The Pros And Cons Of Conspiracy Theories In America

Coates says,“I tell you now that the question of how one should live within a black body, within a country lost in the Dream, is the question of my life, and the pursuit of this question, I have found, ultimately answers itself” (12). Black people begin to abandon their natural demeanor and their heritage to become accepted in this culture. They will change their tone of voice to be able to have “normal” conversations or get a job in this country. If a white man was told to change how he acted, or societal pressures forced him into acting a certain way, we would never hear the end of it. There would be an uproar because we are being forced to be something we are not. This is exactly what is happening with the black man. According to Coates, this is the problem with the dream and I agree wholeheartedly.

Brian Keeley’s short essay, “Of Conspiracy Theories” discusses conspiracy theories and their value in an epistemological context. Keeley defines a conspiracy theory as “a proposed explanation of some historical event (or events) in terms of the significant causal agency of a relatively small group of persons-the conspirators-acting in secret (Keeley 1999, pg. 116).” Keeley seeks to answer the question of why conspiracy theories are unwarranted. His interest in the warrant of conspiracy theories focuses on ¬the unfalsifiability of conspiracy theories and how conspiracy theories are founded upon an extraordinarily large amount of skepticism. In section III, Keely discusses what a conspiracy theory is, and contends that there is no grounds for

The Internet has played a large role in my interest in conspiracy theories. Although I definitely do not believe all of them, they are fun to look into and are good tools for procrastination. Falling deeper into the hole that is Wikipedia, I spent a large amount of my free time “researching” them. It got to the point where I had to force myself to actually work on homework instead. However, I am not one of those crazy conspiracy theorists; I am only interested in ones that seem legit. All interesting conspiracy theories have similar qualities. A majority of them involve the government or celebrities. And depending on the theory, they are believable.

Throughout history, people have attempted to come up with explanations to make sense of events which could not be comprehend, such explanations are commonly known as conspiracy theories. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the official definition of conspiracy theory  is “a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators.” These theories can range from minor events, to large scale terrorist attacks. A few well known theories include, Bill Clinton caused 9/11, the Earth is flat, and a reptilian race is planning to take over the Earth. Conspiracy theories can inflict various amount of damage, but it dependent on the conspiracy theory context. (Mckay).  In an

“I am not going to give you a question. You are fake news.” This is the now infamous response from President Donald Trump during his first press conference since taking office when asked “Sir, can you give us a chance to ask a question?” by CNN reporter Jim Acosta (Johnson, 2017). President Trump’s dismissal of Accosta sparked the colloquial usage of the term “fake news,” a phrase the current president uses to lambaste media sources who report stories that do not present a favorable impression of his presidency. However, true “fake news,” has existed for far longer than Donald Trump’s presidency and includes three main types: satire, biased reporting, and deliberate misinformation. Fake news has grown in quantity and now Americans across the country are expressing concerns about not being able to trust media sources once considered honest and reputable, along with having trouble distinguishing between real and fake news.

With situations such as this one as well as the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles, Blacks have become to fear the police. When a police car approaches them, they can't decide whether justice will be served or if the cop's intentions are to harm or even kill them. The integrity of a police officer is not guaranteed to the citizen. In past cases police have been known to plant fake evidence simply to have a reason to arrest a "suspect." As a result, African-Americans make up about 12% of the general population, but more than half of the prison population (Cole 4). With so much injustice being done to minorities in general, how can you expect minorities to respect a system that doesn't respect them?

Have you ever heard of an event that had more conspiracy theories than the JFK assassination? John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas at 12:30 on November 22, 1963. JFK was our 35th president of the United States, he was loved by many Americans and only some hated him, which might have led to the Kennedy assassination. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a U.S. Marine American Sniper who secretly went to the Soviet Union for unknown reasons. The day of the assassination was a huge uproar, it happened so fast that many Americans couldn’t explain what they saw, this created conspiracy theories. A conspiracy theory is a belief that an organization or individual is responsible for an event. One can conclude that the JFK

Obama as evidence of his claim and says that the believers are “striving...to explain phenomena they find threatening.” For many Americans, their political ideals were threatened by the African-American Democratic presidential nominee. Mr. Rodriguez dispels the common myth that lack of education causes people to believe obviously false rumors; quoting a 1994 study, he asserts that no connection was found between either educational level or occupational category and belief in conspiracy theories. What was significant, he noted, was employment insecurity. This goes back to Knapp’s earlier thesis that rumors gratify emotional needs and rationalize

On Friday November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the city of Dallas, Texas. Since then, many have speculated the truth behind the events of the Kennedy assassination. Although Lee Harvey Oswald was claimed to be the mastermind behind the horrific murder, many theorists still believe today that there is more to the story than the government is willing to admit.

September 11, 2001, was a day that caused physical and emotional destruction because of the terror attacks that took place at the World Trade Center and the Twin Towers.There are many conspiracy theories that have come up causing great speculation of what actually happened and are argued to this day.A conspiracy theory is a theory that explains an event as a result or secret plan organized by a covert group.Many conspiracists believe that the United States government was behind the 9/11 attacks and altered the events and information and persuaded citizens into believing that the Islamic group Al-Qaeda was responsible. Similarly in 1984 by George Orwell, the government alters the truth to keep control of the country.The main protagonist Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth where he works to destroy any evidence where Big Brother could be called into question and also changes how events happened to fit the Party’s expectations.The purpose of his job is for the other citizens to continue to believe that Oceania is a perfect place to live in because of its economic, social, and military dominance. The Party is also responsible for watching and hearing everything that happens in Oceania.The Thought Police placed telescreens in every household and through these telescreens everything someone does can be seen and heard leaving no one with privacy; comparable to how after the 9/11 attacks, security across the United States tightened up. Anything that was seen as suspicious

Painter states that African-Americans of any class, no matter how rich or poor, no matter where they lived, no matter how well or little educated, simply “became black” (page 377). In the same token, Ta-Nehisi Coates also states “a difference of kind, not degree”. These statements by the two authors illustrate the perspective of the white non-black society, and imply that the notion of racial

A police in our society is supposed to serve as our protector. Their job is to save lives not destroy them, not to racially discriminate, their jobs is to catch the criminals to make us safer. The chances of America seeing how police brutality is towards the African Americans is really low. Some victims are even scared to file a complaint against a police brutality, they ask themselves if the police that was supposed to keep them safe is destroying them what’s the point of filing a complaint. Police brutality against the African Americans is the most serious leads in America that keeps violating the human rights law.

This animosity comes from the many generations of slavery and imprisonment of African American from Whites. Before slavery was abolished, White treated African Americans like their property, to do so with as they pleased, in any manner they wished, including beating and starving the men and using the woman as intimate partners against their will. After the slaves were set free, the bad blood between the two ethnic groups continued, from the segregation to the KKK, there was always a reason for African Americans to feel as though they were targeted. Police officer rarely helped African Americans, more or less pushing them back in the gutter where they felt they belong. Police did not help all citizens, only those who matched their own skin color, class, or needs. Due to this mis-justice, next generation African

To most a fairy tale, to some an interesting topic of discussion, however, to a small population, 5 % to be exact, Government conspiracy does exist. How, you might ask, do I intend to prove that indeed government conspiracy is real? I do not intend to prove it. In fact I only intend to inform you of its ever growing ploy of world domination, capitalism and control and open your mind to the idea that government conspiracy is out there. Throughout history as it is known to repeat itself, I will show facts that support this “theory” and dismiss the legendary lies we have been taught to believe through a system known as memetics.

However, Fenster fails to show the nature of politics in relation to culture that leads conspiracy theories to arise in every historical event. This is due to his frustrating use of too much historical detail on conspiracy theories in relation to culture (mass media and fictional writing). In contrast to Fenster examination of conspiracy theory, Knight would critics his book, because of his excess use of data on conspiracy. As Knight argues attempt to understand conspiracy from “gold standard of rationality" views paranoid style of thinking.