Are you a conspiracy theorist?

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The following is taken from something I posted in another conversation. I realized that it would make for its own conversation. What are your thoughts?.. "I would just like to say, who made us the world's policeman? Yes, Saddam Hussein was an evil man, but his nation was secularist (not extremist religious fanatic controlled) and not a haven for terrorists. He had control over this country--and we went and made chaos out of it, while leaving the war in Afghanistan unfinished, and now we're talking about invading Iran. With what resources? If we're about Justice and all these feel-good notions why not oust the premier of China or that lunatic in north Korea? Or the Russian president? Need I add, the American president? Oh yeah--he's OUR tyrannt, and I'm not patriotic if I don't agree with him. Here's my thought, and I hope to be proved wrong, but what I think is this... Our military forces are going to stuck in the international quagmire--busily engaged overseas. Something happens like a terrorist attack or riot, perhaps even an invasion--God forbid. Whatever happens is either staged or fueled by the people in the shadows... Our government declares martial law, simultaneously "requesting" "help" from United Nations "peace keepers"--soldiers who will have no problem firing on American "rebels" "disadents" or "terrorists." The constitution remains suspended, and the rest, as they say, is history. " If you believe in the theories, tell me why. If you don't, taking what we know about human nature, and simple cliche`s such as "power corrupts and absolute power corrupst absolutely" could you, without name-calling provide me with a good solid argument against the notion of corruption?