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Re:Pakistani court sentences man to death for social media post by wtmt on Monday July 01, 2024 @08:45AM (#40845284)
> I have a conspiracy, that our economy is so utterly shit that our govt uses such lynchings as a release valve. Hey, inflation biting you? Go kill someone and set them on fire, let that pent up stress out.

It’s not a conspiracy theory. Governments around the world spend money, effort and time to distract people from real issues. One of the easiest ways is to show them “those extremely bad people out there” and start or incite clashes and wars. When there’s another enemy that’s created to be worse for our social values or morals, it’s easy to unite people against that and keep them busy with something else.

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Re:Pakistani court sentences man to death for social media post by cubefox on Monday July 01, 2024 @08:53AM (#40845368)
I disagree, it's a conspiracy. There is evidence from the past where the Pakistani government tried to fight Islamic radicalism, but the mob was stronger and even threatened to kill government officials.

(I have another conspiracy theory: People who try to blame it on the government try to do so because they want to make the people, or Islam, seem less bad.)

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