Should Conspiracy Theories Be Banned ?

Question

Three great reasons to ban conspiracy theories -

1. Conspiracy theories need us to use our brains.

2. If we need conspiracy theories governments will supply them to us.

3. If we believe in conspiracy theories we might one day believe that government by the people and for the people is a myth. Goodness ! Everyone knows that politicians and world leaders never get involved in conspiracies. Ever/

Therefore we should ban all conspiracy theories except the official ones. Right ?

Answer 1

The main resistance to conspiracy theories comes not from the public but from the media, academia and government. These are the people who manage the national and global economy of information.
Anthony C. Sutton, a London born economics professor who was a research fellow at stanford University`s Hoover Institution wrote:
" Establishment history " dominates textbooks, publishing, the media, and library shelves. " During the past one hundred years any theory of history or historical evidence that falls outside a pattern established by the American Historical Association and the major foundations with their grant-making power has been attacked or rejected - not on the basis of any evidence presented, but on the basis of the acceptability of the arguments to the so called Eastern Liberal Establishment, and it`s official historical line " he commented. " Woe betide any book or author that falls outside the official guidelines. Foundation support is not there. Publishers get cold feet. Distribution is hit and miss, or non-existent."

A thing worth remembering is this. You are only given information that the establishment thinks you ought to know. If they don`t want you to be privvy to secrets that exit in the past, present or future, you will have a hell of a time finding that information anywhere. The internet has made it a little easier but by no means simpler.

Conspiracy theories usually have, in my experience, an essential core of truth at their center. Someone with inside knowledge leaks a little snipet of information to the outside world and leaves it to researchers to dig out the details and reveal their findings to the public. It is then up to you whether you want to believe in their findings or not.

So, conspiracy is a very, very good thing and will never cease to exist. Thankfully.

Answer 2

Nah, you can't ban them. Today's conspiracy theory is tomorrows "Scandal!".

That's why the governments are so scared of them, too many are true but as yet unproven...

Besides, where's the fun in having an official conspiracy theory, it would only be used against us and if it came from 'The Man' it would undoubtedly be unimaginative and boring.

Lastly if we don't have something to keep us occupied we might realise that democracy is indeed a myth. As long as we are running around trying to work out if the latest theory has any truth to it we'll be far too busy to overthrow the government!

Answer 3

And how you distinguish a conspiracy theory from an 'official one'?? Surely that's all they are, theories? To give it an 'official' tag almost suggests it's truth therefore fact and thus undermines it being a theory anyway.

I bet you work for some secretive side of the government....

Answer 4

There are no conspiracy in 9/11. All evidences prove that it was an inside job by them to get an excuse to invade a Muslim country in Middle east and nick their oil.
There is no theory in 9/11. Evidences prove that the Americans planned for decades to establish full military presence in Muslim countries to take control of all and every.
There are no theories in the fact that it was a Jewish based plot with the help of the American admin.

The end is approaching very soon indeed. Bush is eating sh*t every day. He is sweating indignity from all states. He and his gang soon will be a history a bad history. A very dark page in the American book .Wait and see.

Answer 5

if u believe that governments never get involved in conspiracies you obviously believe in fairies or even father xmas and will be happy to let our nation do what ever they want to you and this society! i.e more cctv camera's, i.d. cards and who knows even a secret police ! hey you could call it the KGB just like your comrades in good old Russia who had a society like that and it didn't work! Over the next two weeks watch every news program you can and count how many times you hear the word terrorist or security alert and many other scare tactics you can hear to ease us into thinking it's not safe to do anything without government approval !!!! Then read a book called death of a president and tell me if you haven't changed your mind !

Answer 6

Ummmm have you ever read 1984?

Even if these conspiracy theories are wrong, what the heck does it matter? After all it is free speech, people can say what they want.

If you don't like it all you have to do is not read it etc.

That and the government would manipulate us if they were in charge of what we can see, hear, say etc.....

What you are suggesting is a horrid vision.

Answer 7

the only difficulty is that there is a superb style of actuality in conspiracies and a few are information no longer thought. Autism and vaccs are probably linked or maybe the unusual courtroom case is of a similar opinion (Danish courts this week) do you elect a sprint military of robots that have self assurance each thing the government tells them or people able to autonomous unfastened thinking? you won't manage to have the two.

Answer 8

Conspiracy theories are really a secret ploy by the government to divert our attention from their plans to control our minds.

Answer 9

Maybe the government should just get banned all together. That will fix the problem before it surfaces. Rightttt?

Answer 10

Nicely expounded. Like your thinking.
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