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Do You Believe in “Conspiracy Theories?” An FBI Report Says You’re a Potential Domestic Terrorist
Do You Believe in “Conspiracy Theories?” An FBI Report Says You’re a Potential Domestic Terrorist The FBI has released a 15-page document warning of the dangers of “anti-government, identity-based, and fringe conspiracy theories.” The law enforcement agency says that these are “very likely to motivate some domestic extremists to commit criminal, sometimes violent activity.” The document seems […]
YouTube Bans Dave Collum’s “Conspiracy Theory” Podcast For “Violating Its Hate Speech Policy”
YouTube Bans Dave Collum’s “Conspiracy Theory” Podcast For “Violating Its Hate Speech Policy” Over the weekend, we published a write-up about Cornell professor and long time Zero Hedge friend Dave Collum appearing on the Quoth the Raven podcast to share his views about a wide range of conspiracy theories, ranging from 9/11 to the Las Vegas shooting. The appearance was prompted by a […]
Are “Conspiracy Theories” Tearing Society Apart Or Saving Us From Destruction?
Are “Conspiracy Theories” Tearing Society Apart Or Saving Us From Destruction? The phrase “conspiracy theory” is often used by establishment agencies, the mainstream media and useful idiots as a tool to dismiss legitimate evidence or viewpoints that disagree with their predetermined version of events. This method of propaganda was not always as widespread as it […]
Ockham’s Razor as a Guide to Slicing Nonsense Away
Ockham’s Razor as a Guide to Slicing Nonsense Away Why “razor”? Because it cuts away the unnecessary and redundant. Several Latin versions but this is the one I remember: noli multiplicare entia praeter necessitatem. Literally: “do not multiply essences without necessity” which is Medieval for “don’t make your theory any more complicated than it has to […]
First of Its Kind University Study Proves Without a Doubt that Your Phone is Spying On You
First of Its Kind University Study Proves Without a Doubt that Your Phone is Spying On You For years, conspiracy theories about smart phones listening to users without their permission to show them advertisements have abounded. While some researchers have shown this could happen, a first of its kind study just found something far more […]
The Problem with Conspiracy Theories
The Problem with Conspiracy Theories People today spend a lot of time talking about conspiracy theories. These theories often do harm because they divert attention away from the facts and thereby allow real crimes and other harmful effects to continue. Such conspiracy theories can be spotted based on three basic characteristics. They lack […]
A conspiracy theory about conspiracy theories
A CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT CONSPIRACY THEORIES One of the funny things about conspiracy theories, including false flag attacks, is how often they are proven to be true. You have to wonder how long the shame-inducing slam, “That’s a conspiracy theory,” will keep working. But that’s not my point for today. Today, I want to introduce a conspiracy […]
On Conspiracy Theories
On Conspiracy Theories “In many nations, rational people end up believing crazy things, including (false) conspiracy theories. Those crazy thoughts can lead to violence, including terrorism. Many terrorist acts have been fueled by false conspiracy theories, and there is a good argument that some such acts would not have occurred in the absence of such […]
Saudis Claim Conspiracy Theorists, Not OPEC, To Blame For Oil Price Crash
Saudis Claim Conspiracy Theorists, Not OPEC, To Blame For Oil Price Crash A top Saudi official said on March 15 that Thomas Friedman and other conspiracy theorists are to blame for the crash in oil prices. Rather than an oversupply and weak demand causing an imbalance in global oil markets, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Muhanna, the advisor […]
As 1000s Mourn At Nemtsov’s Funeral, Seven Main Conspiracy Theories Emerge
As 1000s Mourn At Nemtsov’s Funeral, Seven Main Conspiracy Theories Emerge Tens of thousands marched Sunday through Central Moscow to honor Boris Nemtsov, outspoken opposition critic of Vladimir Putin who was murdered Friday night and thousands more mourned today at his funeral (though notably not Putin himself) and more pointedly, The BBC reports, several EU politicians and […]
Are Conspiracy Theorists Nuts?
Are Conspiracy Theorists Nuts? Conspiracy Theorists USED TO Be Accepted As Normal Democracy and free market capitalism were founded on conspiracy theories. The Magna Carta, the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and other founding Western documents were based on conspiracy theories. Greek democracy and free market capitalism were also based on conspiracy theories. But those were the bad old days …Things […]
Danger of Conspiracy Theories | Armstrong Economics
Danger of Conspiracy Theories | Armstrong Economics. If you want to hide something in plain view, exaggerate it to the point it becomes extreme and convert it to a conspiracy theory. This is a very standard in how to create propaganda and if you keep saying a lie, its becomes the truth to many without […]
