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re: What makes people more likely to be really into conspiracy theories?
Posted on 12/26/22 at 4:35 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 12/26/22 at 4:35 pm to SlowFlowPro
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He made that speech either leaving or after leaving office. Completely different than getting on that train AS he entered office.
True. You could argue it takes more courage to speak your mind when you have something to lose vs when you’re on your way out the door.
I mean don’t forget the reason Trump, for better or worse, was able to separate himself from the field was because he was willing to say what others wouldn’t. The Republican debate where everyone agreed to concede if they lost but Trump wouldn’t was first example I remember.
You can argue he was full of shite if you want but he certainly wasn’t speaking from a list of pre approved narratives and that is what gave him credibility and appeal.
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Posted on 12/26/22 at 4:37 pm to Hulkklogan
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Most conspiracies are grounded in grains of truth.
Correct. And most contain an element of government or media deception.
If the US govt doesn't want conspiracy theories, maybe explaining things properly will lead to less misinformation.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 4:38 pm to Robin Masters
The Gulf of Tonkin incident
Posted on 12/26/22 at 4:51 pm to SlowFlowPro
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But he was largely right
"Fake news"
"They tapped my wires"
Much more true than not
I think he was right to a similar extent that Hillary was in alleging the "vast right-wing conspiracy" and Nixon fulminating about people out to get him in private. I think the reason neither Bill nor Nixon alleged conspiracies against them in public was the norm that goes along with taking the Presidential Oath of Office that you're subject to the laws just like everybody else and alleging a conspiracy by lawful things like wire-taps approved by judges are just something Presidents might have to button their lips and put up with. And he got his chance to run his CT's to ground via investigations of the investigators (IG and special counsel investigations). Ultimately, I guess history will judge who was more justified in their conspiracy allegations. Trump's isn't done yet.
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 7:51 am
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:03 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
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What makes people more likely to be really into conspiracy theories?
Well, when their government lies to them on a consistent and repeated basis, and those lies are easy to see, it don’t help.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:04 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Admitting that people do conspire
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:07 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
The media gave you the term ‘qanon’. Then a fool like you used it without realizing there is Q and the Anons. They seem to right about a lot of things so far. You should go back to sleep. Deep thoughts aren’t your forte.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:10 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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A red pill.
Lol
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:11 pm to Sneauxghost
Who is Q?
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:11 pm to Robin Masters
Operation Mockingbird
MK Ultra
Govt poisoning booze during Prohibition
Gulf of Tonkin...
MK Ultra
Govt poisoning booze during Prohibition
Gulf of Tonkin...
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:12 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
You researching something then intentionally waiting a few weeks to post it, then tell us that, is gonna make me a conspiracy theorist.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:12 pm to TigerDoc
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I guess history will judge who was more justified in their conspiracy allegations.
I’m putting my money on the one who was extensively surveilled for 6 or so years, no knock raid on private residence, far reaching investigations using the full force and weight of the government, was apparently caught up in a scheme to deny him all important social media access, and so on and so forth. Hell is there some definitive or realistic or even identifiable case we could perhaps reference as a result of all that? I don’t even think I can cite anything certain. Anyhow, I’m going with that one.
Is this anti-Trump circle jerk winding up here or what? Where are we at in this thing today?
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:16 pm to Sneauxghost
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The media gave you the term ‘qanon’. Then a fool like you used it without realizing there is Q and the Anons. They seem to right about a lot of things so far. You should go back to sleep. Deep thoughts aren’t your forte.
Lol
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:17 pm to Robin Masters
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True. You could argue it takes more courage to speak your mind when you have something to lose
Waaaay more.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:19 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
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Does your "half of them" mathematical equation include all of the QANON content from the past few years?
a touch melty
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:23 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
quote:DON’T USE GOOGLE MAN! It's owned by commies and they delete stuff you're looking for and replace it with their own shite to subvert you!
did about 15 minutes worth of googling
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:27 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Empty knowledge
Posted on 12/26/22 at 5:39 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
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Seven words – Marjorie Taylor Greene giant Jewish space lasers
Remember when you guys said Trump was a Russian agent and Adam Schiff kept saying next week he was going to release the information? That was a conspiracy theory you people believed in
Posted on 12/26/22 at 6:00 pm to TigerDoc
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I think he was right to a similar extent that Hillary was in alleging the "vast right-wing conspiracy"
Renowned loon and conspiracy theorist tigerdoc checking in.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 6:09 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
Next thing you know you’ll be telling me that the government started the war on drugs as cover for the CIA shipping drugs into the country, especially the inner city, in order to finance the sandanistas in South America!
Or that they sold guns to the cartels in Order to prove that American guns would get into the hands of the cartels unless the government took control of them
Crazy talk man.
Next thing you know you’ll be trying to tell me the FBI was colluding with twitter in order to silence and stifle their opposition at the behest of the DNC.
Or that they sold guns to the cartels in Order to prove that American guns would get into the hands of the cartels unless the government took control of them
Crazy talk man.
Next thing you know you’ll be trying to tell me the FBI was colluding with twitter in order to silence and stifle their opposition at the behest of the DNC.
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