[Steve_Seattle]

I regard "Q" as an almost inevitable result of a public that has been raised on conspiracy-themed entertainment for decades. From the film "JFK" to "The X-Files" and down to the present, generations have been fed entertainment which is based on the premise that our own government is deeply involved in conspiracies, cover-ups, crime, and deception.

Meanwhile, in the real-world, our politicians and intelligence agencies have been shown to have engaged in shady practices, corruption, and dubious instances of international intrigue that have been masked from the public. Then there is also actual incompetence, which people are often unwilling to explain as mere incompetence!

So we are condition both by the real world and the world of entertainment - as well as the traditional American skepticism of government - to give conspiracy theories a hearing.

[huldah1776]

How will you handle it if say, JFK’s murder, was a CIA op? How would the general population react? How would the general population react to actual human sacrifice by people in power? It’s the red line, but as you say being fed theories just hardens hearts (losing empathy) to the truth. Why do you think the movies are made (by MSM, by MSM)? Why do the psych studies show that violent games don’t make you violent they make you LOSE YOUR EMPATHY. Nothing to see here, move along.