my friend doesnt believe in this conspiracy stuff he thinks rich people can go to wallstreet and manipulate there something if they have so much power. He thinks they dont need disney stars or lobbies to gain money. There would be other mechanisms than the illuminati and their people. I really dont know how to respond. I feel that the old systems of wealthy people still exist today even if you cant see it clear or do not have edivence. What would you answer? He thinks I might be too naive.
- They do manipulate Wall Street.
- Celebrities aren't there to make them money. They're there to guide mass culture to get the public to hold the values that the elite want them to hold.
- Why would there be other mechanisms? If a powerful group controls world finances, politics, and media, it makes sense that they'd be able to suppress any opposition.
- There's plenty of evidence. Just because it isn't acknowledged in public doesn't mean the proof isn't there.
- He's only saying you're naïve because he's in denial about this. He doesn't want to face it because it really is horrible. Calling you naïve is a manipulation tactic meant to make you question your beliefs so that you'll agree with him, which will placate him because it'll allow him to continue living in his comfortable denial.
- That sounds harsh, but I've come across these people and their flimsy arguments and their hard-headed denial many times before. Stand up for yourself and point out the flaws in his arguments. And question whether this person is really your friend if they're so disrespectful and unwilling to hear you out. Either that or just stop talking with them about conspiracy theories.