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With an ever closer look at movements organised by interest groups with unclear aims and non-transparent agendas, the democracies' acceptance of deviating (and not necessarily fact-based) world views is challenged. Extra-parliamentary oppositions are democratically not legitimised but claim to speak on behalf of "the people" for the purpose of "revealing the truth". Consequently, there is serious mal-advocacy in the name of the people. By making use of disinformation, propaganda, lies (fake news), and violence, these nevertheless civic movements are capitalising on the freedom of expression guaranteed by Human and Fundamental Rights. Against the background of numerous researches published in the recent years, present book is presenting a use-case ("The Galactic Federation of the Light") to illustrate the threats to free and open societies deriving from such movements. The authors argue in the light of Human and Fundamental Rights that the freedom of expression as such is well-fortified to stand in against conspiracies and anti-democratic ideas.
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An Intro to Duction1 The Cons' Piracy1.1 For Starters1.2 Elements 1.2.1 Denialism 1.2.2 Secret Societies1.2.3 Imperium in Imperio1.2.4 Flat Earthers1.2.5 Hollow Earth1.2.6 New World Order1.2.7 Spectres1.3 tin© and the Common Sense1.4 Fakes News as a derivative Instrument1.5 Conspiracy Theory, Ideology? 1.6 Whom it May Concern2 Rule of Democracy 2.1 Fact and F(r)iction 2.2 A Universal Human and Fundamental Right2.2.1 United Nations2.2.2 European Convention on Human Rights2.2.3 Freedom of Expression in the European Union2.2.4 Freedom of Expression in Germany2.3 Opinio, Ratio, and Imaginatio3 Errorist Attack!3.1 Issues3.1.1 Negativity 3.1.2 Aggression 3.1.3 Escaping Inwards 3.1.4 Brave New Neurosis, charged 3.1.5 Education 3.1.6 Inability3.2 A Theory about Theory4 Straight into the Light4.1 Preliminary Remarks4.2 Zooming-in4.3 Background Checks4.4 The Constitution4.4.1 Annotations4.4.2 Disenchanted4.5 An Absolute Theory about Absolutely Nothing?5 Policy and Policing5.1 Related Crimes5.2 Antifactic Conspiracy5.3 Absolute Limitations Sum (R) , Other (S) Sources Annex
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