Conspiracy Theory

[fuz22]

We've been watching Babylon 5 recently. We're most of the way through Season 3 right now, if you're curious. I'm not gonna talk about it much, 'cause we're not done, but one possible parallel between the Bab5 overarching plotline and modern politics scares the crap out of me, so I will share it with you, my devoted readers. All 4 of you

Comments

[plethorax]

Conspiracy theories of this sort are always tempting. However, how restrictive is the social climate really becoming, and can it be explained by a mere resurgence of Christian fundamentalism? When the scary social restrictions and invasions of my (and my colleagues & peers') civil liberties come to my metropolitan blue-state home to roost, then I'll be scared.

I don't think it's a restrictive social climate that our conspirators are agitating for, either, but more military-industrial spending. Which may produce the same effects, but there's a difference between the stochastic results of self-interested acts and a concerted strategy of overall deceit.

[fuz22]

The resurgence of Christian fundamentalism is upsetting and stupid, but not really what I was trying to get at. This was more of a "They can detain you indefinitely without a trial, search your home, car, person, or phone records without a warrant, arrest you for not carrying ID, prevent you from traveling without ID" thing.

[sabacthani]

Yeah, I really can't believe in an intentional conspiracy like the one you describe, it just doesn't fit. For one thing, I really think that they could have done it much, much better

Seen Loose Change yet?

[anonymous]

cause if not, you should. - Scott