tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911986427253894754.post8322966549093904886..comments2022-03-26T11:39:43.006-04:00Comments on Parasociology: Real Conspiracies and Conspiracy Stories that Sell – Part 2Eric Ouellethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630372990055395413noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911986427253894754.post-74935226274460744192016-10-06T02:28:58.966-04:002016-10-06T02:28:58.966-04:00There is a subtext here that is both sinister and ...There is a subtext here that is both sinister and obtuse. That is this belief in the UFO ET cover-up conspiracy by NASA, the Pentagon etc. goes hand in hand with the scapegoating of Big Government for all the ills in the world, and a denial of personal culpability and responsibility. This is not to say that governments aren't culpable or malevolent, just that they are not removed from civil society, institutions (such as schools, universities, churches, NGOs) and social forces. The belief that the US govt knows the truth about UFOs also gives an omniscience to govt (as you say it is not even a monolithic entity) that it no more possesses than the US National Academy of Sciences. At the same time people complain about govt ineptitude, know-nothingness and incompetence; and yet these self-same people dream up fanciful conspiracies that imply genius, foresight and acumen never displayed by any government or society in history. This contradiction is not even recognized, because the need for a belief in conspiracy is overriding.<br /><br />If anything, things are getting worse as society continues to disintegrate at the economic, social and political level. As such, these discredited conspiracies (and others) will not only not go away, they will only continue to metastaze and evolve over time.Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531198239870181089noreply@blogger.com