Time for 'coincidence theorists' to be called out for the preposterous claims they embrace

[blm]

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You may be a coincidence theorist IF:

You believe that George Bush and Dick Cheney 'accidentally' crashed the economy under everyone BUT the financial elite, that they never intended to do it.

You believe that Bush and Cheney 'accidentally' ignored the hundreds of warnings about BinLaden and Al Qaeda's intentions to attack the US.

You believe that Bush and Cheney 'accidentally' cooked the intel books on Iraq to justify invading a nation that didn't attack us.

You believe that Bush and Cheney 'accidentally' increased the size of government at the very same time they were increasing the power and influence of multinational corporations over the government.

You believe that Bush and Cheney are endorsing Romney and Ryan and have placed over 90% of their neo-con foreign and economic policy team on board as advisors to Romney and Ryan, but, Romney and Ryan have no intention of continuing or furthering the Bush/Cheney agenda.

[jenw2]

1. You're assuming they understood what they were doing.

We have no evidence to support that theory.

[Enrique]

2. the prevailing theory is that they were incompetent

and that their incompetence just happened to lead to the massive enrichment of their class. OP is challenging that theory.

[Ezlivin]

4. They accidentally achieved all of their goals

Whoops!

It's amazing how incompetence, ignorance and indifference can be so incredibly efficient.

[Lars39]

6. Sort of like you assumed insurance fraud had occurred?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021658070

[coalition_unwilling]

3. The mainstream can call me a 'conspiracy theorist,' if I can call the mainstream

'coincidence theorists.'

K&R.

[JoeyT]

5. I don't think anyone disputes three of those.

Everyone knows Bush and Cheney intentionally lied us into Iraq. That's common knowledge.
Everyone knows Bush and Cheney intentionally fucked over 98 or 99% of the population to enrich their buddies: It's what Republicans are FOR. Same for increasing the MIC and private no-bid contractors' control and influence.

Fox might dispute those, but I doubt you'll find anyone here that does.

[The Doctor.]

7. That Bush/Cheney ignored the warnings of an attack

Is simply an historical fact. No one can honestly dispute that either.

As for neo-cons in the Romney camp? That's a simple matter of identifying who they are and what their roles are.

[REP]

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