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== "Conspiracy Theories" and government infiltration == | == "Conspiracy Theories" and government infiltration == | ||
| − | Sunstein | + | Sunstein co-authored 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 11:54, 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 co-authored 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.
