Why Do Conspiracy Theories Exist?

Common Sense by Chris Bunton

Because people are not stupid.

And that is the exact accusation people will use against you if you have conspiracy theories.

They will call you stupid.

But, the fact is that conspiracy theories come into being because people see something that doesn’t add up.

They might not even understand all the parts, but something doesn’t jive.

When you live in this world long enough you start to understand the natural flow of things.

4×4=16.

If you roll the dice enough, you will eventually get a winner.

Cause and effect.

What goes up must come down.

Where there’s smoke there’s fire.

We understand the way things work. So there are things that make you go hmmmmm…

That’s the beginning.

Then, you notice that someone else saw the smoke. Someone else saw something that made them go hmmmmm…..

You are not crazy. You are not stupid. You are not alone.

Then, when you throw a bunch of liars into the mix. You know the liars…the politicians, media, bosses, and “leaders” who tell you something, but you can plainly see it’s not true.

That’s when conspiracy theories are born and grows.

You notice that they always seem to lie and spin the truth. You see politicians making promises and lying over and over.

You notice that the flow of power, money, success, and laws, always seem to flow the same way. The same people always seem to benefit or get away with things.

You notice that your observations and the problems you see are never confirmed by the media or anyone in power. But, yet everyone sees it.

As a matter of fact, when you comment on what you see, you get attacked or hear the same talking points over and over.

Things don’t add up.

Take the JFK Assassination. The moment it happened, people saw things that were odd. They might not have been able to figure it out. But, it was strange.

Then, as time goes on we see more and more odd things. Reports of the grassy knoll. The alleged killer Lee Harvey Oswald was found and then killed by someone who does from a disease not long after. The reports that came out which seemed a little off, and over the years, more and more evidence seems to speak of a conspiracy. No one has been able to recreate the shots that killed the President. Video footage raises even more questions. (I’m not trying to debate the JFK assassination, only show that questions lead to conspiracy theories.)

Conspiracy theories exist because people are not stupid. They see things that don’t add up, then they see more and more attempts to cover it up. They see that they get attacked simply for asking a question. They get accused of working for Russia because they question election results. They get called names and their character is called into question because they wonder about the direction our country and world is headed.

Take Jeffery Epstein. A man who rubbed shoulders with the wealthy and powerful. He was arrested on a sex case. Then, questions started arising about his island and connections to the powerful and alleged sex allegations involving powerful people. Then, all of a sudden he ends up dead in his cell and the camera watching him wasn’t working and no one saw anything.

And you wonder why conspiracies exist?

His girlfriend was arrested and…crickets. Nothing.

I could give you conspiracy after conspiracy theory. But, that’s not the point.

The point is that we need to answer the questions and stop treating citizens like they are stupid.

Honestly, if the government wanted to stop conspiracy theories, they would be open and honest. They would do real investigations into every question. And not some pat answer but real proof. They owe it the citizens. Our government spends millions to prove crimes; alleged and real, but can’t provide real proof on the conspiracy theories?

Where’s the media? Why don’t they do real investigations and reports unless it goes a certain way?

I can give you a conspiracy on that too.

So…it has to make you wonder if they really want to prove anything in regards to conspiracy theories.

And that’s where the conspiracies begin again.

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Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“ His newest book is called “The Future is Coming” and is a collection of dystopian short stories.

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