FAWS comments on What causes people to believe in conspiracy theories? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FAWS 07 May 2011 11:34:16PM *  1 point [-]

Similarity to the Reichstag Fire and the subsequent Enabling Act perhaps? The Reichstag fire probably wasn't laid by the Nazis themselves either, but since they enormously profited from it politically many people believed (and I guess still believe) that they did it.