man is about 20, has not been to university, and is a very pleasant person. Like most of his generation, his secondary education was very spotty (we live in the UK, yet he was unsure who Cromwell was), and he doesn't read much. Our conversation turned to the world situation, and he quickly opined that the world's problems were caused by 'the Jews'. And ... I'm not making this up ... also the Freemasons. And the Vatican. All apparently working together. He did NOT have an elaborated theory for his beliefs, nor any supposed evidence. He had picked up these beliefs from social media, mainly, it appeared, from YouTube. I want to emphasize that he is a perfectly normal, nice person. He didn't have any particular conclusions to draw from his beliefs, regarding what should be done about this conspiracy. The emotional atmosphere while talking to him was like what you would expect if you met someone who believed some eccentric but not insane theory regarding human history: say, that the Vikings settled in Michigan and remained for several generations before leaving. So.... now I've got to change his mind. I was careful not to scoff at him, and in fact praised him for being interested in what's happening in the world. I doubt he would read any books I gave him, but perhaps there are videos that could get him started on the right path. Or other material? I would be grateful for any suggestions.
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Douglas Hainline
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Child of the 60s, Texan, ex-Marxist, BA (History), MSc & PhD (Comp Sci), 11B10. Burkean. Read a lot. 'What evidence would change your mind?'

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