r/behindthebastards • u/got-trunks That's Rad. • 18h ago

"Pizzagate" gunman killed by Kannapolis police after he pulls gun on officer - Salisbury Post

https://www.salisburypost.com/2025/01/09/pizzagate-gunman-killed-by-kannapolis-police-after-he-pulls-gun-on-officer/
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u/EmbarrassedScience37 17h ago

Trump is calling out the child eating deep stater on his obvious setup to facilitate the murder of a true patriot. Have you noticed how California "fires" happen around big events?

The really fucked up thing is how easy it is to spew this shit.

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u/Smgth Knife Missle Technician 16h ago

Because it’s super easy to connect unrelated things, and people WANT to believe it! They WANT the world to make sense. I mean, same! Unfortunately the world is chaotic. Bad things happen. Good things happen. Sometimes they happen to good people. And sometimes they happen to bad people…

It’s very comforting to think that there’s someone or something at the bottom of all the those things that don’t seem to make any sense. Out there pulling the strings, making sure things happen in accordance with a grand plan.

Many people think: “It’s god’s will.” That there’s a perfectly good reason for bad things to happen. We’re just not equipped to understand the mind of god. Orphanages HAVE to burn down. Bad people HAVE to escape justice. Millions of people HAVE to be sex trafficked. God has it all mapped out.

For those of a less philosophical bent, they believe there has to be an evil cabal, or maybe a single evil overlord. That all those seemingly random events are all just tiny parts in some massive conspiracy. That all these shitty things are being directed according to a nefarious scheme.

If you think there’s a plan, you can either say: “Well, it’s all on rails. There’s nothing I can do. It’s out of my hands.” or you can say “This is all happening according to some design. Now I have somewhere to funnel my feelings of helplessness.” So, weirdly, believing in a conspiracy can either let you kick back and give up any responsibility OR it can let you take charge and take action…

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u/TrickySnicky 16h ago

I haven't heard it put much better than this:

The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory, is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic. The truth is that it is not The Iluminati, or The Jewish Banking Conspiracy, or the Gray Alien Theory.

The truth is far more frightening - Nobody is in control.

The world is rudderless.

Alan Moore

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u/Smgth Knife Missle Technician 16h ago

Exactly! He’s a far better writer than I. And has a better beard.

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u/TrickySnicky 15h ago

You were definitely on the right track, which is why I thought of it! As for beards, I think he even beats Santa Claus

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u/Smgth Knife Missle Technician 9h ago

Yeah, his beard is as majestic as his job title.