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In reply to the discussion: Conspiracy Theories that turned out not to be "Theories". [View all]Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)16. Thanks hack! nt
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident is such crapola that NSA to this day doesn't like it mentioned.
Octafish
May 2015
#4
Coincidences are fun! SO much nicer than to believe the 1% might not value our lives over war
WinkyDink
May 2015
#191
I detected fear and guilt. Like he knew it was coming but was still shocked.
Enthusiast
May 2015
#174
Attorney General John Ashcroft warned not to fly commercial flights in July 2001.
Octafish
May 2015
#107
IT would ahve taken thousands of peole being in on the conspiracy for there to have been a conspirac
MohRokTah
May 2015
#120
Haha! They wre competent beyond your ken! 9/11 is why Election '00 was fixed!
WinkyDink
May 2015
#187
Do you have any links to the vigorous DU argument in favor of holographic projection? I missed it.
GoneFishin
May 2015
#7
Yes, read about them long ago when they first began to appear as more and more people began
sabrina 1
May 2015
#64
Many deniers just accept every 'story' told to them by the authorities. Thank the gods
sabrina 1
May 2015
#23
Holographs aside, I am pretty well convinced that Cheney knew it was coming and he
NoJusticeNoPeace
May 2015
#29
I know one thing, faith in our government is at an alltime low, and 'official stories' are just that
sabrina 1
May 2015
#30
I like verification for any story anyone tells me. When there is none, then I'm with George
sabrina 1
May 2015
#39
There's a difference between being a CT'er and being a skeptic/critical thinker
YoungDemCA
May 2015
#46
Yes, thanks for the lecture. I think we know what a critical thinker is. THOSE are the ones
sabrina 1
May 2015
#150
No problem. Having been exposed to it back in the Bush era, I recognize it when I see it.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#182
I agree with what you are pointing out. However, some try to shut off legitimate skepticism
rhett o rick
May 2015
#198
A nation of sheep believed the lies told by Bush/Cheney re Mushroom clouds heading our way
sabrina 1
May 2015
#151
And to be clear, we were called CTs, who 'always thought the worst of America' and
sabrina 1
May 2015
#153
Name the ONE CS that you think is real that most people deny! I will give it a serious look. nt
Logical
May 2015
#169
And the words 'conspiracy theorists' returned to the files of Cass Sunstein while he continues
sabrina 1
May 2015
#34
Excuse me? I am responding to 'theory' that anyone who asks questions is labeled
sabrina 1
May 2015
#55
Works for me too. Fortunately the people are not so easily conned. Must make the story tellers work
sabrina 1
May 2015
#66
Jade Helm 15 is only necessary because Jade Helms 1 through 14 failed to conquer Texas.
tclambert
May 2015
#38
And just in time too .. to impose Obama's black power and his Muslim Sharia law :-)
progree
May 2015
#56
I've ben in a lot of tunnels and underground facilities there. It's real, I tell you! Real! Arrghhh!
freshwest
May 2015
#139
Oh, just go to the link and see the Bircher screed, brought to you by the Koch bros.
freshwest
May 2015
#179
Convenient you leave out how there would have been no way for Semmelweis to explain how
NuclearDem
May 2015
#61
heck, on DU I've seen Semmelweis's case as proof that The System Always Works--
MisterP
May 2015
#100
I don't know what is worse, deniers or theorists that won't listen to obvious evidence.
Rex
May 2015
#77
The Binary CT process: show a particular CT to be wrong validates the official cover story
leveymg
May 2015
#89
Yeah that is one of the most popular ways to denounce a CT, seen it here over the years.
Rex
May 2015
#91
And 911 was not an inside job and the resulting multi billion dollar surveillance of everyone
OffWithTheirHeads
May 2015
#85
You are correct. They have an infinite budget and cameras are cheap. I am sure they have
GoneFishin
May 2015
#144
I wonder if the people in this thread who are supisious of LIHOP are people that might
BlueJazz
May 2015
#90
I watched the show like it was church. The chemistry was awesome and wonderful!
BlueJazz
May 2015
#165
Could anything else have happened? Over a hundred Recs, too. I have to mention one conspiracy that
freshwest
May 2015
#142
Oh, it's been taken over. And it's not going anywhere. The problem here is the Juries.
freshwest
May 2015
#149
I like that 2nd sig pic you've got, the guy with the sunglasses, and I'm all out of bubblegum.
Electric Monk
May 2015
#159
Pretzel Warrior aka functioning_cog is leaving DU again, but this time by choice? Huzzah!
Electric Monk
May 2015
#157
No, but the truth IS out there. Hundreds of eyewitnesses ignored. Illegal take-over by the FBI.
WinkyDink
May 2015
#185
and there are many officially admitted false-flag attacks throughout history
Fast Walker 52
May 2015
#173
Well, if it will make you feel better for me to say yes then sure whatever makes
cstanleytech
May 2015
#196
Some people are expecting courtroom proof, or else to them no proof at all exists. That's their big
WinkyDink
May 2015
#189
I would settle for just actual evidence, no speculation or crackpot theories like the
cstanleytech
May 2015
#197