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<blockquote data-quote="LexiM" data-source="post: 1714258" data-attributes="member: 318680">I think the conspiracy theories really stem from the J.F.Kennedy assassination.&nbsp; I mean, that was such a huge blow to the country to have the PRESIDENT publicly assassinated.&nbsp; I think it was on television, too, although I wasn&#039;t born when it happened, so I don&#039;t know for sure if the event was on television.&nbsp; Of course, there were so many conspiracy theories around that subject.&nbsp; And the man Lee Harvey Oswald who was arrested was ALSO assassinated...... that&#039;s just very suspicious.&nbsp; Although I don&#039;t buy conspiracy theories myself, but those events have very potent images and reasons to imagine more nefarious events.&nbsp; Oh, and his brother Robert Kennedy was ALSO assassinated shortly thereafter when he was running for President.&nbsp; So, yeah, it&#039;s just very suspicious.&nbsp; So I would say our history generated a lot of conspiracy culture.&nbsp; And once you have one conspiracy, then it doesn&#039;t seem unreasonable to have more.&nbsp; And as far as the conspiracy of Jews controlling everything, that is very much a European import which stems from the time when Jews were prominent EUROPEAN bankers.&nbsp; That&#039;s a European stereotype, not so much an American one.Jewish people had a history of money-lending because it was considered against Christianity to loan money for profit.&nbsp; So Christians became debtors and Jews became creditors........ of course, that was a volatile mix for prejudice.&nbsp; Actually, in my experience living in the Mid-West, America is very Jew-friendly.&nbsp; Jewish americans have made significant contributions to American society in many venues and they are highly regarded.&nbsp; As far as the other prejudices, such as being anti-evolution-- well, there is a segment of the American population which is regional-- Southern-- and they are in the Bible Belt-- and they are Fundamentalist Christians.&nbsp; They are very nutty.&nbsp; But believe me, it&#039;s just a regional thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LexiM, post: 1714258, member: 318680"] I think the conspiracy theories really stem from the J.F.Kennedy assassination. I mean, that was such a huge blow to the country to have the PRESIDENT publicly assassinated. I think it was on television, too, although I wasn't born when it happened, so I don't know for sure if the event was on television. Of course, there were so many conspiracy theories around that subject. And the man Lee Harvey Oswald who was arrested was ALSO assassinated...... that's just very suspicious. Although I don't buy conspiracy theories myself, but those events have very potent images and reasons to imagine more nefarious events. Oh, and his brother Robert Kennedy was ALSO assassinated shortly thereafter when he was running for President. So, yeah, it's just very suspicious. So I would say our history generated a lot of conspiracy culture. And once you have one conspiracy, then it doesn't seem unreasonable to have more. And as far as the conspiracy of Jews controlling everything, that is very much a European import which stems from the time when Jews were prominent EUROPEAN bankers. That's a European stereotype, not so much an American one. Jewish people had a history of money-lending because it was considered against Christianity to loan money for profit. So Christians became debtors and Jews became creditors........ of course, that was a volatile mix for prejudice. Actually, in my experience living in the Mid-West, America is very Jew-friendly. Jewish americans have made significant contributions to American society in many venues and they are highly regarded. As far as the other prejudices, such as being anti-evolution-- well, there is a segment of the American population which is regional-- Southern-- and they are in the Bible Belt-- and they are Fundamentalist Christians. They are very nutty. But believe me, it's just a regional thing. [/QUOTE]

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