• Got_Bent@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 months ago

    I know these sovereign citizen people exist, but sometimes when I read these things, I can’t help but think somebody is just fan fic spoofing the whole thing. Like there can’t really be anybody this delusional, right?

    Maybe don’t answer that.

    • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      Back when I was a young man, I loved stupid conspiracies. I thought it was like the old nosleep on Reddit. Everyone who was saying these things were in on the joke and everyone who took it seriously and complained about it was just stupid.

      I learned better. I was joking but a lot of people weren’t. I realized one of my exes was a serious conspiracy theorist and not just playing along with me. It was a sad day.

      • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
        5·
        10 months ago

        A sad moment in my life was when I watched my beloved shit posting flat world Facebook group went from a place where we had debates using incredibly flimsy science about flat earth to real people not realizing it was a joke and taking it as fact.

        The smirks and winks lead to shouting matches. Silly banter ended up being personal attacks and threats. The monthly “long rant” became daily.

        The crazy conspiracy theorists folks won.

        AndbThe “birds aren’t real” folks are going to get it next.

        • WashedOver@lemmy.ca
          2·
          10 months ago

          And the scary thing is many of these flat earthers moved on to the Q world. It was like a gateway entrance to Qanon. Once you’re going down the slippery slope territory…

          • WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
            1·
            10 months ago

            When this nonsense points to the Jews every single time, you can’t get all surprised when the cookers turn Nazi.

      • negativeyoda@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 months ago

        This is the conclusion I came to years ago being an edgelord. I used to make all sorts of off color, shit jokes to lampoon racists, sexists, etc. When I realized some people laughing were doing so for all the wrong reasons because it’s actually been normalizing it… shit. Whoops

    • TheFriar@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      “I want to not pay back loans. I’m petitioning magistrate and god to have it erased. And if the govt can throw in a car, fully paid for, power windows, power everything, cherry red. That’s also what I want. Oh, and my free gas card. Abra-cadabra? Is that the code word?”

    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Dude I know one with a law degree. Law firm I’ve consulted at for decades accidentally hired him. Favor to a friend of one of the partners. He lasted maybe three months before he committed major malpractice and quit before they could fire him?

  • rzlatic@lemmy.ml
    2·
    10 months ago

    Aside imbecile posting that, what are ‘Friends in law’ suggesting to the OP? The rabbit hole continues with more dumb proposals?

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 months ago

      They want free stuff and don’t want to pay for things. That’s the entire depth of their statement. SovCits want to take advantage of the system and get away with it but they lack the money, knowledge, or understanding of the system they are fighting to actually get anywhere.

    • Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      Predatory interests on loans are bullshit and should be erased. The credit system was invented in 1989 to insure predatory lenders while screwing average folk out of their money. That should be erased.

      But the basic concept of “we work out a deal where I pay in chunks for an amenity only a wealthy person could afford outright” is fine. It’s how society keeps itself afloat in a flawed capitalist system.