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== "Conspiracy Theories" and government infiltration == | == "Conspiracy Theories" and government infiltration == | ||
| − | Sunstein is most coauthoring an infamous 2008 paper, entitled "Conspiracy Theories" which tried to link questioning governments' {{on}}s with violence, and suggested that "the best response [to "[[conspiracy | + | Sunstein is most coauthoring an infamous 2008 paper, entitled "Conspiracy Theories" which tried to link questioning governments' {{on}}s with violence, and suggested that "the best response [to "[[conspiracy theorist]]s"] consists in [[Cognitive infiltration|cognitive infiltration]] of extremist groups".<ref name=conspiracy>{{cite web|url=http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1084585 |title=Conspiracy Theories by Cass Sunstein, Adrian Vermeule :: SSRN |doi=10.2139/ssrn.1084585 |publisher=Papers.ssrn.com |accessdate=2012-07-27}}</ref> Various commentators have roundly criticized this intellectual stance.<ref>[http://rawstory.com/2010/01/obama-staffer-infiltration-911-groups/ ]{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2010/01/18/stealth-propaganda/?test=latestnews]{{Dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> who argue that it would violate prohibitions on government propaganda aimed at domestic citizens.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greenwald |first=Glenn |url=http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/01/15/sunstein/index.html |title=Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal |publisher=Salon.com |date=January 15, 2010 |accessdate=2012-07-27}}</ref> Sunstein and Vermeule's proposed infiltrations have also been met by sharply critical scholarly critiques.<ref>David Ray Griffin, ''Cognitive Infiltration, An Obama Appointee s Plan To Undermine The 9/11 Conspiracy Theory''. Olive Branch Press, ISBN 978-1-56656-821-0</ref><ref>Kurtis Hagen, "Is Infiltration of 'Extremist Groups' Justified?" ''International Journal of Applied Philosophy'' 24.2 (Fall 2010) 153–168.</ref><ref>Kurtis Hagen, “Conspiracy Theories and Stylized Facts,” ''Journal for Peace and Justice Studies'' 21.2 (Fall 2011) 3–22.</ref> The paper was cited in a 2015 speech by |
[[François Hollande]] in which he recommended that governments [[censor]] any such questioning from the [[internet]]. | [[François Hollande]] in which he recommended that governments [[censor]] any such questioning from the [[internet]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:19, 30 January 2016
 Cass Sunstein    (Lawyer, academic) | ||||||||||
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| Born | Cass Robert Sunstein 1954-09-21 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard University | |||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||
| Spouse | Lisa Ruddick | |||||||||
| Founder of | Cognitive infiltration | |||||||||
| Member of | Atlantik-Brücke, The American Academy in Berlin/Distinguished Visitors, WHO/Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health | |||||||||
| Party | Democratic Party | |||||||||
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Contents
Relations
Substein is married to Samantha Power, the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
"Conspiracy Theories" and government infiltration
Sunstein is most coauthoring an infamous 2008 paper, entitled "Conspiracy Theories" which tried to link questioning governments' official narratives with violence, and suggested that "the best response [to "conspiracy theorists"] consists in cognitive infiltration of extremist groups".[1] Various commentators have roundly criticized this intellectual stance.[2][3] who argue that it would violate prohibitions on government propaganda aimed at domestic citizens.[4] Sunstein and Vermeule's proposed infiltrations have also been met by sharply critical scholarly critiques.[5][6][7] The paper was cited in a 2015 speech by François Hollande in which he recommended that governments censor any such questioning from the internet.
A Document by Cass Sunstein
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
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| File:Cass sunstein conspiracies.pdf | paper | 15 January 2008 | "Conspiracy theory" | A classic Official Narrative-type exposition of Conspiracy theory and Conspiracy Theorists with recommendations on how governments should deal with them. It is the principal source of the now widely-used expression "Cognitive Infiltration" |
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References
- ↑ "Conspiracy Theories by Cass Sunstein, Adrian Vermeule :: SSRN". Papers.ssrn.com. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1084585. Retrieved 2012-07-27.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ [2][dead link]
- ↑ Greenwald, Glenn (January 15, 2010). "Obama confidant's spine-chilling proposal". Salon.com. Retrieved 2012-07-27.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ David Ray Griffin, Cognitive Infiltration, An Obama Appointee s Plan To Undermine The 9/11 Conspiracy Theory. Olive Branch Press, ISBN 978-1-56656-821-0
- ↑ Kurtis Hagen, "Is Infiltration of 'Extremist Groups' Justified?" International Journal of Applied Philosophy 24.2 (Fall 2010) 153–168.
- ↑ Kurtis Hagen, “Conspiracy Theories and Stylized Facts,” Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 21.2 (Fall 2011) 3–22.
