Chemtrails, Conspiracy, and the Radicalization of Political Discourse in America…
A House Divided: How a radical group of Republicans pushed Congress to the right.
By Ryan Lizza – The Political Scene / December 14, 2015 Issue – New Yorker Magazine
How a group of radical conservatives ousted John Boehner—and pushed Congress to the right.
One of the working titles for the group was the Reasonable Nutjob Caucus. Credit Illustration by Matt Chase
“I used to spend ninety per cent of my constituent response time on people who call, e-mail, or send a letter, such as, ‘I really like this bill, H.R. 123,’ and they really believe in it because they heard about it through one of the groups that they belong to, but their view was based on actual legislation,” Nunes said. “Ten per cent were about ‘Chemtrails from airplanes are poisoning me’ to every other conspiracy theory that’s out there. And that has essentially flipped on its head.” The overwhelming majority of his constituent mail is now about the far-out ideas, and only a small portion is “based on something that is mostly true.” He added, “It’s dramatically changed politics and politicians, and what they’re doing.”
