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

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

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Hoofy

76,377 posts

283 months

AW111

9,674 posts

134 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Hoofy said:
Lots of big words saying fk all.

dirky dirk

3,015 posts

171 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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i think looking back we probably werent sure of the best way to handle covid,
did we do too little? did we do too much?

im not qualified to say because i simply dont know,

i do know i have no mum now because of complications broiught on by it,

i suspect i had it right at the start and it absolutley floored me.
i also know that i have it now and feel pretty good, and i have the vaccine.

other than that you either believe sicence or you dont,

when the vaccine hit i took the view that the scientitists were by and large right, and best do what they say as its something i have no knowledge of.

i know that dave in accounts isnt a dcotor and wants to dispute everything.

when i want my account problem sorted i go to dave.

when i look for sensible accounting advice i dont look on youtube and see what scientists think,

conspiracy theporists operate within a frame work of abiguity and looking to interpret things to bend to their viewpoint




Hoofy

76,377 posts

283 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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AW111 said:
Hoofy said:
Lots of big words saying fk all.
Yeah but 5G.

Hoofy

76,377 posts

283 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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I suspect he hasn't had a single vaccine and yet ordering random st off the internet and sticking it in his arms are fine. rofl

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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survivalist said:
V6 Pushfit said:
paulguitar said:
survivalist said:
On a more positive note, I’m glad that I ignored as much of this nonsense as possible - at least I got to enjoy some epically empty roads in 2020.
How could you have possibly known it was 'nonsense' at that time?
Very short term memory regarding the unprecedented circumstances we were all in.

If the Titanic had seen the iceberg and enacted some extraordinary sharp manoeuvres to avoid it at the cost of some people going overboard and some being thrown against
against bulkheads would there still have been CT’s in the stoking room or stowage determined they didn’t see the iceberg so it was a lie and ‘look - the liner is still afloat and whatabout who pays the captain’. Probably yes.
It's hardly a conspiracy theory to suggest that our reaction to covid-19 was vastly disproportionate to the actual threat. Ditto the hysteria that was stirred up by the media.

Seems to me that a lot of people are emotionally invested in all of the ludicrous measures that were put in place, otherwise they might look back and feel a bit silly that they willingly followed them. You only need to look at the behaviour of those who implemented this nonsense to see that they also considered it to be nonsense, but felt the need to implement them in order to keep the hysterical elements in society happy.
Very true, as that’s just plain wrong so not a CT at all.

OddCat

2,531 posts

172 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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I know it has probably been said a hundred times on here but......most Conspiracy Theories today are actually Spoiler Alerts.

See, for example, Wuhan Lab Leak and Hunter Bidens laptop......

paulguitar

23,476 posts

114 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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OddCat said:
I know it has probably been said a hundred times on here but......most Conspiracy Theories today are actually Spoiler Alerts.

See, for example, Wuhan Lab Leak and Hunter Bidens laptop......
The best that could be said about this is you are colossally oversimplifying.

S17Thumper

4,390 posts

187 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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OddCat said:
I know it has probably been said a hundred times on here but......most Conspiracy Theories today are actually Spoiler Alerts.

See, for example, Wuhan Lab Leak and Hunter Bidens laptop......
Can’t wait for the queen to assume her true lizard form then.

Hoofy

76,377 posts

283 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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S17Thumper said:
OddCat said:
I know it has probably been said a hundred times on here but......most Conspiracy Theories today are actually Spoiler Alerts.

See, for example, Wuhan Lab Leak and Hunter Bidens laptop......
Can’t wait for the queen to assume her true lizard form then.
hehe

I think the reality is that a stopped clock is correct twice a day.

James6112

4,382 posts

29 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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survivalist said:

On a more positive note, I’m glad that I ignored as much of this nonsense as possible - at least I got to enjoy some epically empty roads in 2020.
wobble
Of course you did. We believe you.

CarCrazyDad

4,280 posts

36 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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S17Thumper said:
Quite a few of them are still ranting on about a NWO or The Great Reset as though it’s some big plan by Gates / Bezos / whoever to do…. something (no, they can’t tell you why).

The people who are ranting and raving about that now are the same who a year or so ago were saying all the restrictions were in place solely to run hospitality into the ground (no, they couldn’t explain why either).
I can only apologise on behalf of your ignorance if you don't understand what Klauss wants to do at the WEF.

Proper head in sand.

All part of the eco-green based reset. Started already with the cost of living crisis. Nothing to do with Ukraine really....

S17Thumper

4,390 posts

187 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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CarCrazyDad said:
S17Thumper said:
Quite a few of them are still ranting on about a NWO or The Great Reset as though it’s some big plan by Gates / Bezos / whoever to do…. something (no, they can’t tell you why).

The people who are ranting and raving about that now are the same who a year or so ago were saying all the restrictions were in place solely to run hospitality into the ground (no, they couldn’t explain why either).
I can only apologise on behalf of your ignorance if you don't understand what Klauss wants to do at the WEF.

Proper head in sand.

All part of the eco-green based reset. Started already with the cost of living crisis. Nothing to do with Ukraine really....
This sounds like the ideal opportunity for you to educate and convince me… ears

Shall we start with what and why?

DanL

6,216 posts

266 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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CarCrazyDad said:
I can only apologise on behalf of your ignorance if you don't understand what Klauss wants to do at the WEF.

Proper head in sand.

All part of the eco-green based reset. Started already with the cost of living crisis. Nothing to do with Ukraine really....
Feel free to debunk this;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-57532368...

“You can’t believe the MSM” isn’t debunking…

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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CarCrazyDad said:
S17Thumper said:
Quite a few of them are still ranting on about a NWO or The Great Reset as though it’s some big plan by Gates / Bezos / whoever to do…. something (no, they can’t tell you why).

The people who are ranting and raving about that now are the same who a year or so ago were saying all the restrictions were in place solely to run hospitality into the ground (no, they couldn’t explain why either).
I can only apologise on behalf of your ignorance if you don't understand what Klauss wants to do at the WEF.

Proper head in sand.

All part of the eco-green based reset. Started already with the cost of living crisis. Nothing to do with Ukraine really....
If you’re serious you really haven’t joined any dots.

Tankrizzo

7,275 posts

194 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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CarCrazyDad said:
I can only apologise on behalf of your ignorance if you don't understand what Klauss wants to do at the WEF.

Proper head in sand.

All part of the eco-green based reset. Started already with the cost of living crisis. Nothing to do with Ukraine really....
Well, let's unpack this then. It sounds like you're saying the cost of living crisis is manufactured by the WEF. Is that your position?

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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Tankrizzo said:
CarCrazyDad said:

I can only apologise on behalf of your ignorance if you don't understand what Klauss wants to do at the WEF.

Proper head in sand.

All part of the eco-green based reset. Started already with the cost of living crisis. Nothing to do with Ukraine really....

Well, let's unpack this then. It sounds like you're saying the cost of living crisis is manufactured by the WEF. Is that your position?
I think the part in bold gives leeway for a future reversal to the reality of the perfect storm of Covid and Ukraine and zilch to do with WEF. Typical CT tactic.

KAgantua

3,878 posts

132 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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V6 Pushfit said:
survivalist said:
V6 Pushfit said:
paulguitar said:
survivalist said:

On a more positive note, I’m glad that I ignored as much of this nonsense as possible - at least I got to enjoy some epically empty roads in 2020.


How could you have possibly known it was 'nonsense' at that time?




Very short term memory regarding the unprecedented circumstances we were all in.

If the Titanic had seen the iceberg and enacted some extraordinary sharp manoeuvres to avoid it at the cost of some people going overboard and some being thrown against
against bulkheads would there still have been CT’s in the stoking room or stowage determined they didn’t see the iceberg so it was a lie and ‘look - the liner is still afloat and whatabout who pays the captain’. Probably yes.

It's hardly a conspiracy theory to suggest that our reaction to covid-19 was vastly disproportionate to the actual threat. Ditto the hysteria that was stirred up by the media.

Seems to me that a lot of people are emotionally invested in all of the ludicrous measures that were put in place, otherwise they might look back and feel a bit silly that they willingly followed them. You only need to look at the behaviour of those who implemented this nonsense to see that they also considered it to be nonsense, but felt the need to implement them in order to keep the hysterical elements in society happy.



Very true, as that’s just plain wrong so not a CT at all.
What makes you say that? Do you think our response to Covid was bang on or...?

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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KAgantua said:

What makes you say that? Do you think our response to Covid was bang on or...?
Sake

captain_cynic

12,043 posts

96 months

Wednesday 18th May 2022
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V6 Pushfit said:
KAgantua said:

What makes you say that? Do you think our response to Covid was bang on or...?
Sake
It's another favoured tactic by Conspiracy Theorists, only ever dealing in absolutes.

If something was not 100% correct, it was 100% wrong. No understanding of nuance, degrees or factors in order to exacerbate an us v them scenarios (and then they get upset over the fact that always creates more "thems").

Our response to COVID was largely correct as it was based on science and established procedures for highly infectious diseases. If anything, future reports will say we didn't go far enough (but mitigating factors clearly prevented that) rather than the CTer fantasy that "Grrr lockdown, it was all wrong".