My husband thinks Covid is a 'plandemic' and his attitude and ways of thinking have become so against mine, not sure we can survive it.

EllanVannin

My husband is sadly no longer here PollyDolly.

My comments was not directed at you EV, it was directed to the OP OH. If I offended you I apologise sincerely, stay safe.

I have read that conspiracy theorists feel that sense of "belonging" when they communicate with others who share their views.

I find comments such as "wake up, sheeple!" and "do some research!" really aggravating.

SuzyP2 I understand your dilemma as I too have a family member who believes in the 'hoax' and is begging me not to have the vaccine. I think a lot of the problem does arise from a lack of trust in government and media which has grown over several years. I can understand that, especially when so many 'lies' or at best 'misleading information' have been uncovered and left the way open to the conspiracy theorists. This also includes the way some statistics are presented and commented upon.

Every time I have been given information from this person I have followed it back as far as I can by researching where it came from. Some is from discredited 'experts' or scientists who disagree but surely that is what science is all about. Also much is based on ideas put forward by 'holistic health' advocates. Nothing wrong with that, healthy eating, fitness, positive thinking etc but I note that often they are then propagated by others who have trained in marketing, technology and business management and are trying to sell a 'health' product or training course. Some of them are very articulate and convincing as are some politicians!

Add to this the algorithms used by social media to link individuals to posts that agree with what they have already viewed and in a way we are all being manipulated. I am no expert in anything but will try to look at all sides and make my own decisions. However I do worry that 'blocking' the dissenters is feeding into the conspiracy beliefs and they will go underground which is far more dangerous.

Suzy I can't offer any relationship advice but I am just trying to be calm, point out that both sides have an agenda and looking back into history these situations blow up and then die down again. My study of the bubonic plague and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic have been very informative.

Regardless how extreme his views are why not just agree with him, you don’t have to spread his theories outside the house, when this Covid emergency ends it will all go away. Really, don’t stress yourself, plenty of us get a bee in our bonnet about this or that, don’t confront the issue.