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| − | [[Wingnuttery]] refers to non-reality-based political extremism -- in other words, political positions that are based on facts that are completely disconnected from reality. | + | [[Wingnuttery]] refers to non-reality-based political extremism -- in other words, political positions that are based on facts that are completely disconnected from reality. It is a form of {{l/wp|agnotology}} applied to specific political issues. |
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| + | A person who believes or advocates any variety of wingnuttery is known as a [[wingnut]]. | ||
==Forms== | ==Forms== | ||
* [[ammophilia]] | * [[ammophilia]] | ||
| − | * [[climate | + | * [[climate denial]] |
* [[conservatrollism]] | * [[conservatrollism]] | ||
* [[dominionism]], aka the religious Right | * [[dominionism]], aka the religious Right | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 2 April 2015
Wingnuttery refers to non-reality-based political extremism -- in other words, political positions that are based on facts that are completely disconnected from reality. It is a form of agnotology applied to specific political issues.
A person who believes or advocates any variety of wingnuttery is known as a wingnut.
Forms
- ammophilia
- climate denial
- conservatrollism
- dominionism, aka the religious Right
- free marketism: see Issuepedia
- misogyny
Pages
- examples of wingnut arguments