No not really. Just the form of wignuttyness just changes depending on which side of the coin is in power.
'911 is a conspiracy', 'how deep did the cigar go', 'read my lips', 'iran contra', ... and so on and on... Cant go much further back than that because as a kid I did not care...
You are just noticing it more as the internet gives platform to every crazy idea out there (good or bad).
It goes back to the way we get our news. Most 'news' is actually opinion pieces. Setup to change your mind to their view. They follow the 'question', 'evidence', 'conclusion' model most people are taught to write in 4th grade...
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