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A good follow up question would be "where's the proof?" Until that proof is provided, a conspiracy theory is no more useful than any other belief. It's good to
by jameslk 10y ago
A good follow up question would be "where's the proof?" Until that proof is provided, a conspiracy theory is no more useful than any other belief. It's good to be skeptical, but once it starts to mobilize into a force, it becomes a witch hunt. In the case of national security issues, that usually comes with the consequences of stripping away liberties, creating black lists of individuals/groups and hardening the surveillance state.
- hackuser 10y ago> where's the proof? That gives foreign intelligence agencies license to interfere in your country and others, for they rarely leave proof, if they are any good, and much evidence is classified. Shall we just give them free reign? Is the Russian FSB innocent until proven guilty?
- jameslk 10y agoGive whom free reign? Your chosen bogeyman? If we're going to go down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole, who's to say that the conspiracy is not being committed by our own governments to instill fear of other governments and to strip away our rights? Just because you trust your government more or what? What ability do you have to ride on your claims if you can't back them up?