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Skeptoid #271: The Zionist Conspiracy

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2011

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

There is no plausible reason to think a conspiracy of Jews plans to take over the world's banks and governments.

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0:00.0

Once in a while, we need to step back and assess who we are as people, and as a society.

0:09.5

I tend to think we're overwhelmingly good.

0:12.4

Very few people consciously consider themselves to be the bad guys, but of course, good intent

0:18.6

doesn't always lead to what other people would consider good behavior.

0:22.6

Today, we're going to study one particularly dramatic manifestation of this, a fundamentally

0:28.6

anti-Semitic, Zionist conspiracy theory.

0:32.9

That's up next, Unskeptoid.

0:40.9

Hey everyone, Brian here.

0:42.4

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0:53.8

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0:57.4

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1:00.3

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Please visit survey.prx.org-skeptoid to take the survey today.

1:09.6

That's survey.prx.org-skeptoid-t-o-i-d.

1:17.1

Thanks.

1:28.1

The Zionist Conspiracy.

1:30.8

Today we're going to point the skeptical eye at conspiracy theories that claim Jews

1:34.8

are trying to take over the world.

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