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This article complains about conspiracy theories, yet it's a non-stop conspiracy theory itself.

by IanDrake 7y ago

wizardforhire 7y ago
Censorship through noise is not a conspiracy theory.
Covzire 7y ago
It really is.
happytoexplain 7y ago
How so?
- pjkundert 7y ago
  Demonizing every non-leftist opponent as a deplorable, mouth-breathing, lying Nazi. Why not embrace your Republic, and let your states be different? You might be right about everything; your opponents might be right, too — see how it turns out for y’all in a generation two, and let your kids decide where they would rather live and work. Or, continue to berate each-other, and force your respective utopian views on unwilling participants. Your choice. I don’t think the recent decades’ explosion in federal and executive authority (and hence the increased power of “The President”) is working out well for you; perhaps it’s time to release some power back to the states, and maybe “live and let live”? Or, maybe y’all are looking forward to a civil war?
  - zjs 7y ago
    Could you help me understand which parts of the article seemed to you to be "demonizing every non-leftist opponent as a deplorable, mouth-breathing, lying Nazi"?
    - pjkundert 7y ago
      Every mention of anyone not on the “good” side ascribes malevolent motive to all of their actions?
  - thatswrong0 7y ago
    You’re conflating Donald a Trump with someone who actually supports states rights and supports “live and let live policies”. Speaking of deliberate misinformation..
    - pjkundert 7y ago
      I’m not sure that each “side”, when they are in power, hasn’t sought to increase the centralization of power in their hands — and then laments that the next “bad guy” has too much power. Again, as a Canadian libertarian, I’m not sure where you got the idea that I’m “conflating Donald Trump” with anything; perhaps you’re “projecting”?
  - happytoexplain 7y ago
    >Or, maybe y’all are looking forward to a civil war? I think you've fallen sick with hatred - and that's not an insult, if you can find it in yourself to believe it's not.
    - pjkundert 7y ago
      As a Canadian libertarian... I’m not sure why you say that. I don’t have a dog in this fight; I just pray that neither “side” down there gets what they think they want.
zjs 7y ago
Could you give an example of something from the article that you categorize as a conspiracy theory?

This article complains about conspiracy theories, yet it's a non-stop conspiracy theory itself.

wizardforhire 7y ago

Censorship through noise is not a conspiracy theory.

Covzire 7y ago

It really is.

happytoexplain 7y ago

How so?

pjkundert 7y ago
Demonizing every non-leftist opponent as a deplorable, mouth-breathing, lying Nazi. Why not embrace your Republic, and let your states be different? You might be right about everything; your opponents might be right, too — see how it turns out for y’all in a generation two, and let your kids decide where they would rather live and work. Or, continue to berate each-other, and force your respective utopian views on unwilling participants. Your choice. I don’t think the recent decades’ explosion in federal and executive authority (and hence the increased power of “The President”) is working out well for you; perhaps it’s time to release some power back to the states, and maybe “live and let live”? Or, maybe y’all are looking forward to a civil war?
- zjs 7y ago
  Could you help me understand which parts of the article seemed to you to be "demonizing every non-leftist opponent as a deplorable, mouth-breathing, lying Nazi"?
  - pjkundert 7y ago
    Every mention of anyone not on the “good” side ascribes malevolent motive to all of their actions?
- thatswrong0 7y ago
  You’re conflating Donald a Trump with someone who actually supports states rights and supports “live and let live policies”. Speaking of deliberate misinformation..
  - pjkundert 7y ago
    I’m not sure that each “side”, when they are in power, hasn’t sought to increase the centralization of power in their hands — and then laments that the next “bad guy” has too much power. Again, as a Canadian libertarian, I’m not sure where you got the idea that I’m “conflating Donald Trump” with anything; perhaps you’re “projecting”?
- happytoexplain 7y ago
  >Or, maybe y’all are looking forward to a civil war? I think you've fallen sick with hatred - and that's not an insult, if you can find it in yourself to believe it's not.
  - pjkundert 7y ago
    As a Canadian libertarian... I’m not sure why you say that. I don’t have a dog in this fight; I just pray that neither “side” down there gets what they think they want.

zjs 7y ago

Could you give an example of something from the article that you categorize as a conspiracy theory?