When confronted with many an existential dilemma, the most common and least baffling fault we humans usually are possessed of is the great likelihood that a transference of blame will occur – in essence, we like to point our finger towards anyone but ourselves. And we all know that's the probable source of any specific conundrum.
Thus, conspiracy theories were born. And they persisted, and evolved, and became a permeating, poisonous part of our otherwise charming and tranquil world. (Do ignore the gale of venom-dripping sarcasm, I beg you. Addendum: I might have forgotten to warn you at the beginning of the post about the great chance of the aforementioned facets of my writing style today.)
The most troubling aspect, I think, of our fascination with global conspiracies is that it undermines the chances of a truer and clearer perception of the real problems with which we are faced as a species. It is only logical that there are those who find the current situation comfortable (and profitable, I'm sure). If such was not the case, people would not be encouraged to such great extent by the mass media and various cultural mediums (books, films, magazines, etc.) to believe there is a grand conspiracy afoot.
I might be wrong...
Yet, that is what I see, when I take a brief look around. And I marvel at the thought that, apparently, the current predominant paradigm is not comfortable only to those few who attain greater wealth and power by its propagation. On the contrary, the deceptive vista that is set before our eyes to better hide the steel bars would seem to be sufficiently satisfactory and surprisingly soothing to such a great number of people...
Indeed, to most people.
I would like to add, as a special thank you to my readers, that today (after only 24 days on-line), my blog reached 1, 000 hits. I consider that a great success...
ReplyDeleteThank you.