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.
But you’re lumping them all together and that’s unfair.
Above Top Secret, Jeff Rense, etc., are kooky sites without anything to back them up and easily shredded logically.
HOWEVER, Larry’s theory is reasonable and has some merit to it, even without a lot of evidence.
I’m fascinated and willing to listen.
I am very much against wild conspiracy theories. Larry’s theory, which, incidentally, is not his alone, is NOT wild.
The complexity of keeping people from blabbing or even discretely (in their opinion) talking with others is too much. Any conspiracy theory that involves hundreds or thousands of people is pretty much bunk, like fake moon landings or JFK’s assassination.
As Ben Franklin once said, the only way to keep a secret is to not tell anyone.
STILL, why doesn’t the President do something about Mueller? At least he could bring up all the evidence we know to show how Mueller is compromised, and good points about the cost and the unlimited scope. Certainly he has the right to bring these points out in public. But he hasn’t.
I do think something else is going on. How MUCH is going on is anyone’s guess.
Like I said, show me.