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Most conspiracy theories have elements of truth backing them. It's what makes it believable.

snowwrestler 6y ago
There was 0.000000% truth behind the conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton was running a child sex ring out of the basement of Comet Ping Pong pizzeria. No basis in fact whatsoever. If you don’t believe me, ask the guy who went there with a semiautomatic weapon and discovered the complete lack of truth for himself.
- s9w 6y ago
  Such comments are silly because if someone would offer even the slightest insight of how that might not be entirely like that, he would be killed on the spot. edit: as in killed by HN downvoters
- Synaesthesia 6y ago
  Right that's a total conspiracy theory. But people are ready to believe it because they're so disillusioned with the elites, they're ready to believe they're total psychopaths and pedophiles, because they sense there is something wrong with the system. One of the most amusing conspiracy theorists is David Icke, I don't know if you've ever read any of his books. They're hilarious and crazy, but as always you can find elements of truth in between everything.
- mindslight 6y ago
  The basic truth there is the complete unaccountability of the elites. People chase extreme power for some vice, and sex is one of the oldest. More concretely, Epstein. Holding an abstract truth in your head is tough when it's pitted against simplistic narratives pumped out by cross-spectrum mass media. Creating and subscribing to an unsubstantiated story with glaringly baseless details is ultimately harmful to understanding (for one, it's a straw man), but appeals to most people's need for straightforward answers. They know they're being had, they know the (competing) mainstream narrative is false, and so they congregate around a popular counter-narrative regardless of its truth.
- CapricornNoble 6y ago
  I dunno, James Alefantis's Instagram has got to count for 0.000001% at least. [1], previous HN discussion: [2] And Podesta's pizza map handkerchief for another 0.000001% as well. [3] Throw in Marina Abramovic and her creepy spirit cooking [4]and other antics[5]...yeah, you'll definitely end up at a non-zero number. An infinitesimally small number..... but non-zero. [1]https://steemit.com/pizzagate/@rebelskum/james-alefantis-once-public-instagram-jimmycomet-now-preserved-on-steemit-blockchain https://steemit.com/pizzagate/@rebelskum/james-alefantis-onc... [2]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13033946 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13033946 [3]https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/32795 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/32795 [4]https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/15893 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/15893 [5]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVfxLEmX0Ac7E1L.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVfxLEmX0Ac7E1L.jpg

There was 0.000000% truth behind the conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton was running a child sex ring out of the basement of Comet Ping Pong pizzeria. No basis in fact whatsoever. If you don’t believe me, ask the guy who went there with a semiautomatic weapon and discovered the complete lack of truth for himself.

s9w 6y ago
Such comments are silly because if someone would offer even the slightest insight of how that might not be entirely like that, he would be killed on the spot. edit: as in killed by HN downvoters
Synaesthesia 6y ago
Right that's a total conspiracy theory. But people are ready to believe it because they're so disillusioned with the elites, they're ready to believe they're total psychopaths and pedophiles, because they sense there is something wrong with the system. One of the most amusing conspiracy theorists is David Icke, I don't know if you've ever read any of his books. They're hilarious and crazy, but as always you can find elements of truth in between everything.
mindslight 6y ago
The basic truth there is the complete unaccountability of the elites. People chase extreme power for some vice, and sex is one of the oldest. More concretely, Epstein. Holding an abstract truth in your head is tough when it's pitted against simplistic narratives pumped out by cross-spectrum mass media. Creating and subscribing to an unsubstantiated story with glaringly baseless details is ultimately harmful to understanding (for one, it's a straw man), but appeals to most people's need for straightforward answers. They know they're being had, they know the (competing) mainstream narrative is false, and so they congregate around a popular counter-narrative regardless of its truth.
CapricornNoble 6y ago
I dunno, James Alefantis's Instagram has got to count for 0.000001% at least. [1], previous HN discussion: [2] And Podesta's pizza map handkerchief for another 0.000001% as well. [3] Throw in Marina Abramovic and her creepy spirit cooking [4]and other antics[5]...yeah, you'll definitely end up at a non-zero number. An infinitesimally small number..... but non-zero. [1]https://steemit.com/pizzagate/@rebelskum/james-alefantis-once-public-instagram-jimmycomet-now-preserved-on-steemit-blockchain https://steemit.com/pizzagate/@rebelskum/james-alefantis-onc... [2]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13033946 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13033946 [3]https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/32795 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/32795 [4]https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/15893 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/15893 [5]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVfxLEmX0Ac7E1L.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVfxLEmX0Ac7E1L.jpg