Golden, Nothing that someone posts on a possibility of what is politically going on is making the thread trash.
Larry’s theories are not his alone, and are worthy of consideration. I doubt they’re actual, but not angrily, but more like when a Missourian says “Show me.” Anyway, as I said before I am not convinced, but would absolutely want it to be true, and if details comes out to support them, I’m always ears to hear them.
More importantly, the whole concept of Free Republic is to analyze the articles put out on the internet, printed press and TV news.
I’m sorry but what IS kooky nowadays is something said by those hosts whose shows we follow: Chris Wallace, Chuck U Todd, John Dickerson, George Stepponallofus, and Jake Tapper. AND the NYTLATWP, AND ABCCBSCNNMSNBCNBCPBS... The kooky lies, fake news, innuendo, smears, etc. just keep coming and coming.
I don’t care if it’s Alex Jones or Justin Ramadino—the kookier ones are now the mainstream news.
Rodguy911 has theories I don’t always agree with, and so does Fishtalk, Bray, ROCKLOBSTER, Kabar, DanZ etc., etc.
Bottom line is we debate, disagree, and agree as FRiends.
I’d like to keep it that way on this thread, without name-calling, rancor and words like “kookie” being thrown around.
Thanks AB. What I’ve said recently on many other threads you may not have seen is, I too like a good conspiracy theory. I too think they are necessary, and healthy. But what we are seeing here now (and not just at FR) is an overabundance of obvious BS that is flooding the legitimate conspiracy theory channel, and thereby discrediting it completely.
Those that only live in the conspiracy theory world, often can’t seem to separate themselves from fact and fiction. I’m glad to see that you still seem to be a right mind, and hopefully understand my point. If they want to post conspiracy theories, they should have at least done some due diligence and researched the likelihood of it actually being correct.
Take the site abovetopsecret.com for example, if you’re familiar with it. Are some of the stories there true? Yes, some. But most of it is BS, that is just thrown up there for impact, and why that site has such a horrible reputation for accuracy.
That type of trash is making its way here. Completely unfiltered, rather obvious BS. With it, comes those that are addicted to it, who add further irrationality to the already polluted content.
I realize this is probably offending some reading this, but don’t think I’m some sort of buttoned up snootie who wants them to completely shut up. I am just concerned they are destroying the credibility of the alternative news channel, by endlessly posting completely unvetted and fairly easily disproven tripe.
For example, I’ve seen claim after claim after claim that Tony Podesta has been arrested. Yet, not one spec of actual evidence. They should be focused on proving that claim, before spouting off more and more and more that are equally unproven, and unlikely, as well.