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I think people like to believe in conspiracy theories, no matter how horrific, nutty, or evil they may be, because they leave open the possibility of action. Look at all the horrible things that have happened that would fall into the realm of conspiracy theories if we didn't know they were true. The fact there were no WMDs in Iraq, the PRISM program spying on everyone, the banks basically loving over the entire world in 2008, and further back you have the Gulf of Tonkin, the various coups in South America, Iran Contra, etc. Even more mundane, horrible things we do on a regular basis like the bombing of civilians under shady legal juristiction. All these things've happened and, for the most part, nothing was done. There was no movie ending where the villain is exposed and the evil empire comes crumbling down around them. In reality, there's some protests, but the bad guys smirk and shrug, the media supports them, and evil keeps on trucking. A conspiracy theory provides an out. If 9/11 was a false flag operation, if Obama did orchestrate Benghazi, if the Illuminati is really turning us all into lizard people, then that will finally provide the outrage that will make everyone stand up and drive good to triumph. This is why I don't believe in the crazy, massive coverups. For the most part, they aren't even necessary. Or maybe they're just adults playing at kids playing at pretend.
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