Okay, I'll play along. I'm bored.
Memes From Facebook or Twitter are often derived from those things you mention. Sometimes they are satire to make an easy to consume point.
You know this, but you seek to tar this discussion with the dirty, dirty 8kun meme boyos. Nobody mentioned memes and you pulled that one out of your nalgitas. Another strawman.
Most people want facts. Studies, papers written, peer reviews, lab results.
Which Ransomnote was happy to provide in her well-researched journalistice piece. I didn't see any memes up there btw, hey?
Everything is a “May Have” in the beginning of a conspiracy, then it grows into a “Did”
Everything is based on something. There is a thing, and then people seek out the 'who, what, where, when, and why' of that thing.
We used to call that 'journalism' back when there was such a thing in this country. Now we have to do it ourselves (we are the news now), while people like you rely on that thing that took the place of journalism to feed you information.
............all without real facts but pages of memes and quotes from some dude on Twitter.
There you go again with the meme slam. See above for rebuttal.
As for twitter, it depends on who the 'dude' is. his record and reputation, and what evidence he provides (documentary, video, statements) to be able to determine its veracity and reliability.
Just like if you had read it in the newspaper of old or watched it on Walter Cronkite.
Because it is a new medium does not make it invalid. But again, you know this. You just attempt to disqualify any form of 'alt media' under the rubric of 'conspiracy theory' and the fact that any source that doesn't comply with your definition of 'media' is invalid.
I like to tell Humblegunner the bumpkin that its not the medium, its the message. Its the INFORMATION that's important, not how it is conveyed.
But. You. Know. This.
Or maybe, just maybe, you don't and you are a lot dumber than I take you for.
You MAY find real facts in the body of Ransomnote's journalistic piece, if you are so inclined to look for them.
Happy self-education.
