Food for thought on Conspiracy Theories?
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I would tend to beleive there are secret societies like you hypothisize. I know there are 'clubs' that only extremely wealthy rebublicans can join. It seems to me that those are very dangerous people when they get together to decide how they will exploit us little people and make themselves even wealthier. W sure acts like he belongs to a club like that. He has no respect whatsoever for the middleclass or the poor.
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I am just curious.  \n\nWhat's it like being a paranoid delusional conspiracy theorist?\n\nDo the voices ever get too loud?\nDo tin foil hats really work?\nDo you think that Oliver Stone is beacon of truth and light?\nDo you think the Illuminati, Opus Dei, Heart Publishing and Legion of Doom are shaking in their boots now that you have blown their cover (and they would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for those meddling kids)?
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LOL. Doubtful.  Theories around some 'Grand World Government' which has been manipulating world events for eons are plentiful, but just don't make very much sense. If there was an organization powerful enough to use the world's nations as mere chess pieces, why not just flip the board?
664882
Some people are addicted to conspiracy theories!
168645
Geez, can't you find a beter conspiracy than that?\n\nOr, is it that the complete lack of evidence is only further proof the conspiracy is working?
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I downloaded the following PDF file called "Following Clues: Do's and Don't's."\n\nI thought it has some useful infomation.\n\n\n"How to Identify Misinformation" is something have not read, but may be of interest.
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This is a little long, but very insightful and thorough.  If you have some time you NEED to watch this.\n\nhttp://www.planetquo.com/Loony-9-11-Conspiracy-Theories\n\nI think that there is something bigger going on here.
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I was just about that ask what this is doing under "science" since I just noticed this category. It really should be under mythology or religion because it is more similar to that than anything else.\n\nThere was a South Park episode a few weeks ago, about how "9/11 conspiracy theories" were a conspiracy themselves because 25% of the population is retarded and needs to believe in ridiculous conspiracies. No offense to the mentally challenged. But it does seem like a lot of people out there need to believe in Loch Ness monster, Roswell UFOs, etc.
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My argument usually is, how does the government or whoever is starting the conspiracy identify every single person who was on VA Route 110 nearest the Pentagon, or I-395, or the other jam-packed rush hour routes, AND all the people in the office buildings, and get them ALL to keep the conspiracy quiet?\n\nA conspiracy really only works if two or three people know about it. More than that and sooner or later someone starts talking... so a conspiracy of several thousand people is just kooky.\n\nBetter get that tin foil hat ready!
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I have seen a number of these pro and con.   The con ones are full of really bad science which sound good if you don't know the science (i.e. shadows etc).\n\nIt happened get used to it folks are just trying to get another multi-million dollar conspiracy industry going :-)
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Which ones. Do you mean the government's conspiracy theory about 19 Arab hijackers, or the alternative theory about government involvement.\nI'll bet on the latter.
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911 conspiracy theory lies too. Would you like examples?\n\nSome bloggers and 911 theorists say hijackers are found alive, but BBC article they mention actually is about validity of hijacker's ID. They may have stolen someone else's ID. Criminals stealing IDs? Hard to believe? BBC article ends by saying “FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged on Thursday that the identity of several of the suicide hijackers is in doubt.”\nRead the article here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1559151.stm\nYou’ll notice in the middle of this BBC article titled ‘Hijack 'suspects' alive and well’ it also says in bold face ‘Mistaken Identity.’  \n\nBuilding 7 had a giant hole stretching over 10 floors and its picture exists, but conspiracy theorists probably don't want you to see since it dampens their 'demolition' theory. See the photo here. http://www.debunking911.com/pull.htm...  Conspiracy theorists do not discuss this massive structural damage, but talk about ‘pull’ quote that is very vague and arbitrary. \n\nPeople said things like 'pull people out of there,' but conspiracy theorists say 'pull' is technical term for demolition.\n\n911 conspiracy theory also claim Rumsfeld said flight 93 was shot down. It is Cheney who mistakenly believes 2 planes were shot down by Airforce because they wanted to avoid more suicide hits during 911 confusion. Rumsfeld tells Cheney he knows one plane is down, but can’t confirm who brought down the plane (flight 93).  This episode was explained in PBS’s Frontline: Dark Side. They had obtained actual transcript of their conversation. You can watch this here http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darkside/view/   Cheney/Rumsfeld conversation is shown in ‘part one’ at beginning of documentary.  \n\nSome claim debunking911 websites are debunked and links to infowar website, but there they only discuss ‘pull’ comment again which is very vague and arbitrary and they do not discuss other countless flaws in 911 conspiracy theory. They do not explain the fact that many experts have explained ‘molten metals’ and several structural engineers and experts have disputed Steve Jones’s (physicist and not structural engineer) theory.\n\n\nIts times like 911 where people need to keep cool and keep their sanity which can be hard to do. Or you'll go to war with Iraq. One thing for people to get poor government response, but another thing for people to get scammed by some nut conspiracy theorists.
176724
Yeah right, another conspiracy theory?
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Of course there's a conspiracy!\nProblem is it's never straight forward.  \nWho stood to gain form 9/11?\nThe Bush Admin given a reason to invade Iraq & take all that un-tapped oil.  Since then we've discovered that Bush's own brother held the Insurance policy for the Twin Towers.\nThe Israelis seen celebrating as the Buildings fell.  & The fight against Terrorism began in earnest.\n\nWho stood to lose?  \nThe rest of the World that's not allowed to criticise America & that Mr Bush Jr is a loose cannon, with a whole nation of Patriotic numb-skulls!\nWe wonder what he'll do next to feather his nest & damn the rest of us to an ensuing Jihad from Mr Bushs Duff foreign policy!
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I never thought I'd be one of "those people" who believed in who believed in some far-out "conspiracy theory."  Yet, here I am ... on the other side.  And now it is so frustrating.  No "mainstream" media or establishment will touch or entertain the thought that it wasn't terrorists who orchestrated the destruction on 9/11.  And as I now write and can imagine others who read this and "dis" this idea as one of those idotic conspiracy theories, I can only think, "been there, done that."  Yeh, I've "dissed" all those people as loonies.  So, for right now it seems quite lonely because it's hard to hang one's hat on anything tangible ... there's no place to go with these new thoughts in my head.\nOkay, I'm a democrat, but people, this goes beyond politics.  This is about being mislead by some organization within our own borders!  Sure, like everyone else, on 9/11 it was obvious that it was us Americans against some foreign enemy.  We were all united.  Why can't everyone be convinced that our real enemy is not across the sea, but operates within our own country, and for some reason created 9/11 in order to obtain their greedy and misguided objectives?
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It is most gratifying to read such an eloquent discourse and I whole heartedly agree with the thrust of your most erudite question. The thing is, bless'em they're a bit brain washed you know and believe that there is a worldwide conspiracy against them. Paranoia indeed! The extreme right wing proclivities of this nation are a great concern to me and it is causing the polarising, divisive and skewed nature of US politics today. Of course, the really worrying trend, is that those that are hurt most by this type of hysterical, disabling, right wing thinking are the ones that rush to it's defence when it's under threat! Presumably out of some misguided sense of loyalty or patriotism. No, I'm afraid you're right, America needs to learn to play nicely and have a bit of humility. Terrorism is in large part a result of this rigid, militaristic, right wing foreign policy she has dished out over the last 5 or 6 decades and I can't see it stopping anytime soon. Jules, lecturer. Australia.
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I'm getting chummy with the Ken Lay is still alive one.  9/11--there are so many that seem plausible, some not so.  I have been entertaining my theory too (btw, thanks for asking):  the cheney shooting--I wonder if the old buddy of his that got "peppered" was not the only victim.  I'm just asking.  There are probably websites already dedicated to that one--about cheney killing someone "by accident".   I feel better-thanks.