Conspiracy: How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where It Comes From

Was AIDS intentionally inflicted upon blacks by whites? Was JFK assassinated as part of an intricate conspiracy? Daniel Pipes traces conspiracy theories through history and convincingly shows how they have been used as common tools of mass manipulation in the West and have more recently cropped up in the Third World and among disempowered fringe groups. more

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Posted: Oct-05-2007

establishment historian

I saw the History's Mysteries video that features snippets of the author, I can only question whom is it that he is working for? I consider him an establishment historian. I personally believe in a conspiracy because I believe the Bible, you may not, but that is where I am coming from. in the...

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Posted: May-04-2007

Informative (and inevitably funny at times)

I would recommend this book for anyone who is curious about the role that "conspiracism" (the belief in conspiracy theories) plays in modern society. Before reading it, though, I would track down a copy of Richard Hofstadter's essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," which is where the...

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Posted: Sep-07-2006

Gee, conspiracies don't happen in America

This work is interesting to a degree, but each case has to be looked at individually. Conspiracies are everywhere- the last 3 major shootings Columbine, DC Sniper & The recent Phoenix shootings were all conspiracies! Not lone nuts.TWTC the first one in '93 was a conspiracy OK City was a...

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Posted: Aug-19-2006

CONSPIRACY. No such thing according to this author. Let's remove it from the Dictionary

This book is incredible! This author "poo-poos" any idea of Conspiracy as if it's in our deep inner mind. Just notice he equates it with "Paranoid". Does he think Bin Laden and his gang "conspired"? Well if you read one of Mr. Pipes other books, he certainly believes that, so I guess we can...

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Posted: Jul-29-2006

So So

The book seems interesting but I really wonder what his motivations are to discredit ALL theories of any conspiracies. The assumption is made that there arent any Conspiracy FACTS, just theories. The author needs to do some reading before painting anybody that doesnt believe the spoonfeeding the...

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Posted: Jul-06-2006

Danial Pipes: The Conspiracy Theorist

Now that should be the title of this book people. D. Pipes writes a book condemning anything that is critical of the official version of events. To him no matter how much evidence exist the official proclammation is always right. That aside there is another subject that this book dodges. Some of...

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Posted: Apr-14-2006

"When the topic is conspiracy,it is often difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood"

This is an excellent book that explains what the whole business of conspiracy theories is all about and particularly its origins. If you have a particular interest in any specific conspiracy,don't expect to find an answer in this book that will put that theory to rest; right or wrong. The...

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Posted: Apr-29-2005

A curious book

Daniel Pipes has created his entire career out of conspiracy theory, yet I am to suddenly believe that he thinks that every time a conspiracy theory pops up, it was created by some wacko who lives in a 1 bedroom apartment and distributes underground newspapers? This is an unconvincing tome that...

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Posted: Nov-06-2004

Another Brilliant Book by Daniel Pipes

I am a fan of Pipes' style and blatant honesty regarding Islam, which happens to be his area of scholarship and research. One's scholarly education often provides depth to other areas of interest, and his studies of the Middle East aid him in the world of Conspiracy in no small way.I have only...

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Posted: Feb-18-2004

Pipes is anti-Muslim and a member of CFR

This book is typical of the genre that attempts to label all political critics as "anti-semitic" or "extremist". However, Pipes is a member of an organization that many contend is a part of the globalist or one-world-order movement (i.e., Council on Foreign Relations). He was recently named by...

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