We could always take the NDD approach: If the conspiracy theories aren’t true, it should be easy for you to prove that! Since you haven’t, then I can only conclude that they are true. It’s not that I WANT to believe it, it’s just that YOU have left me no options!
My take on it is that he hasn’t “figured it all out, man,” so much as completely given up on figuring things out for himself, and concluded that anything and everything is possible. Therefore, things that sound neat and mysterious might be true, so he keeps bringing them up. “What if they are true? Huh? Isn’t that interesting?”
In that other thread, I questioned his apparent assertion that a secret conspiracy wanted to be publicly acknowledged, but would not reveal any phone number (presumably because it wanted to remain entirely hidden). Kozmik never gave any reason why a group would want publicity and absolute anonymity/secrecy at the same time, let alone want to save the world’s economy but allow itself to be thwarted by someone not returning its phone calls.
It’s like Superman letting Lex Luthor win because the Daily Planet spelled his name wrong or something.
The inability to reconcile such contradictions is one thing, but the unwillingness to even respond to such questions indicates some deeper problem, assuming he’s not just toying with us.
Wait…the giant ants are in on it, too? I bet they’re the source of the mind-control chemicals. Stupid pheromones.
Are there Reverse Vampires involved?
That was one of my favorite threads ever. I miss Jetblast.
Link please?
ETA: Simulpost, someone gave the link while I was writing this.
See previous post. You won’t believe it.
My favorite part was near the end when he said Eric Burdon might’ve murdered Hendrix. Kozmik has a long way to go to catch up with **Egmond Codfried ** and Jetblast.
It gives him something to aspire to.
I sort of miss him too. Few could quash a devastating logical rejoinder with a quip like this:
Oh, man - I had forgotten all about ol’ Eggie. Thanks for the reminder.
The truth is out there…
But there are also counter-establishment conspiracy theories. For instance, how does the establishment give any support to the Moon-Landing-Hoax theory, or the Government-Caused-AIDS theory? I would say, in fact, that most of these CTs are anti-establishment – or counter-establishment – in origin and aim. They may represent significant special interests, but those interests usually aren’t the mainstream.
In contrast, the Iraq-Has-WMDs theory and Iraq-Niger-Yellowcake theory were definitely promoted by the establishment, and by the biggest one of all, the U.S. administrative branch. But it seems this is more uncommon than common.
:eek: Shhh! Do not wake the Sheeple!
Isn’t it enough to hear them talking candidly, at times, about Obama bowing to foreign leaders/monarchs?
Well, put it in the fridge before it spoils! :mad:
JRD’s point is that they are not counter-establishment in effect.
I lost interest in the other thread but this thread OP has an interesting claim that bears repeating and everyone, as predicted by the claim itself, goes of the rails on something totally different and insignificant. Because it’s probably easier. However, I’ll copy-paste it again and request comment on it:
I’d be also interested to see what Americans vs. non-Americans think of it.
Why have I never seen that one before? If it’s not classic, it should be.
No, I doubt there is anything psychologically unusual in Americans that leads us to reject conspiracy theories. To the contrary, there is something psychological, or, rather, cultural in Americans that leads us to believe conspiracy theories. There are many instances in American history of vast numbers believing in British plots, French plots (associated with Thomas Jefferson), bankers’ plots (associated with the First and Second Banks of the United States and the Free Silver movement and many other instances), capitalist/ruling-class plots generally (Bohemian Grove, NWO), Jewish plots, Communist plots, Jihadist plots, U.S. Government plots, etc., etc.