Reply to: Conspiracy Theorists ...

[OwlHoot]

This is great news sg. I presume it means you have finally come to your senses over this GW rubbish and are about to join the ranks of the enlightened, tossing those ridiculous computer models into the rubbish skip of buffoonery? Welcome aboard!!

No doubt the aliens, out of the kindness of their multiple hearts, are giving us a respite for now, by cooling the Sun.

I don't believe most conspiracy theories, because I don't believe most people are smart enough or cooperative enough or sufficiently united in all their beliefs and incentives to pull them off without some maverick spilling the beans.

But practically every policy and aspiration of this fascist Government ends up as some kind of conspiracy. They lie through their teeth like a flatulent cart horse trumps, almost without thinking about it or even realizing they're doing it, and I'd be quite willing to believe that any guys digging up the road are secretly installing some new covert Government-sponsored remote brain scan equipment to monitor passers by.

[shaunbhoy]

...A rudimentary appreciation, understanding and experience of the world and a knowledge of history would tell you that conspiracies cannot be sustained indefinitely.

This is great news sg. I presume it means you have finally come to your senses over this GW rubbish and are about to join the ranks of the enlightened, tossing those ridiculous computer models into the rubbish skip of buffoonery? Welcome aboard!!

[threaded]

Errm, no.

His discoveries were contrary to the church's official teachings.

Plenty of people believed the earth orbited the sun. He just went public with evidence.

Sort off. Official teaching was elliptic orbits, he said they were circular. Also moon caused the tides, he said they were caused by water sloshing about.

So, I'd say official church teaching was more correct.

What did for him was his nasty little pamphlets.

One should recognise protestant propaganda when it pops up.

[BrowneIssue]

Just to clarify - Is the CND example a real conspiracy....
ie That the CND was actually formed/founded as a "tool of government" as some form of distraction

or an bollox example
ie CND wasn't formed by the Government except in the addled brains of some deluded "Conspiracy Theorists"

That's what they want you to think, which was why the CND case is the classic example. A brilliant piece of government-initiated social management that just went wrong.

Similar methods are being used to make people think "Islam is bad, therefore it's OK for the government to do what they want". Quite how the government is turning people in Britain against Pakistan will be studied for generations to come ... as will the consequences.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Just to clarify - Is the CND example a real conspiracy....
ie That the CND was actually formed/founded as a "tool of government" as some form of distraction

or an bollox example
ie CND wasn't formed by the Government except in the addled brains of some deluded "Conspiracy Theorists"

Isn't it the other way round; CND members went on to form a government?

[Drewster]

Most big conspiracy theories are initiated by government security services anyway as a distraction. Like the whole UFO thing (success), WMD (failure) and all Moslems are terrorists (succeeding).

The classic case study is CND - government formed but which got out of hand and they lost control.

Just to clarify - Is the CND example a real conspiracy....
ie That the CND was actually formed/founded as a "tool of government" as some form of distraction

or an bollox example
ie CND wasn't formed by the Government except in the addled brains of some deluded "Conspiracy Theorists"

[Cheshire Cat]

Errm, no.

His discoveries were contrary to the church's official teachings.

Plenty of people believed the earth orbited the sun. He just went public with evidence.

I thought that was Copernicus. Maybe I'm wrong.

[BrowneIssue]

Galileo's theories were completely against the World's perspective at that time and now everone believe on that.

Errm, no.

His discoveries were contrary to the church's official teachings.

Plenty of people believed the earth orbited the sun. He just went public with evidence.

[Cheshire Cat]

my mate is obsessed with some guy called "heyzoos". the bloke's been dead for 1000's of years, but he reckons he's alive and well somewhere. a bit like elvis or lord lucan i guess.

[BrowneIssue]

Most big conspiracy theories are initiated by government security services anyway as a distraction. Like the whole UFO thing (success), WMD (failure) and all Moslems are terrorists (succeeding).

The classic case study is CND - government formed but which got out of hand and they lost control.

[ace00]

Yes but who has been supplying him, where's he score, and what's it cost for an eighth? And why has it taken so long for this to come out ?


thats what I want to know

[gingerjedi]

My brother is into his conspiracy theories

He is certain that 9/11 was masterminded by the US government for some reason.

The true reason is that he can look at a government and see someone to blame - it gives him comfort that it is a recognisable body doing all the bad things and not a bunch of faceless terrorists who could strike at any time.

I personally think he has been smoking to much weed.

Hmm, in my mind there's no doubt that terrorists did this but the dark and dodgy dealings the CIA had with 'rebels' in Afghanistan in the 80's & 90's probably went someway to put them in the position to carry out such an attack, the American government don’t want to talk about that though.

Does the Iraq war qualify as a conspiracy? It’s obviously a war for oil but no-one in officialdom would admit that either.

[original PM]

Yes but who has been supplying him, whats the motive, and what is it they are trying to cover up. And why has it taken so long for this to come out ?


thats what I want to know

just cos he is paranoid it does not mean they are not out to get him.....

[EternalOptimist]

I personally think he has been smoking to much weed.

Yes but who has been supplying him, whats the motive, and what is it they are trying to cover up. And why has it taken so long for this to come out ?


thats what I want to know

[original PM]

My brother is into his conspiracy theories

He is certain that 9/11 was masterminded by the US government for some reason.

The true reason is that he can look at a government and see someone to blame - it gives him comfort that it is a recognisable body doing all the bad things and not a bunch of faceless terrorists who could strike at any time.

I personally think he has been smoking to much weed.