[MD] conspiracy theories

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Ham]
With everything from the Bible to the U.S. Constitution open to such cynicism
and questioning...

[Arlo]
Should the US Constitution and the Bible exempt from questioning? Should we
blindly obey? I am reminded of the words from "The Power of Nightmares"...

"Strauss believed that the liberal idea of individual freedom led people to
question everything—all values, all moral truths. Instead, people were led by
their own selfish desires. And this threatened to tear apart the shared values
which held society together. But there was a way to stop this, Strauss
believed. It was for politicians to assert powerful and inspiring myths that
everyone could believe in. They might not be true, but they were necessary
illusions. ONE OF THESE WAS RELIGION; THE OTHER WAS THE MYTH OF THE NATION. And
in America, that was the idea that the country had a unique destiny to battle
the forces of evil throughout the world."