"The folks in Washington today have put us on a dangerous path . . . It will be worse than the financial crisis of 2008... the huge stock market drop we saw in March of 2020... and even worse than the Great Depression." –Dr. Ron Paul
Conspiracies.
Vast plots, schemes, wicked machinations abound. We are surrounded. Big business, government, and institutions affect every facet of our lives, including the food we consume, the money we spend, news, content of television programs . . . everything.
For instance, I am typing these words using Word in the Microsoft 365 suite. I am convinced that using it negates privacy because it can be read by people working at Microsoft and could possibly be passed on to government officials. (Forget about the fact it’s intended for publication.) Am I crazy? Perhaps. We know that Microsoft along with Google and Facebook work hand in hand with government to identify “bad actors.” They can also identify trends among consumers, pass that info on to big corporations, who can then target us with specific advertisements, influencing us to buy their products. Have you ever been surfing and noticed advertisements that seem to echo what you’ve been thinking about or trying to sell you something that you’ve considered buying? They almost seem to know what you want before you do. Can your computer read your mind? Predict your future?
Unarmed citizens, such as the participants in the January 6 Capitol demonstration (“insurrection” if you’re a weak-kneed type), display resistance to overreach, and government responds, with the help of social media giants and banks such as Bank of America (Calls for Bank of America boycott grow after data given to FBI), by arresting them for wrongthink. Ironic that a bank named after this country would behave in such a manner? Not really. It’s becoming the norm. So don’t post anything or say anything critical of our overlords because you place yourself in danger if you do.
The economy will collapse. Am I being paranoid? Is it possible to print Trillions of virtually counterfeit dollars, inject them into the economy and expect no repercussions? This has been going on for decades without hurting us so far, but how long can this go on?
I mentioned our food supplies. Have you ever wondered why not just our population but populations of the entire world are so much fatter than past generations? Call me a conspiracy nut, but if you look into it, you might just find that government and the corporate food giants work together to create this, possibly the biggest health crisis of all. Start with Ancel Keys, the sugar industry, and the bogus food pyramid.
Our schools, of course, are not immune. Government targets our young from the moment they step into school, teaching a cradle-to-grave reliance on Big Brother. Those of us who oppose this face sanctions like this brave educator who puts his livelihood on the line for speaking out, ostracized and denounced like some Maoist-China dissident.
Stolen elections? I thought early on that, due to the chicanery that transpired during the last election, it had been stolen from Trump. As time passed, and I heard more and more from pundits on both sides of the political spectrum that Biden had won, I began to change my opinion. But now, I’m returning to my original belief. At the very least, there was an attempt to steal it. I’m also rethinking other elections. Maybe Gore and Kerry were robbed of their bids for the presidency. Do I believe Democrats have a monopoly on corruption? No.
I don’t believe most of the common conspiracy theories of the last few years: that 9/11 was a hoax, Holocaust deniers, chemtrails, the list is almost endless. Was there a “vast right-wing conspiracy” against Hillary Clinton? Possibly, but not so vast that it would make a difference since it came from the impotent right. Besides, Hillary is so unlikeable she could never be elected anyway.
This all just scratches the surface. Think of the many new gadgets that “spy” on you. Innocent Alexa. Your television. Your phone. Virtually any new communication device, and who knows what else. But that’s probably all just conspiracy theories. Paranoid bullshit. All in my mind.