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In reply to the discussion: Justice for JFK [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)who are skeptical of the Government's accounts of major events such as the JFK assassination. It is not a very useful weapon because despite all the attempts to silence people, a majority of people here and around the world do not believe the WC's findings. Most believe there was a second gunman and many credible people have provided enough questions about the official account, which has no more or less credibility than any other theory, that require answers. The WC's findings ARE theories using available evidence to back them up. People who question their conclusions, using the same evidence, are as believable as the WC's, since neither group has any concrete evidence to back up their theories.
What is most remarkable about these discussions is the sheer anger of those who support the WCR. The total intolerance of anyone even suggesting that they have doubts. And then, the use of smears. While the other side simply engages in discussions until the inevitable happens and threads are derailed with personal attacks etc.
But it wasn't always that way. In the early days of Progressive forums, around 2000, I saw some incredibly interesting discussions on this and other such events. Minus the attackers, people were able to discuss and discard opinions in an intelligent way since no person I know who questions the WCR wants false information or conclusions to prevail.
It is a story that will be discussed one hundred years from now. Why this bothers anyone to the point where they engage in personal attacks and angry responses is beyond me. But it only happens on online forums, now on the Left also. It was confined to the Right initially. In RL, people discuss these matters with no problem.
This began on the Left when gate keeper forums like DK, as you said in another post, a very right leaning forum, appeared to get the message from somewhere that certain interests did not want these matters discussed at all. So they banned any discussion of JFK's murder and of Election Fraud.
Ironically all they accomplished by doing so was to raise many questions about their own motives. Some of those questions were answered and what were once just theories about them were verified in some instances. And that is where the phrase 'we are the reality based community' implying that anyone who dared to disagree with them was not, came into use. If one is reality based, they do not have to keep telling people about it. It should be apparent.
Censorship will always create resistance, so in a way their tactics only aroused further interest in these issues. You can't control people's minds, but a few people engaging in the fantasy that they were of some importance, certainly tried. And failed.
I do agree with you about DK. Considering the background of the owner, Military, 'former' Republican, CIA by his own account, it is not surprising that it would be.