Why do people spread misinformation?

Verisure said:
Yes. Making a difference is the fairy tale we were told as young adults to inspire patriotism, further embellished by government-appointed Hollywood. Sacrificing our lives for others by default is (I think) a natural occurrence but intentionally going to your death for some romantic or patriotic conviction is a myth. I am sorry to debunk the general belief but someone's death on the battlefield is never accompanied by, "Hurrah for our side!"
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Of course, we know there is no scenario where, say, your on your knees, someone's got a gun to your noggin, and they're saying "Choose slavery or die!" It's more like, you and your kith n kin gradually become slaves. You don't even notice it happening, and it doesn't matter what type of ideology your government seems to represent.

Back in the day, I might have been a Patrick Henry. Today, I wouldn't even get the opportunity.
 

Murrmurr said:
Of course, we know there is no scenario where, say, your on your knees, someone's got a gun to your noggin, and they're saying "Choose slavery or die!" It's more like, you and your kith n kin gradually become slaves. You don't even notice it happening, and it doesn't matter what type of ideology your government seems to represent.

Back in the day, I might have been a Patrick Henry. Today, I wouldn't even get the opportunity.
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That's some serious stuff, Mr. Murrmurr. Patrick Henry's mouth was only flapping to impress "the gallery". Be happy that you won't get the opportunity to bull shit your countrymen to that extent. :)
 
Verisure said:
That's some serious stuff, Mr. Murrmurr. Patrick Henry's mouth was only flapping to impress "the gallery". Be happy that you won't get the opportunity to bull shit your countrymen to that extent. :)
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There was plenty of fervor to go around back when the enemy and the very people your fathers escaped from were sitting in the pub just down the road. Making an impression was probably pretty easy. Who you wanted to impress; maybe not so much. But what a time to be alive, right?

Eh, maybe it'll come back around. :p
 

Buckeye said:
Here's an interesting look at folks who believe in all of these conspiracy theories:

Disagreeable people found to be...
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My ex-husband can be very disagreeable, but usually not to me. We have been divorced for 35 years. He believes a lot of conspiracy theories. He believes Covid is a hoax, for example. He is in his late 70s and broke his leg last week. He will be in the hospital for at least a month. He was in the recovery room after surgery and wanted to know why it was taking so long to transfer him to a room. The nurse told him rooms were in short supply due to all the hospitalized Covid patients.

He was amazed. As far as I know, he hasn't changed his opinion. Those of us who are close to him (family and me) have decided not to bring up the topic, mostly because it does no good. We are hoping that after a month in the hospital someone will somehow persuade him to get vaccinated. He doesn't believe in any vaccines, so this plan may not work.
 
John cycling said:
Without a doubt, they already shot him up with the vaccinations, so you don't need to worry about that.
Whether he gets out of there still alive in a month is the question.
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VERY well said. Are there cases of people dying due to being injected with one of the various vaccines? Yes. Here in Sweden, we have the Astra Zeneca vaccine which has caused the death of some recipients. They gave it to me anyway claiming that no one has died from it over the age of 65. I wasn't allowed to choose.
 
WheatenLover said:
My ex-husband can be very disagreeable, but usually not to me. We have been divorced for 35 years. He believes a lot of conspiracy theories. He believes Covid is a hoax, for example. He is in his late 70s and broke his leg last week. He will be in the hospital for at least a month. He was in the recovery room after surgery and wanted to know why it was taking so long to transfer him to a room. The nurse told him rooms were in short supply due to all the hospitalized Covid patients.

He was amazed. As far as I know, he hasn't changed his opinion. Those of us who are close to him (family and me) have decided not to bring up the topic, mostly because it does no good. We are hoping that after a month in the hospital someone will somehow persuade him to get vaccinated. He doesn't believe in any vaccines, so this plan may not work.
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Dying from COVID vaccine is not a "conspiracy theory" and whether or not COVID itself is a hoax remains to be seen. Every conspiracy theory that has been proven true is no longer called a "theory". We will just have to wait and trust.
 
John cycling said:
Without a doubt, they already shot him up with the vaccinations, so you don't need to worry about that.
Whether he gets out of there still alive in a month is the question.
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I think they have to get his permission first. Otherwise it's battery - an unwanted touching - which is against the law.
 
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