Mia Bloom > Quotes

“One possible explanation for why conspiracy theories resonate is that there is an element of familiarity. If someone has watched a film or a TV show that includes some element or detail echoed in the conspiracy theory, they might be more inclined to believe it because some part of their memory fails to distinguish between a fictional memory and a factual memory.”
― Mia Bloom, Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon

“illiterate. Al Qaeda recruiters make use of their poverty, despair, resentment, and eagerness to take revenge against the American troops to recruit them.53 The women are exploited based on three factors: tribal affiliation, financial pressure, and revenge for the loss of family. In traditional Islamic societies,”
― Mia Bloom, Bombshell: Women and Terrorism