# I pit my conspiracy-theorist landlord **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 29, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611 "2021-07-29T22:27:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/41 "2022-04-08T01:08:03Z")
Do they sell “Ketanji Brown Jackson” embroidered pillows? He seems like a ‘pillow guy’. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/42 "2022-04-27T00:02:34Z")
I came in today and he was watching a Putin-led crowd singing the Russian national anthem. “He’s a good singer,” he said to me. “Why are you watching that?” “Putin’s fighting the Deep State in his country.” “You know, there _was_ a time when Republicans didn’t _like_ Russians.” “They changed.” Lord, help me. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/43 "2022-04-27T01:08:47Z")
I thought Putin is the Deep State in his country. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/44 "2022-04-27T01:11:32Z")
Came back in later. Told him that Putin is an unrepentant murderer. He murders his critics, his opposition, journalists, and his own citizens. (To say nothing of Ukrainians and Georgians.) That there’s no such thing as freedom of speech or religion, or free and fair elections, in Russia. That he amended the Constitution to make it possible for him to be president for life. He said he’s against one-world government, like he is, so he can’t be _all_ bad, and that Ukraine isn’t as blameless as the mainstream media makes them out to be. He cited a YouTube video he was watching about “Putin and the Deep State”. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/45 "2022-04-27T02:18:46Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > He said he’s against one-world government, like he is, so he can’t be _all_ bad You know who else wasn’t all bad? No. Strike that. Yes, yes, he was all bad. And so’s Putin. Have you tried the direct approach? ( **ekedolphin** to POS landlord): Where did you get your sudden support of a Soviet spymaster who is doing his best to recreate the Soviet Union? Why do you think the inane rantings of a compromised lunatic like Trump sends you so far to the dark side? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/46 "2022-04-27T05:17:32Z")
That other guy wasn’t all bad, if it was who I’m thinking of - He DID kill Hitler, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/47 "2022-04-27T10:30:44Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > He said he’s against one-world government I think Putin is in favor of one-world government, in particular one with him in charge. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/48 "2022-04-27T15:07:59Z")
I think at this point a lot of people are contrary just for the sake of being contrary. By bucking conventional wisdom they can feel superior to those sheeple who just take what everyone tells them at face value rather than thinking for themselves. So they developed a knee jerk reaction to say black when everyone else says white. So if everyone says Putin is an genocidal dictator, I should say he’s a good guy. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/49 "2022-04-27T15:23:40Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I think at this point a lot of people are contrary just for the sake of being contrary. By bucking conventional wisdom… Agreed, but I’m not sure why this needs to be framed in a vague bipartisan manner. If “a lot of people” = a lot of Republicans, and “conventional wisdom” = reality, sure. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/50 "2022-04-27T16:09:26Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > He cited a YouTube video Well, can’t argue with that! They wouldn’t allow it on the internet if it wasn’t true! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/51 "2022-04-27T16:42:50Z")
I was talking about conspiracists in general which may or may not be political (I don’t see the area 51 autopsy being associated with any particular party). But as far as comparing the parties, yeah, its all on one side. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/52 "2022-04-27T17:02:20Z")
I’d hoist the landlord on his own petard: “Ah, that’s exactly what the DEEP Deep State wants you to believe. What? You’ve never heard of the DEEP Deep State? Yeah, they’re so good, only a handful of people know they exist. Now you’re one of them. Putin is their pawn. The Deep State is their cover. Be very careful who you tell. They’re everywhere, man.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/53 "2022-04-27T17:06:14Z")
It’s Deep States all the way down! ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/54 "2022-04-27T17:09:30Z")
Anybody notice that State, backwards, is états – French for [wait for it] states ? And there’s your ironclad proof that JFK Jr. _is_ coming back. QED ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/55 "2022-04-27T18:01:12Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > By bucking conventional wisdom they can feel superior to those sheeple who just take what everyone tells them at face value rather than thinking for themselves. So they developed a knee jerk reaction to say black when everyone else says white. I think this is the nub of much of the thinking of conspiracy theorists. It gives them a warm feeling to think that they have “special” knowledge or are smarter than all these fools around them. This probably comes from a deep seated insecurity, perhaps from the fact that they have been fuck-ups and idiots for their whole lives, and have failed at many things. Instead of looking inwardly, and improving themselves, they come up with nutty reasons why they have been foiled, and are actually smart and “in the know”. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/56 "2022-04-27T20:34:33Z")
Next time you see your landlord, tell him, “Thanks for the DNA.” ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/57 "2022-04-28T07:34:39Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > “Ah, that’s exactly what the DEEP Deep State wants you to believe. What? You’ve never heard of the DEEP Deep State? Yeah, they’re so good, only a handful of people know they exist. Now you’re one of them. Putin is their pawn. The Deep State is their cover. Be very careful who you tell. They’re everywhere, man.” I thought the DEEP Deep State was supposed to be Trump and Q. The people playing chess when others play checkers. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/58 "2022-04-28T10:39:58Z")
That’s what the Deep3 folks want you to think. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/59 "2022-04-28T14:43:00Z")
Trump can play chess? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-conspiracy-theorist-landlord/947611/60 "2022-04-28T14:54:23Z")
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