(Miller)
I read a frightening article on MSNBC about a naked guy fighting with another man who was dressed. Not only was the first man naked, but he was chewing on the other man’s face. In fact, by the time the cops were able to subdue the guy by shooting him, he had eaten half of the other man’s face off. Wow, either he was just really hungry or he was high on drugs. I’m going with drugs, sounds a little more realistic. On the other hand, maybe he was just hungry, in fact, so ravenous that he planned to eat the man alive. A real-life walking zombie perhaps? Can you really say for sure? Better yet, can you really believe what you read or hear in the news, even from accredited outlets such as MSNBC, Fox News, The New York Times, and a host of others? People have been so conditioned by the media and news that they tend to believe everything that they read, hear, or see to be true.
While I’m pretty sure the naked guy was not a zombie or an escapee from a high security government testing facility, I still think twice when I read an article like this. This is mainly because I have been conditioned by the media in a different way than to believe what the news tells me. I have seen enough scary movies and read enough murder/conspiracy novels that I always think twice when I read the news. The ones that usually make me wonder are the suicides. There are tons of books and movies that deal with murders that are made to look like suicides. A great example of this is “Probable Cause” by Ridley Pearson. This novel deals with a number of suicides that are actually murders. So, I always believe that what I read in the news deserves a second thought.
My husband is another reason that I am so skeptical; he is your basic conspiracy nut. Remember the movie “Conspiracy Theory” with Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts? Well, he isn’t that nutty, but he does bring up valid points about how the media and government tend to deceive us on occasion. So he makes me wonder and makes me curious about deception in the news. Curious enough that I believe there really is a 1% possibility that the naked guy chewing off some man’s face actually was a zombie escaped from a high security government testing facility marking the beginning of an Armageddon. Well, you just never know.
(Berge)
References:
Berge, C. (Producer). (n.d.). Counterphobia movie teaser trailer . [Web Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWboRPKvWm8&feature=plcp
Miller, B. (Photographer). (n.d.). Close-up of a human skull replica. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.freestockphotos.biz/stockphoto/2825
Michele Peterson-Rufener
Michele Peterson-Rufener is Secret Laboratory’s Home & Health Editor. Michele is a former advertising sales representative and a freelance writer; she is currently seeking a degree in marketing and is a columnist for Examiner.com. Read Michele’s blog at http://happyblonde.wordpress.com/.
Email Michele at michele@secretlaboratory.org.
Like your husband, Michele, I too am somewhat of a conspiracy theorist! However, conspiracies are usually borne from some element of truth. For instance, the other week the wife of Robert Kennedy Jr., Mary Kennedy was found in her barn dead due to asphyxiation from hanging. It was ruled a suicide, but do we really believe that she took her own life? Especially in light of all the tragedy that has befallen the Kennedy family? There is a potential conspiracy here. For instance, think about if you were in the Kennedy family. There is probably a load of secrecy within that family that they try to control and if there was foul-play involved, how easy do you think it would be for the legendary Kennedy family to conceal it? Possibly through governmental influence? I think it is possible that they could influence the information that is given to the media. Especially when it involves a sketchy death/suicide. I’m just saying…food for thought.
I definitely believe that most media is influenced by the government. I also agree with you on the Kennedy family. It’s kind of like saying that Princess Diana died in “just a traffic accident”.