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17. Thank you so much for this, K&R.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 01:08 PM

Sep 2012

I'm sick to death of "conspiracy theorist" being used in a pejorative sense, especially considering that myriad conspiracies take place every god-damned day. Of course, once conspiracy theories are exposed, they're either quickly forgotten or it's assumed the information was available from day one. Even more sickening, in a country where something like 70+% of the population doesn't believe that Oswald killed Kennedy or that he killed him alone, typically "grassy knoll" is appended to the insult of "conspiracy theorist". People who denigrate conspiracy theorists are trying to shut down debate and nothing more. Frankly, it's despicable.

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Why there are conspiracy theories at all [View all] eridani Sep 2012 OP

K&R JDPriestly Sep 2012 #1

Emphatic K&R! Explains why I consider myself 'agnostic' on the 9-11 attacks. - n/t coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #2

Thank you for encapsulating my whole set of feelings about conspiracy theory in general, and 9/11 Nay Sep 2012 #3

All we know for certain is that we're being lied to and that the lie is being used... Junkdrawer Sep 2012 #4

Um...'rapists'? I guess that's used in a metaphorical sense. randome Sep 2012 #5

Rapists are to rape victims as eridani Sep 2012 #22

Really excellent analysis... ljm2002 Sep 2012 #6

TL, DR. There is ONLY ONE CONSPIRACY! slackmaster Sep 2012 #7

They don't have to hide anything; it's just too overwhelming an amount of information treestar Sep 2012 #8

The problem is the paranoid see conspiracies everywhere. MicaelS Sep 2012 #9

IOW, some have a far higher need than others for perfect consistency-- eridani Sep 2012 #20

Same reason we have religions. Humans want to understand why things happen even without knowledge. pampango Sep 2012 #10

No, that's why we have government pronouncements. JackRiddler Sep 2012 #13

What if the government provides "knowledge" but it conflicts with our religion or ct? pampango Sep 2012 #21

What if the government lies as a routine policy? JackRiddler Sep 2012 #25

K&R nt raouldukelives Sep 2012 #11

But many of the 9/11 CTs do not involve hidden knowledge. hack89 Sep 2012 #12

Make sure to inject your good friend, controlled demolition, JackRiddler Sep 2012 #15

But MIHOP is the face of 911 Truth hack89 Sep 2012 #16

I don't know that I would call it "LIHOP" - TBF Sep 2012 #14

My take is a weak version of LIHOP eridani Sep 2012 #19

Thank you so much for this, K&R. EOTE Sep 2012 #17

Recommended me b zola Sep 2012 #18

KR. When the "party line" doesn't make sense, doesn't explain events satisfactorily, people start HiPointDem Sep 2012 #23

And don't forget the rather large number of successful known conspiracies. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #24

Forward graham4anything Sep 2012 #26

There is something we can do - TBF Sep 2012 #27

It's a mundane fact that governments often don't tell the truth, especially when things go wrong cpwm17 Sep 2012 #28

Excellent post! zappaman Sep 2012 #30

What interferes with the search for truth is being lied to eridani Sep 2012 #32

How about this one? eridani Sep 2012 #29

Good one! zappaman Sep 2012 #31