Conspiratorial thinking/Institutionalised failings

By Pat Hackett.

To thinking that scientists, universities around the world, East and West etc. would conspire to deceive the population on science is nonsense. It is completely naive to imagine that they would get round a table and say let's create a hoax that the world is round, or that the Earth moves, or that evolution is real, or that humans are causing climate change, or that we have a new virus, or that vaccines work.

Conspiratorial thinking has therefore been criticised but this term has caused serious problems and been used for ulterior motives.

To think that individual governments, institutions  CAN'T be corrupt is equally naive. Of course institutions and governments can have institutionalised failings. 

And again, to think that they need to get round a table to do so is absurd.

Institutions will employ and promote people who have, what they see, the right characteristics or values that would enable them to fit in well with the existing team. If you have been in an interview panel you will undoubtedly recognise this sort of expression. This can be a very positive thing but it can also lead to institutionalised failings especially if those being selected or promoted are very careerist minded and those on the panel have ulterior motives or have unhealthy values to society.

People outwith the institution can readily spot the failings but those within the institution may find it difficult to accept their own failings.

When main stream media institutions have institutionalised failings then we can apply this to countries:- People in one country will easily recognise corruption in other countries that they are in conflict with at war, proxy or otherwise or simply economically.

Now when people do recognise corruption within their own country (or establishment) it will very often be written off or covered up by calling it conspiratorial thinking.

See also:-

How democratic are BBC debate nights where a panel of experts have to face questions thrown at them by a live audience?

https://democracyintheukviadebates.blogspot.com/2024/11/asking-questions-on-debate-night.html

See also:-

Why do we have wars and genocide in spite of the nuclear deterrent?



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