At the demonstrations of the lateral thinking movement, which are currently taking place all over Germany, supporters of the esoteric are always represented. United in their rejection of compulsory vaccination – of whatever kind – and other corona measures, they apparently protest without hesitation alongside right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists. The social scientist Nora Fine Pösl from the Ruhr University Bochum has examined the relationship between esotericism and right-wing ideologies. In particular, she recognizes three intersections. One thing they have in common, for example, is the strict rejection of scientific methodology, which would be interpreted as system-compliant dogma. According to Pösl, anyone who thinks this way cannot be convinced by scientific hypotheses reviews. In addition, one thing is clear: “Links in no way protect against anti-Semitic conspiracy theories”. In an interview with SWR Aktuell moderator Florian Rudolph, the social scientist reports on other similarities that connect the esoteric and the extreme right in the pandemic.
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