atheists and "conspiracy" theories

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Just goes to show that even atheists will believe in the intellectual Trollop that are most conspiracy theories.

I mean, holy shit guys, fluorine in the water! Or something.

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For some reason, any time I hear someone decrying the necessity of Big Bad Government and calling for its abolition, I'm put in mind of Family Guy's 100th episode "Stewie Kills Lois" in which (spoiler alert) Stewie kills Lois, before running off glorying in his victory. Then he falls over and cries for his mummy.

What I'm getting at is it's all very well positing the removal of Government and indeed perfectly laudable to seek accountability for corruption and consequences. Unfortunately, some system of governance in whatever form it takes is - at least for the time being - inescapable. Even (especially?) in a state of total anarchy there would be an ever-widening gulf between controllers and controlled, and no consistent or reliable way to address it. Certainly the corruption element would not, could not, be controlled and must inevitably, even exponentially, go spiralling through the roof. Sooner or later, you're going to end up crying for your mummy.

Generally, though not always, these are the kind of people that have benefited from government sourced/based resources and live a relative life of comfort but who feel they have been wronged in some way and want everyone to feel how they feel.

Personally I quite like governmental structures (seperate from the Government). I get free insulin to keep me alive (contributions through my taxes), and that's just a start. I would say that people who espouse the 'destroy gurvmunt!' Stance lack the skill of empathy and are generally rather inward looking (self-centred).