Everybody Believes In Conspiracy TheoriesEven though most people ridicule conspiracy theories, almost everybody believes in at least one conspiracy. However, if the majority of people believe in a conspiracy, it is considered a "fact" or a "sensible government policy" rather than a conspiracy.
For example, millions of Americans believe South Americans and Mexicans are making us use drugs. I would refer to this as the "Drug Dealer Conspiracy" because it claims a group of people are conspiring to make us use drugs.
There are so many Americans who believe in the Drug Dealer Conspiracy that our government spends millions of dollars each year trying to arrest the dealers. We also spend money on the spraying of herbicides on drug crops in South America. Many people refer to this as a
War On Drugs.
Occasionally policemen, customs agents, and other people die in the process of protecting us from drugs. I would describe their deaths as foolish wastes of life, but most people consider their deaths to be noble sacrifices for the American people.
I would describe the
Drug Dealer Conspiracy as a stupid theory because drug dealers cannot make us use drugs.
However, since most Americans believe in the Drug Dealer Conspiracy, it is not considered a conspiracy, nor is it considered stupid. Rather, it is considered a "sensible government policy to protect Americans from drugs".
I can't help but wonder how ridiculous the situation has to be before the majority of Americans realize how stupid this war on drugs is. For example, what if some South Americans began offering
Do-It-Yourself Lobotomy Kits . If millions of Americans were buying these kits, and then giving themselves lobotomies, would you demand we start a
War On Lobotomy Kits? Would you complain that the
South American Lobotomy Pushers are destroying the American people?
If a policeman died in the process of trying to stop the Lobotomy Pushers, would you describe his death as a great sacrifice to the American people? Or would you say he was a fool who threw his life away?
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