[Lazamataz]

Conspiracy theories are for ideological losers that require elaborate ideas to account for why they are losing when much simpler truth not only accounts for that but also provides a clear process for success.

Please tell jsanders2001 that his job as a handler for just these sort of shooters (albeit abroad) was a "conspiracy theory."

I'll wait.

[BlackAdderess]

That shooting spree in Maryland featured a couple of interesting features. Emilio Tordil was Federal Law enforcement, made a base salary of $90K, and still shot up the place. That calls into question basic competency on the part of the people who screen Federal employees... again!

Now for me, this story was EVERYWHERE. You could sign off your computer (where it was the top story), walk past a TV on your way to the door (where footage of his capture was on a seemingly endless loop), get into your car (where particulars of this guys domestic situation were being hashed over), get out of your car and see it anywhere there was a TV display on CNN.

The question in my mind is, what about people who get their news through apps or Facebook? Customised news might actually be a sort of info oppression. Best to avoid IMHO.

[SleepySimon]

Studies have shown that directly engaging conspiracy theorists usually only further entrenches their belief in conspiracy theories. If they are far gone enough to push theories like crisis actors then I’m only wasting my time and theirs in speaking to them.