Maybe "beliefs" is not the right word to use, but I do think you might find some like-minded folks in the FIDO POLITICS or CONSPRCY echoes.
There used to be a lively skeptics community on Fidonet, people who disassembled attempts at manipulation and fallacies. They'd have a field
day now.
I cannot speak for John, but my opinion is the POLITICS echo has taken a
real backslide since Dale retired from FIDO. He was about the last person
who could question things from a logical perspective. I didn't always
agree with him but, unlike others, his arguments were sound and didn't boil down to "orange man bad!"
It has been overrun by folks who believe that 9/11 was some conspiracy,
that 1/6 maybe didn't even happen (and, if it did, there were no Trump supporters there), viruses don't exist, etc.
I cannot speak about the CONSPRCY echo because I don't read it but, based
on the name, I am guessing covert chiping of people would fit right in.
* SLMR 2.1a * I am Drunk of Borg. Resistance is floor tile!
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