Gog and Magog

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

The thing about conspiracy theories, of course, is they glide around on the 'conspiracy mindset,' the conviction that things are pretty must run by evil liars, who are so good at it, and basically all-powerful, that most everyone falls for the lies. If you just try to follow the facts without having the right mindset, they don't glide much.

Having worked 38 years in the Federal government, the last 25 of which were in high level jobs in the DC headquarters of three agencies (two of which are often the target of this conspiratorial nonsense), made me realize the impossibility of successfully pulling off some grand conspiratorial scheme (which would involve a large number of people across multiple agencies) and keeping it secret for years. It's damn near impossible to get any two federal agencies to work meaningfully together to accomplish even the most mundane tasks and it would be even more difficult to keep everybody quiet/cooperative about something deeply malignant/illegal.

Conspiracy theories are for those who cannot handle the complex and often arbitrary nature of real life. It helps them think they understand something that they're unequipped intellectually or emotionally to actually understand. Conspiracy theories are chewing gum for their deranged minds.