I'm not sure conspiracy is the right term, but it does seem like political propaganda from BBC, don't you think? How else would you explain the unrealistically "diverse" representations of history (the Roman period being just one of them as you can see in that other post)?
Unfortunately twitter doesn't seem to be presenting the thread of Mike's replies any more, which seems like a failing of the platform.
Al Binnie-Lubbock @alastairis · Jul 26 Replying to @MikeStuchbery_ and @PrisonPlanet I enjoyed this thread apart from the ableism in the first tweet. Not cool.
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Mike Stuchbery Mike Stuchbery @MikeStuchbery_ · Jul 26 I apologize unreservedly. I will do better.
My guess is that as the thread became popular and more people replied to parts of it, twitter favours presenting more of the recent replies and the original thread becomes harder to see.
(Taleb is the arrogant loud-mouth[1] who made his money in the financial markets, Alex Jones is similar in aspect but made his money by building an audience of right-wing conspiracy theorists and then selling them herbal supplements.)
[1] Not an insult. I suspect he’d embrace this description whole-heartedly.
The guy is the editor for a literal conspiracy theory website that condones the idea that Sandy Hook was staged by the US government. And long list of even more ridiculous and appalling things.
They make their money selling pseudoscientific "wellness" products of the kind that Gwyneth Paltrow sells on Goop.
The main star of Infowars recently admitted it was just an act of entertainment because if he didn't a divorce court would have ruled him a danger to his children based on things he says and does.
Back to the matter at hand, he's literally proposing a conspiracy theory, based on an educational cartoon, for children, about the Roman empire. Just let that soak in.
The BBC are, in this theory, intentionally promoting "mass uncontrolled immigration" to children via animations about the Roman empire. Step 2 ???. Step 3. White Genocide.
It's an embarrassment to us all as a species that this passes for political discussion today.