Obama the antichrist? Global warming a myth? Lizard people controlling the world? Conspiracy theory research reveals bizarre beliefs prevalent in US
This fascinating article explains what a suspicious world we live in. Whislt as usual it involves poking fun at the states I suspect many of the views it profiles are in common currency in the UK. To this list I suspect we might add a specific rural England twist in the context of black cats on Bodmin Moor, King Arthur asleep with his massed hosts underneath Glastonbury Tor and the establishment of a direct link between Morris Dancing, open toed sandals and Town and Country Planners!
The article itself tells us:
One in five Republican voters believes Barack Obama is the ‘antichrist’ and nearly a third of all Americans think a secret power elite controls the world, according to new research on conspiracy theories.
A national poll conducted by the Public Policy Polling organisation found that 37 per cent of Americans also think global warming is a hoax, while 11 per cent of the population think the US government allowed the September 11 terrorist attacks to take place.