If you care to raise awareness among friends (not likely coworkers but to each is own), and possibly family members, how do you react when someone says, "Oh that's just a conspiracy theory".
- The CIA designed this term in the 60s as part of the JFK hit, to delegate the task of debunking all events since there is no concrete "evidence". (At the risk of sounding even crazier)
- Of course what I just said is a conspiracy. Those involved are XYZ, AND by definition that constitutes a conspiracy.
- The word theory throws the baby out with the bath water. If you do your research, you will see that what I am talking about is not theory, but events. They are facts which point to a conspiracy.
I believe it is important to squash this label because it is SO pervasive and so effective, that most people stop listening the moment this reaction enters their mind.
I propose a fourth approach, red pilling. This challenges the listener, instead of antagonizing them. "You want to get red pilled?" Versus "If you did your research, you would see that what I am talking about is...". This concept is already overly popular on 4chan and the like, but needs to go more mainstream to counter the blinders-causing "conspiracy theory" label.
How do you deal with people telling you, "oh that's just a conspiracy theory"? Or how would you explain to a friend how damaging this point of view is to their own sense of reality?
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acass86 ago
When it comes to conspriacies I think we need to concede a couple of things. Yes, they definitely happen all the time. But which ones are true and to which extent is very difficult to know with any certainty. I've researched many angles deeply and have never walked away sure of it. The problem with conspiracy is that in a system like capitalism where everyone strives to get as much as possible for themselves and power gets consolidated more and more as the system evolves, conspiracy is both inherent and perpetually inevitable.
abc_xyz ago
Imho, I believe truth comes from having multiple sources in your mind at once, with the background research already complete for more context.
Once this is done hundreds of thousands of times, reliable patterns begin to emerge, like it's expected and you know in your heart what side is dark and what side is light.
Where confusion arises is usually where a new "actor" or event is pushed into the spotlight and we need more info to determine anything of value. Keeping in mind of course, these types of events have been designed to confuse the populace, hence why they are promoted (typo), so it can take years for people to begin grasping what has actually taken place over the last 70 to 100 years.