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Opinion: Georgia is at home in the wild world of conspiracy

File photo by Jacquelyn Martin of The Associated Press / Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, is comforted by her mother, Ruby Freeman, right, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. The mother and daughter who were election workers in Georgia who testified they feared even to say their names in public after Trump wrongly accused them of voter fraud.
File photo by Jacquelyn Martin of The Associated Press / Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, is comforted by her mother, Ruby Freeman, right, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. The mother and daughter who were election workers in Georgia who testified they feared even to say their names in public after Trump wrongly accused them of voter fraud. File photo by Jacquelyn Martin of The Associated Press / Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, is comforted by her mother, Ruby Freeman, right, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. The mother and daughter who were election workers in Georgia who testified they feared even to say their names in public after Trump wrongly accused them of voter fraud.

By Bill Torpy / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) 4 min read

If conspiracies are woven into America’s social fabric, then Georgia has filled the quilt with plenty of tuft. Being in the Center of the Political Universe has ensured that Georgians experience endless waves of head-scratching absurdity.

A friend recently sent me a list of the nation’s favorite conspiracies, as noted by Google search trends, on the anniversary of the alleged Moon Landing. I was surprised the No. 1 conspiracy wasn’t that.

No, it was the time-tested tale that 9/11 was an inside job. Second on the list was the belief that Denver International Airport is a lair for the New World Order. Third was the JFK assassination.

Two months ago, Conspiracist in Chief Donald Trump offered up a real whopper after Gov. Shotgun put former U.S. Sen. David Perdue out of our collective misery in Georgia’s Republican primary. It was a credit to Georgia’s voters that they sent the Trump-toadying Perdue back to his Sea Island mansion by a massive 52% margin.

The extent of Gov. Brian Kemp’s victory caused Trump to blast out a mass email saying “Something stinks in Georgia.” It was attached to an article written by Emerald Robinson, who earlier was bounced from Newsmax, of all places, after peddling another conspiracy.