07-19-2020, 12:11 AM
(07-18-2020, 10:33 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: As a wise man once said:
When people gather anonymously, the stupidest, most bold people often draw the most attention. The sad part of that quote is that, since that movie came out, Flat Earthers have re-emerged.
It's strange, but to me it seems like things like flat-earth theory start out as jokes. Eventually, however, certain people begin to join the "team" that aren't quite stable or are just plain dumb, and it becomes less funny.
All of this shit used to be really entertaining to me personally. I watched Alex Jones go on about Bohemian Grove and political cabals on public access in the early aughts. He was funny and seemed too absurd to be taken seriously. Now "repesctable" people that have kids and real jobs look to him as a source of information. He's talked to the friggin' POTUS for Christ's sake.
I went on a business trip to Dallas last year with a manager from work that I always respected and loved working for. He's no simpleton at all. I made a joke about chemtrails as we watched planes taking off at DFW before we left and he proceeded to launch into a 45 minute diatribe about what chemtrails are, who's behind them, and why. I laughed my ass off and made snide remarks until I realized he was dead serious. It made me genuinely sad.
