I’ve been having some interesting conversations over the last few days.\u00a0 One of the most entertaining stemmed from a discussion of conspiracy theories.\u00a0 Everything from the Sandy Hook school shooting to the World Trade Center to JFK have all been subjects of conspiracy theorists.<\/p>\n
How, one wonders, can someone believe that the government is full of idiots, useless, powerless, etc and still believe that they government is capable of creating and maintaining a conspiracy that would involve tens, if not hundreds of people (tens of thousands in the case of Moon hoaxers) when all it takes is one person to spill the beans and become a wealthy global hero?<\/p>\n
The title of this post is zombies.\u00a0 But not the brain eating kind.\u00a0 No, my friend Sam made a genius comment to me today.<\/p>\n
brainless wonders maybe? I think we just stumbled upon a realization. It is they who are the source of the upcoming zombie apocalypse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That’s brilliant.\u00a0 Zombies are not the creatures that shamble along and kill people en masse to consume their brains.\u00a0 Zombies are the people who cause our brains to atrophy.\u00a0 Sadly, many of these zombies are in positions of power and are supported by their zombie hoards.<\/p>\n
How else can we explain Romney getting 49% of the vote (or whatever it was, I’m writing now, not researching)?<\/p>\n
These zombies are exceedingly dangerous.\u00a0 Not because they are millions of slow, undead creatures.\u00a0 Not because they are the new ‘fast-zombies’, the ultimate in zombie technology.<\/p>\n
No, these zombies are dangerous because they are real.\u00a0 They exist, right now.\u00a0 You very well could be sitting next to one on the bus.\u00a0 They really exist as legislators in the state and national congresses.\u00a0 They really exist, spreading their brain rotting disease through the airwaves as commentators and conspiracy theorists.<\/p>\n
They are, sadly, easy to spot.\u00a0 Look for discussions of ‘alien invasions*’, ‘conspiracies’**, ‘secret societies***’, etc.<\/p>\n
They are, sadly, not easy to deal with.\u00a0 Facts, verifiable information, evidence have no effect on their actions or opinions.\u00a0 They have millions (46-52% of the US population for example) of followers who will do as they say and think as they want without question.<\/p>\n
Unlike movie zombies, it is possible (though difficult) to save some people from zombification.\u00a0 We can help them.\u00a0 Even one life saved is beneficial.<\/p>\n
What is the solution?<\/p>\n
Education.\u00a0 Critical thinking skills.\u00a0 And continually promoting fact-based, logical reasoning, in the face of personal attacks and fallacious reasoning.<\/p>\n
Don’t give up.\u00a0 We can save the world.\u00a0 One zombie at a time.<\/p>\n
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* Sheer economics would prevent an alien invasion.\u00a0 If they can travel between solar systems, then why the heck do they need slaves (even we have robots), genetic material (that would be incompatible anyway), water (comets… hello!), or raw materials (asteroids) from earth?<\/p>\n
** see above.<\/p>\n
*** Apparently any group with exclusive membership and rich or powerful people in it, is really out to control the world.\u00a0 Really?\u00a0 Here’s a hint, THEY ALREADY DO… well a big chunk of it.\u00a0 The wealthiest 300,000 people in the US have 25% of the total wealth of the US.\u00a0 The wealthiest 3,000,000 people have almost 70% of the wealth of the US.\u00a0 Leaving 297,000,000 to share about 30% of the wealth in the US.\u00a0 This trend has greatly increased in the past few decades.\u00a0 Further, look at criminal prosecution rates for the people responsible for the US financial collapse vs. the non-top 10% of the population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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