Personalities and the likely hood of you believing in conspiracies and deep state etc

How many conspiracies do you believe?

That article is a conspiracy - definitely put on a government list if you click that link

I'd let you know but you probably don't have the right encryption in place to be able to make sense of it.

I think the wealthy in control of the media are (beyond pretty brilliant) very deep state types. In other words, the uber wealthy, fill their pockets through some element of control over information.

Is stupid a personality trait?

I was just gonna quote one but this board never disappoints

America is a stupid country.

If there is a deep state then why has no one ever been singled out as being a member of this organization? Also, what definition are we using for "Deep State"? Those who are actively working against what Trump is trying to do? I wouldn't call that a Deep State, just Democrats.

But if you really want to use that definition then yes it exists. Democrats, left leaning media, the scientific community, rational human beings.... all deep state.

The thing that kills me are the people who should know for a fact that conspiracies are bunk, but still believe somehow...

I work in IT with govt... Ain't nobody sharing ANY data or grand schemes or WHATEVER with any department, division, agency or court. Period. The vast majority can't get the simple done... Conspiracies are generally complex. Especially if they span silos... I'd venture to guess it's the same is with huge corporations (Dow, GM).

Yet, Rs in govt still believe in an ever present "deep state" who knows and manipulates everything.



The flip side... a dark lit room with certain very powerful key people collaborating on a message or goals, is very possible or probable.

People that eat elk meat and brag about drinking tumeric coffee.

The only complex conspiracies I pay some attention to are still JFK and MLK assassinations.

Think some powerful people were involved in both and J. Edgar Hoover knew a lot more about both crimes than we’ll ever know. He didn’t necessarily plan or take part but didn’t work too hard after each event.

All seriousness....

It's the dark side. They believe in conspiracies. Easier to justify their badness.

I believe in the likely hood.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:All seriousness....

It's the dark side. They believe in conspiracies. Easier to justify their badness.

I never agreed to that.