nralife:
I can't speak for anyone else, but I never did drugs. Also, never smoked. And, drinking is something I never got interested in doing either. I was too busy working and going to school full time when all of my contemporaries were busy partying.
But I can see how someone who avoids doing their homework (regarding conspiracy) could easily buy into this guy's (Saxon's) garbage. BTW, a constant complaint I've heard from guys like yourself regarding conspiracy is, "Where's the proof?" Show me the evidence, is what I keep hearing.
Besides myself, I've seen others on here, post some pretty good sources of information (references) which would lead any reasonable person to the same "whacky" conclusions that I have. But, you'll never hear me talk about "black helicopters" or seeing "foreign troops" (eventhough I've read all about them), because I have never seen them. But, I guarantee you, that if I did, and even if I had photographs, folks who are so dead set against believing in this stuff will certainly doubt that evidence too.
But to read Saxon's work is like trying to understand a Salvador Dali painting. His "logical" explanation carries with it neither evidence, or logic. No references are made for me to check out his sources, only "his" word, his ideals, his philospohy.
I've never bought into any "snake-oil" bit about the real world, only facts about it. But I am interested in reading everything that can assist in my life's continuing education, including things I don't believe in (as to get an even perspective of a particular issue).
Ultimately we alone have to choose what to believe in, much as a jury has to do with the evidence provided them. We owe it to ourselves to explore these available facts, and decide for ourselves whether to add it to or subtract it from our total perspective of things.
I am convinced that without the assistance of our willingness to find out for ourselves, we will remain stubbornly rooted to our ignorance. Take for example the University scholars who once were against guns in our society, but upon researching the facts about guns, actually changed their opinions to a pro-gun position.
There isn't a conspiracy of gun makers (with the assistance of the NRA) to sell more guns, as Saxon would have you believe. But, there is a legitimate and provable record of an attack against our RKBA. There is also a historical precedence that shows that disarming civilians was a deliberate and intentional act of those who would eventually oppress those same civilians. But the 2nd amendment is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. Once that is ripped from our hands, the rest of our Rights are doomed as well.
And whether you believe me, or Gary North, or Kurt Saxon, or Hillary Clinton, it doesn't matter. What matters is that you are satisfied with what you hold as your personal beliefs. That you are confident that by drawing your conclusions, you will be safe from a blindsided attack when and if it comes.
My beliefs are evolving. But they are based upon certain principles. My curiosity about conspiracy is due to my suspicion of what we (you and I) have been told to believe. I am not satisfied until I have found out for myself. And that has allowed me to uncover things that I believe are worth paying attention to, not ignore.