You know what, when you talk conspiracy theories to a typical Nigerian, you're simply telling us to lay out our all in all. Cause, it starts from a young age when a child is exposed to these somewhat outrageous beliefs.
There's tons of them, and by my assessment, many were cooked up to either make a person do something, act a certain way, or were just passed down for some unfathomable reason.
This topic says one, but I tell you for certain that I could roll our at least twenty theories of such.
It makes for even more relativity because over here, with Nigerians being very superstitious and reglious, everything must have some sort of backing.
Personally, I had my times when I believed(or better put, lived in the fear of these theories and their eventual consequence from my disbelief). You know, some of them can be very scary. For some, they were just too ridiculous to believe in. Some others seemed to hold water.
Whoever comes up with them, though, he/she was/is good. And I'm sure it gets them what they want.
One of such theories that I found ridiculous as a child was that rich, popular and influential people(celebrities), particularly those in the entertainment industry were into Illuminati. I remember when I was younger and heard so many of these stories. Once a person came to the spotlight, people gave that look of, ...this one has joined those occult people.' It didn't even help that there was the whole antichrist thing being very much speculated and talked pf at that time. I used to find it hard to believe cause, truly, if anyone could get so rich that way, many would be members of the said group. I could roll names of celebrities who were said to 'belong.' A family friend would even say that he knew a location in our state of residence where they hrld their meetings. You can imagine the nonsense! Thinking about it, I just realized that it was a laidback, thought-up, somewhat feel-good compensation for people who struggle their way through life to put those down who are doing seemingly well, inorder that they don't feel worthless. Whatever, sha!
The worst and funniest of them all, the very one that I always saw through its fauxness, the one used most be parents and/or guardians is 'when I was your age, I always cane first in class.' Every parent claiming to have been topping the class during their time as students, reeling tales and tales of their brilliance in order to evoke some bookish awakening or whatever in their ward. Very funny something. Like, if my parents and all my friend's parents and all other parents around sed to come first, who used to come second or even last?? Ehn?
I'm sure a lot of us grew up hearing amday not have gotten over the rubber band sucks blood theory. Kai! I remember asking an older person how it is that rubberbamd sucks my blood, but it doesn't get fat. I can't even recall what reply I was given cause it was a mumble, plus, them shout small for my head say I too de ask nonsense question.
The above are merely the somewhat fun ones to think of. There are the more debatable, thought-eliciting, even scientifically undefined ones. But, not today, please!
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