One conspiracy theory is that the Denver International Airport stands above an underground city, which is the headquarters of the New World Order. Evidence claimed for this is the unusually large size of the airport, the distance from the Denver city center, and imagery depicting war, death, and Masonic and Satanic symbols.
Of course, there’s the ever-classic alien conspiracy theories as well, and seeing as these have little to do with targeting and attacking certain groups, I wouldn’t say that these theories have any dangers other than a distorted perception of reality. Then again, the steadfast believers have the potential to endanger their lives contradicting the government.
Conspiracy theories like the Sandy Hook conspiracy stating that the entire event was an orchestrated event created for the purpose of promoting gun control is outright disrespectful. People have harassed the families, and people like Alex Jones have blamed the whole event on Zionists. Some Anti-Semitic theories are tied to the Jewish government using animals as spies, even coordinating shark attacks in Egypt.
Conspiracy theories can be entertaining, and some of them might be fun to research and look into, but it’s important to remember that a lot of these people who really, truly believe that their world is infested with aliens and malevolent organizations usually hold some dangerous beliefs. People are generally paranoid and emotion may overrule logic in many cases, but in the end, there are real people being targeted and attacked. Conspiracy theorists are flooded with the alt-right and other conservatist extremists. It’s important to recognize when an idea lacks the evidence to make it true.
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ReplyDeleteThese conspiracies are hilarious. I've been to the Denver Airport and people till this day try to point out symbols on the subway train-tracks and how they are satanic. The reasons that these conspiracies are so popular is because as soon as one person comes up with a crazy idea, they try to get as many people to follow. For example the Jew conspiracy on 9/11, there is absolutely no evidence that 4,000 Jews did not show up to work that day. I think with the ability to publicize ideas on social media is dangerous. That is because there are so many uneducated people who will spread ideas around that are false.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that social media is just one part of how conspiracy theories spread. I think that whats more important though is the fact that people want to believe that these conspiracy theories are true. This includes the Sandy Hook conspiracy and its denouncing of gun control laws. By believing the conspiracy to be true, people no longer have reason to consider the other side (as according conspiracy the other side is completely made-up). Conspiracies allow for a confirmation bias that cannot be disproved, which encourages ideological polarization. If gun-control laws are a conspiracy made by the government to control the public, then lack of gun regulation is the victim of gun-control, and righteous in the pursuit of deregulation.
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