JessFR said:
I kinda wish some of the conspiracy's were real, in some ways the idea of a hyper competent government totally in control is almost better than the band of morons and halfwits we actually have.
I agree.
Conspiracy theorists (or whatever term people want to use) are quick to call people 'sheep', but rarely offer a whole lot in the way of supporting evidence for their claims. I have gone through phases of reading a lot of that stuff, and ultimately gave up on it as I think a great deal of it is a ruse to sell books - which it does extraordinarily well.
Looking at the debunked Roswell "UFO crash" and its many "witnesses", "experts" and "people in the know" is a pretty good case study in what motivates the whole scene. For the most part, fame and recognition - not to mention
money are big driving factors in a lot of this stuff. Charlatans abound; myth and rumour are thrown about liberally - but references and citations are often few and far between (if present at all).
While i think there are
undoubtedly conspiracies in the world, i think they are much less glamourous and far more troubling than all the talk of a "new world order" or whatever.
Tyranny exists all over the world, and it is up to concerned citizens in democracies to keep it in check and hold elected officials to account (rather than getting sucked into unsubstantiated fear campaigns over single-interest issues).
I think conspiracy theories (as we know them) are harmless until they start distracting people from the important issues of the day.
When they start doing that, they almost certainly play into the hands of genuinely manipulative and powerful interests, like those that run large media networks and perpetuate the military industrial complex, for example.
(Note - i am using the term 'conspiracy theory' in its currently accepted form; illuminati/false flag talk - but i believe conspiracies operating more or less in plain site are [in my opinion] far more insidious).
My experience with bureacracies - particularly those that are government run - seem to indicate that the level of elaborate planning, secrecy and deception required to pull of this sort of thing as a "hoax" is beyond credibility.
Some of the world's most strictly disciplined organisations have leaks from concerned citizens working within them (ie Eduard Snowden formerly of the NSA), and power struggles within the organisation.
I sincerely doubt that even the most committed gun control advocates would be able to put together these kinds of operations so seamlessly.
I think people get taken in by "alternative theories" regarding this sort of thing because it feels good (or something) to believe you've been let in on a big secret - that you've cracked the code or whatever - to understanding the reality behind such events. That Big Brother is pulling all the strings.
But really, i think the truth is much more mundane and depressing.
