(relatively low stakes, as in like not 9/11 or JFK level)

Mine: plastic straw (and now plastic cutlery) ban initiatives are directly funded by petrochemical companies. Plastic straws are one of the most common and useful types of disposable plastic an average American encounters every day, so banning them causes people a huge inconvenience and tarnishes the idea of other green initiatives (that might have actual teeth) as more nanny state "not allowed to have this"-ery (also has the side effect of making gullible libs think they're actually doing something to help the planet by using a reusable straw while they get their plastic container of meat products)

  • Luciferase [she/her,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Yeah that makes sense. Companies responsible for a lot of pollution love scapegoating the general public.

    My pet low-stakes conspiracy theory is that libs make it intentionally more difficult for civilians to access non-lethal/less-lethal self defense items so people depend on the police more, giving police departments an excuse to ask for more funding. My state (MA) has some absurd laws about pepper spray. You can buy it from licensed gun dealers, but can't get it through the mail. And anyone who has been hospitalized for mental illness/substance abuse in the past needs a letter from a psychiatrist or psychologist saying they trust them with pepper spray.