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So we really are doing the bit from Dr.Strangelove just, you know, with the executive cabinet and not a single crazed general. Once again pitching the idea of spreading conspiracy theories that just take out the believers instead of convincing them to take the rest of us with them.
Haven't watched Dr. Strangelove but yeah, fatal conspiracy theories seem to be what's happening. The problem now is that people believing these conspiracy theories can get into power to force them onto the wider population. (I'm wondering if this could eventually give rise to counter-conspiracy theories, e.g. the government hiding flouridated water and vaccines from us.)
Strong recommend to do so, for whatever that's worth from some dude on the internet.
Short summary of the relevant thing (not really a spoiler since the whole plot gets more or less explained immediately) a general in charge of nuclear weapons gets the idea that fluorinated water is a communist conspiracy to turn people to their side and things go downhill from there.