Conspiracy theorists... are they all just a bit thick?

Conspiracy theorists... are they all just a bit thick?

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Boobonman

5,655 posts

192 months

Thursday 28th March
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coldel said:
Was that bridge a key strategic target then? If so, why?
Not sure if serious or not?

Legacywr

12,129 posts

188 months

Thursday 28th March
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Jim Ferguson claims Japan have banned the Covid vaccine over fears of excess deaths.

Can't find any other reports on it?

https://twitter.com/JimFergusonUK/status/177258785...

GroundEffect

13,836 posts

156 months

Thursday 28th March
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Legacywr said:
Jim Ferguson claims Japan have banned the Covid vaccine over fears of excess deaths.

Can't find any other reports on it?

https://twitter.com/JimFergusonUK/status/177258785...
Just look at the community note...

Notch 8

250 posts

8 months

Thursday 28th March
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The old ‘The Simpsons predicted the future’ subject has just been mentioned on social media, and straight away, out they come..

Facebook CTist said:

‘The Simpsons are never wrong because they are in the governments' pocket, and they write about what the government wants them to write about to condition all of us. They haven't been around for as long as they have because they're a threat to the government.’

Al Gorithum

3,715 posts

208 months

Thursday 28th March
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Anyone see Turning Point - The Bomb and Cold War (Netflix)?

IMO apart from being fascinating (and scary) the last episode includes Russia's efforts in disseminating misinformation (and conspracy theories) in order to divide the West. Seems to have worked pretty well...

Tony Starks

2,104 posts

212 months

Thursday 28th March
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Saw this today, I'm guessing they are freeman of the land types (yes, we get them here in NZ too).

Also note the illegal licence plate, NZ is a maximum of 6 characters.


coldel

7,871 posts

146 months

Thursday 28th March
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Al Gorithum said:
Anyone see Turning Point - The Bomb and Cold War (Netflix)?

IMO apart from being fascinating (and scary) the last episode includes Russia's efforts in disseminating misinformation (and conspracy theories) in order to divide the West. Seems to have worked pretty well...
It is somewhat ironic that very nationlist republicans wanting to make America great again, are in all likelihood at some point sharing and supporting Russian misinformation

J4CKO

41,562 posts

200 months

Thursday 28th March
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Do CT's all tend to subscribe to each theory in the contrarian position ?

i.e. if this one is terrorism, not just a tragic accident does that same individual also do flat earth, moon landings and 9/11 as well ?

Do they ever think anything isnt more complicated and some massive government plot/cover up ?

Has anyone analysed their brain activity ?

I suppose out of all the Conspiracy Theories, one or more may have some basis in fact, we dont know everything but it always seems a particular type of utter cock in my experience that tends to be a Conspiracy Theorist.

I am sure it may be possible to cause a maritime accident as a terrorist, but it would be a lot harder to do than just blowing a bridge up I would expect, semi packed full of explosives for example ?

Seems to be a really hard thing to contrive and would need a lot of knowledge of ship movements, capabilities, systems and the construction of the bridge, where to hit it etc, timing all that remotely to happen and achieve the result would be hard. Are the ships systems internet facing ? wouldnt have thought so, seems implausible to the point of being irrelevant, like playing a massive game of snooker remotely, with a massive container ship.

Must be weird seeing everything and assuming it was something other than the obvious, must be wearing arguing your point when everyone calls you a bell end, sometimes they may be right but not often I dont think.

Bet there is loads of weird stuff that goes on, but like religion, I think conspiracy theorists are barking at the moon.


Al Gorithum

3,715 posts

208 months

Thursday 28th March
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coldel said:
It is somewhat ironic that very nationlist republicans wanting to make America great again, are in all likelihood at some point sharing and supporting Russian misinformation
Yes it's really quite staggering. Apparently Irony isn't a thing in the US...

coldel

7,871 posts

146 months

Thursday 28th March
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J4CKO said:
Do CT's all tend to subscribe to each theory in the contrarian position ?

i.e. if this one is terrorism, not just a tragic accident does that same individual also do flat earth, moon landings and 9/11 as well ?

Do they ever think anything isnt more complicated and some massive government plot/cover up ?

Has anyone analysed their brain activity ?

I suppose out of all the Conspiracy Theories, one or more may have some basis in fact, we dont know everything but it always seems a particular type of utter cock in my experience that tends to be a Conspiracy Theorist.

I am sure it may be possible to cause a maritime accident as a terrorist, but it would be a lot harder to do than just blowing a bridge up I would expect, semi packed full of explosives for example ?

Seems to be a really hard thing to contrive and would need a lot of knowledge of ship movements, capabilities, systems and the construction of the bridge, where to hit it etc, timing all that remotely to happen and achieve the result would be hard. Are the ships systems internet facing ? wouldnt have thought so, seems implausible to the point of being irrelevant, like playing a massive game of snooker remotely, with a massive container ship.

Must be weird seeing everything and assuming it was something other than the obvious, must be wearing arguing your point when everyone calls you a bell end, sometimes they may be right but not often I dont think.

Bet there is loads of weird stuff that goes on, but like religion, I think conspiracy theorists are barking at the moon.
There have been a lot of empirical studies on behaviour types and profiling of people that have beliefs across a number of issues. Ultimately there are some fundamental desires and needs, often around proving that something like 'Authority' is out to get us.

What they found in the studies is that someone who might say believe in the great reset, will be more likely to believe in various COVID conspiracies for example. They very rarely believe in just one thing, its a case of having that single outcome i.e. 'authority are lying to us' and finding anything that supports that.

Its obviously a huge spectrum of degrees, everyone is on it somewhere, some people are just curious and asking questions genuinely, others are already believing their pre-disposition on something and asking questions where they only listen to one answer to confirm it.

coldel

7,871 posts

146 months

Thursday 28th March
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Notch 8

250 posts

8 months

Thursday 28th March
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The Baltimore bridge is a good one. We’re told to ‘wake up people’ of course.

Why are those explosions (sparks) happening on the other support points on the right hand side as the bridge collapses?

Maybe it was much cheaper and more practical to run electrical supplies through the bridge, rather than under the river.

But no, it was a distraction tactic, it was blown up apparently.

Courtesy of a TikTok vid.

Blown2CV

28,817 posts

203 months

Thursday 28th March
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Legacywr said:
Jim Ferguson claims Japan have banned the Covid vaccine over fears of excess deaths.

Can't find any other reports on it?

https://twitter.com/JimFergusonUK/status/177258785...
ah there must be a cover-up then! laugh

dickymint

24,341 posts

258 months

Thursday 28th March
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J4CKO said:
Do CT's all tend to subscribe to each theory in the contrarian position ?

i.e. if this one is terrorism, not just a tragic accident does that same individual also do flat earth, moon landings and 9/11 as well ?

Do they ever think anything isnt more complicated and some massive government plot/cover up ?

Has anyone analysed their brain activity ?

I suppose out of all the Conspiracy Theories, one or more may have some basis in fact, we dont know everything but it always seems a particular type of utter cock in my experience that tends to be a Conspiracy Theorist.

I am sure it may be possible to cause a maritime accident as a terrorist, but it would be a lot harder to do than just blowing a bridge up I would expect, semi packed full of explosives for example ?

Seems to be a really hard thing to contrive and would need a lot of knowledge of ship movements, capabilities, systems and the construction of the bridge, where to hit it etc, timing all that remotely to happen and achieve the result would be hard. Are the ships systems internet facing ? wouldnt have thought so, seems implausible to the point of being irrelevant, like playing a massive game of snooker remotely, with a massive container ship.

Must be weird seeing everything and assuming it was something other than the obvious, must be wearing arguing your point when everyone calls you a bell end, sometimes they may be right but not often I dont think.

Bet there is loads of weird stuff that goes on, but like religion, I think conspiracy theorists are barking at the moon.
5G is already doing that by scanning the Covid chip. sonar

Chromegrill

1,083 posts

86 months

Thursday 28th March
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Legacywr said:
Jim Ferguson claims Japan have banned the Covid vaccine over fears of excess deaths.

Can't find any other reports on it?

https://twitter.com/JimFergusonUK/status/177258785...
Not true, and fabricated by someone who made the same false claim only about Iceland just a few weeks ago.

Intriguingly I recognised at least one conspiracy theorist I recognised amongst the people responding to his post, stating it was fabricated and untrue.

Which begs the question, if one conspiracy theorist is called out for spreading false information by another person who themselves promotes conspiracy theories, what objective measures can an independent bystander take to assess who's actually telling the truth? (Or perhaps more plausibly, they can't agree amongst themselves what stories to concoct next.)

dickymint

24,341 posts

258 months

Thursday 28th March
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Chromegrill said:
Legacywr said:
Jim Ferguson claims Japan have banned the Covid vaccine over fears of excess deaths.

Can't find any other reports on it?

https://twitter.com/JimFergusonUK/status/177258785...
Not true, and fabricated by someone who made the same false claim only about Iceland just a few weeks ago.

Intriguingly I recognised at least one conspiracy theorist I recognised amongst the people responding to his post, stating it was fabricated and untrue.

Which begs the question, if one conspiracy theorist is called out for spreading false information by another person who themselves promotes conspiracy theories, what objective measures can an independent bystander take to assess who's actually telling the truth? (Or perhaps more plausibly, they can't agree amongst themselves what stories to concoct next.)
This was drummed into me in school.... 'Nullius in verba'

Bill

52,763 posts

255 months

Thursday 28th March
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Chromegrill said:
Not true, and fabricated by someone who made the same false claim only about Iceland just a few weeks ago.

Intriguingly I recognised at least one conspiracy theorist I recognised amongst the people responding to his post, stating it was fabricated and untrue.

Which begs the question, if one conspiracy theorist is called out for spreading false information by another person who themselves promotes conspiracy theories, what objective measures can an independent bystander take to assess who's actually telling the truth? (Or perhaps more plausibly, they can't agree amongst themselves what stories to concoct next.)
For the big pushers it's all about the clicks and likes and consequent revenue.

Ultra Sound Guy

28,639 posts

194 months

Thursday 28th March
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coldel said:
Good points, well made!

coldel

7,871 posts

146 months

Thursday 28th March
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Ultra Sound Guy said:
coldel said:
Good points, well made!
I thought it was very insightful myself and surprised no one else mentioned it lol

MBBlat

1,626 posts

149 months

Thursday 28th March
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Duelling conspiracy theorists can be interesting :eat popcorn smiley: try getting a moon hoax believer in a comments section together with a UFO nut who’s convinced that NASA is hiding the UFO encounters on the moon.