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Just because some theories are ridiculous doesn’t mean that there aren’t many real conspiracies. There’s a reason the CIA pushed the idea of conspiracy theory
by dontlaugh 4y ago
Just because some theories are ridiculous doesn’t mean that there aren’t many real conspiracies.
There’s a reason the CIA pushed the idea of conspiracy theory as something ridiculous, it’s great cover.
- jjtheblunt 4y agoThe CIA didn't need to do anything: Bigfoot, Loch Ness, Yeti, all sorts of mysterious / conspiracy theories just propagate on their own and at times because they're fun to imagine as real.
- peteradio 4y agoWhat is the "conspiracy" behind Bigfoot. The word "conspiracy" used to have a specific meaning different from "farfetched".
- dontlaugh 4y agoThey coined the term and publicised it. The things you described used to be called just myths.
- superturkey650 4y agoNo they didn't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory#Etymology_and_usage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory#Etymology_an...
- rat9988 4y agoI get where you are coming from and agree. But why would saudi arabia attack the first world superpower, its biggest trading partner and biggest military ally?
- sidlls 4y agoPeople do some really stupid stuff in the name of religion all the time. Perhaps that was motivation enough, and the line in your comment is seen as a means to invoke plausible deniability