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28. You posted: "And that is why the Creative Speculation Group on DU exists"...

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 03:39 PM

Nov 2013

suggesting that JFK conspiracy theory posts don't belong in General Discussion.

Sees like an attempt to stifle - since far more people read GD.

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The key to most conspiracy theories comes down to one statement: [View all] MineralMan Nov 2013 OP

In more concise form... Scootaloo Nov 2013 #1

Exactly. MineralMan Nov 2013 #3

That can be said about religion also. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #15

And it often is said. MineralMan Nov 2013 #21

A reason I take neither seriously Scootaloo Nov 2013 #39

Wisdom. MineralMan Nov 2013 #45

No arguments there Major Nikon Nov 2013 #83

And anything that disproves a conspiracy is further evidence of the existence of a conspiracy Empowerer Nov 2013 #71

Problem is: "The government is keeping secrets and won't give us the truth"... polichick Nov 2013 #2

So nothing. MineralMan Nov 2013 #4

It's simple. You don't trust people (or an org/entity) that you have found... polichick Nov 2013 #8

Actually, I do trust unless I am proven to be incorrect with MineralMan Nov 2013 #11

I take everything the gov't says with a big grain of salt... polichick Nov 2013 #16

What you believe is what you believe. MineralMan Nov 2013 #18

What "evidence" - whatever is shoveled out for public consumption? polichick Nov 2013 #20

We seem to have reached an impasse here. MineralMan Nov 2013 #23

In other words, you got nothin' - no worries. polichick Nov 2013 #29

How about the 'West Memphis 3'... Blanks Nov 2013 #66

The same people who question anything the government says have no problem cashing in stopbush Nov 2013 #32

Easy to determine if the check is good - just cash it... polichick Nov 2013 #40

Just as it's easy to determine if forensic evidence is good, like that of the JFK case. stopbush Nov 2013 #82

Ya mean the evidence that was shown to the public - or the evidence... polichick Nov 2013 #88

The Surgeon General Has Determined... jberryhill Nov 2013 #87

trust is valuable.... wildbilln864 Nov 2013 #89

WMD are near Tikrit and east, west, north and south Bandit Nov 2013 #93

That's part of the problem TBS... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #5

And that is why the Creative Speculation Group on DU exists. MineralMan Nov 2013 #6

Fine by me... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #7

The GD SOP has not changed. MineralMan Nov 2013 #9

So you want to stifle discussion about things that bother you. polichick Nov 2013 #22

How does that follow. DU isn't my site. I didn't design it, nor do MineralMan Nov 2013 #25

You posted: "And that is why the Creative Speculation Group on DU exists"... polichick Nov 2013 #28

Does that group not exist? MineralMan Nov 2013 #31

Since 60% of Americans don't buy the official story... polichick Nov 2013 #34

Poll results are not evidence of much of anything. MineralMan Nov 2013 #37

It's an indication of interest - which is why it belongs in GD. polichick Nov 2013 #43

That's not up to me. It's not my website. MineralMan Nov 2013 #47

Since the posts have been allowed to stay in GD, I guess the ptb are cool with it. polichick Nov 2013 #51

For now, due to the anniversary. MineralMan Nov 2013 #53

I'm with you... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #30

There's also a lot of corruption - favors to corporations that hurt people... polichick Nov 2013 #10

Or, one can simply click "hide thread." ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #12

That's not one of the DU tools I use. That and Ignore. MineralMan Nov 2013 #13

I would do that, instead of getting upset about allowing JFK threads on the 50th ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #14

Yes - God forbid they catch a glimpse of something that upsets their comfortable view of things! polichick Nov 2013 #17

The comfortable view of the JFK murder is that it was a conspiracy. stopbush Nov 2013 #36

In a way, you're right. The people who accept the gov't's story seem awfully uncomfortable about it. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2013 #59

And in a way, you're right. The people who believe the evidence in the case stopbush Nov 2013 #81

But, you see, I'm not angry about anything. So, why would I hide any thread? MineralMan Nov 2013 #19

It seems as if you are upset enough to post about it. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #24

Upset? No. Interested in Conspiracy Theories? Yes. MineralMan Nov 2013 #26

Then, since you find it interesting, GD is a great place for it, ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #27

JFK conspiracy theories were not the subject of my post. MineralMan Nov 2013 #33

"That's why conspiracy theories belong in that group, and not in GD, in my opinion." ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #35

"The government is keeping secrets and won't give us the truth." NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #38

Damn. They got to you, too (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #41

LOL! MineralMan Nov 2013 #42

And therefore, if you have a government that increasingly hides everything, then EVERYTHING... cascadiance Nov 2013 #44

Yah...I'm not sure your logic follows there...nt MineralMan Nov 2013 #46

Well, if you have many denying that the NSA gathers everything, and then later it is shown... cascadiance Nov 2013 #55

I know the other five Aerows Nov 2013 #48

That it was accidentally shot down during a Navy training exercise by accident. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #49

Oh, wow Aerows Nov 2013 #52

You can Google it. It's another CT thing. MineralMan Nov 2013 #50

Thanks for the link Aerows Nov 2013 #54

I personally believe Oswald acted alone. But a lot of mainsteam and very sensible people don't see Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #56

+1 ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #57

The CTs are fun Aerows Nov 2013 #58

Another good argument for government transparency MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #60

You cannot fix problems you do not admit you have. kickysnana Nov 2013 #61

+100 truebluegreen Nov 2013 #78

You are not being logical RobertEarl Nov 2013 #62

What does he think about JFK's assassination? Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #63

IDK, OC RobertEarl Nov 2013 #64

this link was an eye opener questionseverything Nov 2013 #67

The government did release some stuff at one point treestar Nov 2013 #65

Completely Disagree colsohlibgal Nov 2013 #68

Yep. The desperate efforts to shut up anybody who points out discrepancies in the "official" GoneFishin Nov 2013 #76

One would think that after 50 years of investigation, solid evidence would have been found... Kaleva Nov 2013 #84

They haven't done a good job of covering it up. But only half of us noticed. n/t GoneFishin Nov 2013 #92

Yet none the wreckage supports a warhead impact and explosion hack89 Nov 2013 #95

When you see a flagrant cover-up, you may reasonably assume you're being lied to CrawlingChaos Nov 2013 #69

By definition, it cannot be a conspiracy theory without conspirators. Coyotl Nov 2013 #70

I don't disagree. But one thing I am also realizing BootinUp Nov 2013 #72

Manufacturers Claim Asbestos is Perfectly Safe. Whisp Nov 2013 #73

Of course our government is obsessed with secrecy and likes to lock files for decades and say Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #74

My philosophy is "Question everything," Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #75

+1 And that, of course, is how governments SHOULD be treated. woo me with science Nov 2013 #79

You conveniently left out.. sendero Nov 2013 #77

Like the myths of WMDs in Iraq...or was that just a little mistake? joeunderdog Nov 2013 #94

things are not always what they seem KT2000 Nov 2013 #80

Or to put it yet another way: Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2013 #85

DU was founded on the widely popular *belief* that GWB stole the 2000 election. pacalo Nov 2013 #86

+1 nt laundry_queen Nov 2013 #90

Iraq has WMD. That was a conspiracy, not a theory, right? grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #91