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"...they wish that they were the secret gatekeepers of the knowledge..." randome Mar 2014 #1
In the case of the Ukraine BainsBane Mar 2014 #2
When you want to push a good conspiracy theory, you will cite just about anything... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #4
Do you think they really look back? BainsBane Mar 2014 #5
Really? So you don't think or read about ANY event until you are CERTAIN all the facts are in? WinkyDink Mar 2014 #16
Excuse me? BainsBane Mar 2014 #43
Pseudo-intellectuals seem to believe in every conspiracy theory put in front of them. PhilSays Mar 2014 #3
And Iran-Contra never happened, nor "Watergate," nor Tonkin Gulf, nor Caesar's stabbing. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #18
Still doesn't justify the lunacy of truthers and other assorted nutjobs. PhilSays Mar 2014 #44
Two Points, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2014 #6
+1. And it can pay quite well too. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #8
You have, quite nicely, ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #37
What "Consipiracy theorists" was too weak a term of opprobrium? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #7
I use the term because I think it is a pathological condition for many. nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #11
So is naivete. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #19
And DELIBERATE naivete. Pholus Mar 2014 #35
I think we can see who is pathological around here Fumesucker Mar 2014 #42
When people insist everything is a conspiracy, it is a problem. nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #45
And when people insist conspiracies never happen, that is also a problem.. Fumesucker Mar 2014 #46
The problem with conspiracy theories is that they lack actual *theory.* OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #9
Start with "a new Pearl Harbor." WinkyDink Mar 2014 #20
I'm going before that. OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #54
Interesting. Corporations, hmmm? Fascism: It's not just for Europe anymore. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #56
Lots of similarities between the internment and domestic surveillance. OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #57
Where are battles won? Not the playing fields of Eton; rather, the suites of Wall Street. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #58
Perhaps if the government was more forthcoming and less addicted to secrecy, bemildred Mar 2014 #10
of course, that increased transparency would be a mere smokescreen geek tragedy Mar 2014 #25
Speculation is fun, isn't it? nt bemildred Mar 2014 #29
which may be part of the appeal. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #31
Indeed. And it removes the uncertainty of not knowing what is going on. bemildred Mar 2014 #34
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #38
Name a more transparent nation than the US treestar Mar 2014 #49
"We can do better." nt bemildred Mar 2014 #50
I thought your post treestar Mar 2014 #53
I'm not getting into a discussion about which nations are better than others. bemildred Mar 2014 #55
There are different types of conspiracy theories. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #12
Perhaps if our govt. and media was not a bunch of liars 2pooped2pop Mar 2014 #13
Questioning an official story is one thing. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #14
Some conspiracy theories are disinformation CJCRANE Mar 2014 #17
Here's your problem: If ANY "conspiracy theory" uncovered truth that the govt doesn't want you to WinkyDink Mar 2014 #24
Exactly, it's called "muddying the waters". CJCRANE Mar 2014 #28
If you don't tell people the truth, they will speculate and invent conspiracies. bemildred Mar 2014 #32
"People on the ground" often have an obstructed view. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #15
But where the espoused theory flies flat in the face of actual perception.... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #22
WTC-7 wasn't hit by a plane, and no-one saw any do so. The S.H. claim is accepted nuttiness*. As for WinkyDink Mar 2014 #26
Broadly speaking Ukrainians are suffering mainly from ignorance dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #21
Somehow, I feel as if they are in a far, far better position to comment than you are. nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #23
Not if they are denied facts. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #27
Except for those who see the facts with their own two eyes. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #30
Eyewitnesses can be wrong, can be fooled, can see what they want to perceive, and can lie. NOT WinkyDink Mar 2014 #33
Own two eyes ? dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #36
You're providing interesting facts, but not supporting an overall theory. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #40
Funny how ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #39
The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter MicaelS Mar 2014 #41
You are convinced you know better 1000words Mar 2014 #47
I know not to make reckless assumptions based on scant evidence. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #48
True shenmue Mar 2014 #51
Remember: Bad people NEVER make plans! FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #52
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