Paranoia
There is this anti-vaccine movement of paranoid individuals, who in spite of all the evidence to the contrary, insist that vaccines are dangerous. This is all due to a now discredited study that suggested that autism is cause by vaccination.
And of course, paranoia fosters conspiracy. In this case, it’s the government FORCING MANDATORY VACCINATION on the population.
There may be special circumstances, like a disease such as AIDS or Ebola mutating and then breaking out, where a mandatory vaccine is necessary to save lives, but it’s not going to be standard policy.
The outbreak of measles a couple of years ago in California was attributed to the irrational views of the anti-vaccine crowd. Because of willful ignorance on their part, this easily controlled ailment spread through the school system.
I’m not sure why, but over the past 40 years or so, there’s been the rise of all these paranoid driven conspiracy movements, like the 1969 moon landing was actually filmed in Hollywood, or the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 attacks.
I forget which astronaut it was, but one of them punched out this guy who got in his face and accused him of being a fraud.
And speaking of candidates, as I see it, this paranoia is in part responsible for much of the political animosity we see today.
It has warped judgement to the point where now both sides see the other as people to be despised and hated. Instead of understanding the complexities of problems, people and the world, everything is either black or white. People nowadays are put in a box without a second thought.
This is the extremist psychology that has been behind every genocide, and most modern wars.
My own person theory is that ever increasing use of marijuana might be behind this. We’ve known since the ’60s that it causes paranoia, and studies have shown that this still is the case.
I know several long-time stoners who are now very paranoid in outlook. Rather then examining an issue objectively, they come up with all these irrational excuses to support their opinions.
Another thing is that they are never wrong, which of course is a major factor in political argument.
Delusions of grandeur is a symptom of paranoia, and paranoia can be caused by smoking weed.
Of course, not being a doctor or psychologist, this is just speculation on my part, and I’m sure there’s more involved, but this is what my experiences have lead me to believe so far.
And of course, paranoia fosters conspiracy. In this case, it’s the government FORCING MANDATORY VACCINATION on the population.
There may be special circumstances, like a disease such as AIDS or Ebola mutating and then breaking out, where a mandatory vaccine is necessary to save lives, but it’s not going to be standard policy.
The outbreak of measles a couple of years ago in California was attributed to the irrational views of the anti-vaccine crowd. Because of willful ignorance on their part, this easily controlled ailment spread through the school system.
I’m not sure why, but over the past 40 years or so, there’s been the rise of all these paranoid driven conspiracy movements, like the 1969 moon landing was actually filmed in Hollywood, or the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 attacks.
I forget which astronaut it was, but one of them punched out this guy who got in his face and accused him of being a fraud.
And speaking of candidates, as I see it, this paranoia is in part responsible for much of the political animosity we see today.
It has warped judgement to the point where now both sides see the other as people to be despised and hated. Instead of understanding the complexities of problems, people and the world, everything is either black or white. People nowadays are put in a box without a second thought.
This is the extremist psychology that has been behind every genocide, and most modern wars.
My own person theory is that ever increasing use of marijuana might be behind this. We’ve known since the ’60s that it causes paranoia, and studies have shown that this still is the case.
I know several long-time stoners who are now very paranoid in outlook. Rather then examining an issue objectively, they come up with all these irrational excuses to support their opinions.
Another thing is that they are never wrong, which of course is a major factor in political argument.
Delusions of grandeur is a symptom of paranoia, and paranoia can be caused by smoking weed.
Of course, not being a doctor or psychologist, this is just speculation on my part, and I’m sure there’s more involved, but this is what my experiences have lead me to believe so far.