What does one call Judy Miller's Iraq WMD reports in the NYT, if not conspiracy theory? (Reply #15)

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Sun May 26, 2013, 03:40 PM

leveymg (36,418 posts)

15. What does one call Judy Miller's Iraq WMD reports in the NYT, if not conspiracy theory?

Why did the NYT publish Bush and Rice's post-9/11 (mis)statements verbatim, "Nobody could have foreseen someone flying airliners into a building" - wan't that also creating a conspiracy theory, an official sort of CT?

If the NYT doesn't print it, but the WaPo or WSJ does, is it still a "conspiracy theory"? Does that make the reporters and editors of those other papers "irrational"?

Seems to me, CT is just a phrase used to discredit those with knowledge and opinions that contradicts one's own slanted version of partial truth.

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56 replies	Author	Time	Post
Why Rational People Buy Into Conspiracy Theories [View all]	meow2u3	May 2013	OP
There are no rational people.	Donald Ian Rankin	May 2013	#1
^this^	Viva_La_Revolution	May 2013	#3
Wait just a second. You dont really believe that last sentence, you are just pretending	rhett o rick	May 2013	#9
Amen. All of us have brains that play tricks on us.	Taverner	May 2013	#32
I am quite content in my irrationality.	kentauros	May 2013	#38
I'm not. I find the idea of being literally unable to work out when I'm wrong terrifying. N.T.	Donald Ian Rankin	May 2013	#39
This is exactly right	AngryAmish	Jun 2013	#54
I dunno. I think it's just a matter of being the "comfort food" of inner thoughts	Populist_Prole	May 2013	#2
can I believe in some conspiracy theories and not others?	Jake Izzy	May 2013	#4
Kick and Rec...nt	SidDithers	May 2013	#5
Why irrational people buy into conspiring to be impossible.	Rex	May 2013	#6
Correction:	cprise	May 2013	#12
+100000000000000. We're supposed to believe that our leaders are nice people who would never	HiPointDem	May 2013	#16
The CT label is used some times here in DU to bully posters into shutting up.	rhett o rick	May 2013	#20
i'd say it's used that way 99% of the time.	HiPointDem	May 2013	#25
Yes, I agree. One prominent poster suggested that those posting CT get immediately PPR'd.	rhett o rick	May 2013	#31
Yes it is, and it isn't the only label used to do so. n/t	Skip Intro	Jun 2013	#51
after reading this article I thought of "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out	KittyWampus	May 2013	#24
+1	MotherPetrie	May 2013	#27
Yes that is far more accurate.	Rex	May 2013	#17
Because sometimes they happen?	whatchamacallit	May 2013	#7
A "false flag" claim is useful whenever someone sees something,	hughee99	May 2013	#8
I think you are confusing conspiracy theories with cognitive dissonance.	iemitsu	May 2013	#34
Whenever something occurs, like the Marathon bombing,	hughee99	May 2013	#40
Rational people want the world to make sense	starroute	May 2013	#10
"Conspiracy theory" is used as an instrument of logical fallacy	cprise	May 2013	#11
'conspiracy theorist' is a pejorative thrown at anyone who questions policy or actions	markiv	May 2013	#13
When authority is mistaken for truth, truth loses its authority	Eddie Haskell	May 2013	#33
Conspiracy theories are the result of unbelievable official accounts.	iemitsu	May 2013	#14
What does one call Judy Miller's Iraq WMD reports in the NYT, if not conspiracy theory?	leveymg	May 2013	#15
It is something to ridicule by those that live in a black and white world.	Rex	May 2013	#18
Binary Thought Syndrome: Official Pronouncement - (Truth); unauthorized thought- (conspiracy theory)	leveymg	May 2013	#21
Conformist: One who has to follow what's 'In' in order to gain popularity and have a life.	Eddie Haskell	May 2013	#30
I wonder how long that Gulf of Tonkin thing ran as official truth	Whisp	May 2013	#36
"Buy into" may not be fair, but lots of people recognize that conspiracies abound	rhett o rick	May 2013	#19
My mom is a successful attorney. Worked, raised me and went to law school BY HERSELF	Number23	May 2013	#22
Wow. Not doubting you but...wow.	randome	May 2013	#28
What she is really telling you...	CanSocDem	Jun 2013	#50
Humans look for patterns as part of our makeup.	Starry Messenger	May 2013	#23
And yet this NYT article doesn't have the guts to even mention THE elephant in the room	stopbush	May 2013	#26
The well is so poisoned for a purpose.	Whisp	May 2013	#37
JFK	RobinA	Jun 2013	#47
I'm conflicted on conspiracy theories	rightsideout	May 2013	#29
conspiracy theories vs criminal endeavors	sigmasix	May 2013	#35
+1 nt	arely staircase	May 2013	#42
Do you mean like this one from Woodrow Wilson?	BridgeTheGap	Jun 2013	#46
.	snagglepuss	May 2013	#41
Many of the common conspiracy theories you hear are recycled John Birch Society nonsense	stevenleser	May 2013	#43
birchism was a movement dedicated to CT	sigmasix	May 2013	#45
That's what they want you to believe.	CJCRANE	May 2013	#44
Like when NYT puts Judy Miller's bogus WMD stories on page 1?	Octafish	Jun 2013	#48
!	whatchamacallit	Jun 2013	#49
"conspiracy theory" is a phrase frequently used to discredit healthy critical thinking.	lumberjack_jeff	Jun 2013	#52
Imagine my relief...	CanSocDem	Jun 2013	#53
I think it is because of a desire to know everything.	alp227	Jun 2013	#55
Or to know exclusive information	siligut	Jun 2013	#56

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