We need to talk some more about conspiracy theories
and how they are weaponised.
Many on substack talk about MSM lies. Few people are saying much about social media targeting.
Anyone who questioned anything at all about the narrative around 'covid' were, in certain parts of the more left wing press and on social media, labelled as conspiracy theorists. Thus, anything about ‘covid’ that didn't add up or concern about politicians on the take etc. was easily dismissed as theories by cranks.
These questioners were themselves targeted with conspiracy theories about the woke WEF club creating hoax climate change to depopulate and control us.
Sadly many (if not the vast majority) on both sides have fallen for their respective conditioning.
Both medical journals and doctor's education is almost entirely funded by big pharma. Big pharma has huge lobbying power over politicians and there's a revolving door between their share holders and government regulation on medicines.
I hope that you can see how anyone who doesn't want to take anyone's word for it on the most important part of their life, their health and their family's health, who has the background to be able to understand the literature and data for themselves, being dismissed as someone 'disorientated by conspiracies and a victim of the propaganda machine’ helps to maintain the dogma and stranglehold of pharma profits?
I hope you can also see how targeting over ‘covid’ dissent with actual BS about conspiracies led Trump to be elected?
The monumental stupidity of MAHA who think that pulling out of the Paris Agreement is a victory for humanity and not a victory for manipulative fossil fuel barons! And I don’t think much to the alleged ‘globalist’ conspiracy if all it took to break their stranglehold was the US voting for a billionaire openly in bed with big oil. Exiting the Paris Agreement also won’t save America a $trillion. Scientifically illiterate Reform party in the UK says in its manifesto that the cost of net-zero is “estimated by the National Grid and others at some £2tn or more”. However, this leaves out the part about this being cheaper than not meeting the target. ‘Scenarios that deliver Net Zero by 2050 do not result in a material increase in costs over the scenario where Net Zero is not met’ and also ignores the environmental cost to the tax payer of not addressing the climate crisis. The rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer.
Conspiracy theories are dangerous; being dismissed as a victim of them as well as being a victim of them.
A conspiracy of cartels in the US deep state, making important decisions, exists. However, a conspiracy theory of a cabal making important decisions in Davos has been created and used to deflect from the actual conspiracy.
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crazy thing, you can KNOW that the mainstream media, & government LIES 24/7
without so much as thinking the word "conspiracy" . . .
It is quite unfortunate that the blurry concept of "conspiracy theory" has entered our popular vocabulary. "Conspiracy theory" is used as an intellectually dishonest or lazy person's tool. Rather than look into the claim being made by the "conspiracy theory;" it allows the user [of the blurry concept] to label the claim as unworthy of belief, to dismiss the claim the theory makes without examining it's content.
Here is an example: To say that President Kennedy was not shot from behind the limousine by Oswald is to express a "conspiracy theory," and this dismisses that claim as not worthy of examination to ascertain whether or not there is empirical evidence to support it. Yet, the whole world has seen how Kennedy's head snapped backward as he was struck by the bullet and a piece of his head fell on the pavement behind the car. This was shown clearly on the film of the assassination made by Abraham Zapruder when it happened at Dealy Plaza. However, for decades, most commentators accept the unexamined claim that Oswald did shoot Kennedy from the book depository building located behind the limousine. They dismiss any other claim as a "conspiracy theory." There are many other examples one can find as well.
"Conspiracy theories" are useful to people in powerful positions who wish to control the public narrative about important public events. However, when one examines the assertion that conspiracies do not exist, or that they are not important in determining the course of history; it might be a good idea to look closely. The fact is: the world abounds in conspiracies. Any time business men get together at Davos, or anywhere else in a clandestine manner to decide how to proceed to rig prices; you have a conspiracy. Any time two or more people decide in secret to proceed on a course of action which affects many other people without their knowledge; you have a conspiracy. They are real. They exist. To deny this is unrealistic and foolish.