Why are conspiracy theories becoming more mainstream... and the nuts growing in numbers?

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Conspiracy theories are becoming more mainstream... as evidenced by all the youtube videos that I'm sure we all here have came across. Let me provide some examples: 1) I'm in my late twenties and I see people posting things (people who I would have never have thought would post such things) such as a picture of Hitler with kids and picture of the President with kids accompanied by 'WAKE UP ITS HAPPENING AGAIN!!!!'.. Implying the Government is going to disarm American citizens and then turn around and kill us...REALLY!?!? 2) Another person posting a video of the 'Sandy Hook Conspiracy' video on youtube which has over 10 million views. 3) Again... all the countless videos on youtube that have massive amounts of views... and in the comment section the believers are all defensive 'You are just an uninformed sheep' blah blah blah etc. It's like its a damn religion now people believe in this **** so strongly. I once too read into all these conspiracies when I was younger and I mean ALL of them... like I said when I was YOUNGER.. I also have watched all these 'conspiracies' be debunked. You see you can show the believer FACTS and they still will not believe.. they hold true their conspiracy 'religion' as I like to call it. My main concern is that as I am viewing these post on facebook and youtube these people are adults with children. These kids are just going to grow up paranoid as hell fearful of their own government.... and the irony with that is... history shows whenever Anarchy befalls a nation... they first thing they do is turn around and want their government back. What the hell is wrong with these folks??? Thoughts opinions comments?
Thanks

[Go AZ]

You might get better answers in < Politics >.

[breathlyssbmw]

you have a good point

[Dick the dick]

The internet is a great place for anonymous schizophrenics to rant about their dull, logically improbable, theories without getting the sh*t kicked out of them.

[Ppo]

Stop Drinking your flouride water.....

[Shane C]

While I'm a bit of a conspirisy theorist myself, I am inclined to agree with you that it has become incredibly ridiculous with the amount of ideas that people come with, most recently saying that the Sandy Hook tragedy was staged and did not really happen.

[john]

As a writer the views I contribute are me using them as a muse...some of them are great inspiration for fiction writings. My kids love the stories I write.

[hello there]

I'm not going to read all that blabber but in short: America is a corrupt effed up place filled with apathetic, arbitrary, gluttonous, soul-less politicians and sharks with way too much money.

[Aspen]

Beats mean. I have a friend you believes bigfoot lives in her area, that the moon landings were a hoax, and that the federal government in concert with aliens are conducting medical experimentation on people from small rural towns . She also thinks the government is tracking everyone, keeping records on everyones telephone converstions, and such and pretty much keeping tabs on all of us at any given moment. That there are secret societies that really run the US government and the world as well. That 80% of all people in the navy are gay. That 911 was a conspiracy. I'm sure there are more things then what i've mention but i can't remember them all.

I stopped trying to reason with her about these things because its no use. She's my friend so I don't bother bringing any stuff like this up. I just accept that this is who she is, that she is a unique person, even though i don't really get all that. I feel she kind of thrives on this stuff.

I really feel bad for the families of 911 and Sandy Hook and other tragedies because the conspiracys seem so disrespectful. Ask them if they believe their lost love ones deaths were made up or part of some sinister world wide scheme.

Didn't Buzz Aldrin punch some guy's lights out for accusing him of participating in a moon landing hoax? I think that's awesome. I'd be mad too if I did something so increadible and then years later have some nut case accuse me of making up my greatest life accomplishment.

[tuffy]

They have always been there, you're just becoming more aware of them. It's like television, if there's something on you dislike, just change the station. On the internet you can pick out the weird, it's like separating the chaff from the grain - ignore the the depraved.