Post by poitsplace on Jun 5, 2010 15:09:58 GMT
Ruling elite/AGW conspiracy: It is an it isn't. Many groups conspire (work together, often with their own hidden primary/secondary agendas) individually. Some have more power than others. Some have different power than others. Totally unrelated issues cause unforeseen changes in the way the various groups interact. There is no single CAGW conspiracy...its a team effort. The people on either side of the issue have varying impacts. Sometimes they even have the opposite impact that they're trying for. Each one is just making the best decisions they can with the information and cognitive abilities they have.
Immunizations (off topic): Most vaccines are actually using the body's system in the way in which it is intended. What IS different is that the virus/bacteria has been in some way modified so that it is relatively harmless (typically having the human strain grown in a different host until it adapts..so it is poorly adapted to humans and easier to kill). Immunizations have DRASTICALLY reduced many diseases and pretty much every time a significant group decides to not get them...there's an outbreak
Economic conspiracy: Again, just a bunch of people and groups acting on their own (or actually sometimes there is limited cooperation...sometimes because of similar goals and sometimes because the goals of one have a side effect compatible with the goals of the other...this is true of most such interactions)
Inflation driving us under: Inflation is actually a mixed bag at this point. While everyone whines about it...inflation actually devalues the dollar and increases our stability in relation to the biggest problem we have in the US, almost crippling levels of debt. Inflation also (generally) makes a country's products more competitive (cheaper) relative to the previous currency value. One of the biggest problems Greece had was actually an inability to devalue their currency...ie, allow inflation. The value of the euro is NOT in their control and therefore they cannot monetize their debt.
Alien abductions: Almost all cases are utter crap. Almost all sighting are utter crap. Almost all behavior attributed to aliens and their craft...is UTTER INSANITY. LITERALLY the only way aliens would be as stupid, erratic and unproductive as the reports indicate...is if they were rogue, insane and/or sadistic individuals. There are a few, more mundane reports that sound plausible.
Paranoia: In spite of me disagreeing with much above...one must remain ever alert to the fact that someone REALLY might be out to get you. There are some well documented cases of crazy stuff.
States/sovereignty: Agreed...and I'm glad to see states in the US starting to claim their sovereignty back...even as the poor europeans sell out their freedoms to an unnecessary, poorly controlled european government.
Immunizations (off topic): Most vaccines are actually using the body's system in the way in which it is intended. What IS different is that the virus/bacteria has been in some way modified so that it is relatively harmless (typically having the human strain grown in a different host until it adapts..so it is poorly adapted to humans and easier to kill). Immunizations have DRASTICALLY reduced many diseases and pretty much every time a significant group decides to not get them...there's an outbreak
Economic conspiracy: Again, just a bunch of people and groups acting on their own (or actually sometimes there is limited cooperation...sometimes because of similar goals and sometimes because the goals of one have a side effect compatible with the goals of the other...this is true of most such interactions)
Inflation driving us under: Inflation is actually a mixed bag at this point. While everyone whines about it...inflation actually devalues the dollar and increases our stability in relation to the biggest problem we have in the US, almost crippling levels of debt. Inflation also (generally) makes a country's products more competitive (cheaper) relative to the previous currency value. One of the biggest problems Greece had was actually an inability to devalue their currency...ie, allow inflation. The value of the euro is NOT in their control and therefore they cannot monetize their debt.
Alien abductions: Almost all cases are utter crap. Almost all sighting are utter crap. Almost all behavior attributed to aliens and their craft...is UTTER INSANITY. LITERALLY the only way aliens would be as stupid, erratic and unproductive as the reports indicate...is if they were rogue, insane and/or sadistic individuals. There are a few, more mundane reports that sound plausible.
Paranoia: In spite of me disagreeing with much above...one must remain ever alert to the fact that someone REALLY might be out to get you. There are some well documented cases of crazy stuff.
States/sovereignty: Agreed...and I'm glad to see states in the US starting to claim their sovereignty back...even as the poor europeans sell out their freedoms to an unnecessary, poorly controlled european government.