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What is it with Americans and Conspiracy theories?

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  • L Lost User

    Is it because you think your government lies to you? Over in Britain we actually do believe the IRA blew up Harrods, and Canary warf. We do not think it was a government plot to get rid of AlFayed! We also believe that Scott went to the pole, rater than faking it in a film studio somewhere. Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

    Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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    RichardM1
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    It's the fluoride int the water! :mad: :laugh:

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    • L Lost User

      Is it because you think your government lies to you? Over in Britain we actually do believe the IRA blew up Harrods, and Canary warf. We do not think it was a government plot to get rid of AlFayed! We also believe that Scott went to the pole, rater than faking it in a film studio somewhere. Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

      Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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      CaptainSeeSharp
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      What is basic and simple is power corrupts, and governments always stage events and scaremonger to push their agenda which is always expansion of power and confiscation of wealth.

      Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^] "/I habe an educatiomn a title and a meddal" - Dalek Dave, March 4, 2010 "...I am not that good" - Dalek Dave, March 4, 2010

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        What is basic and simple is power corrupts, and governments always stage events and scaremonger to push their agenda which is always expansion of power and confiscation of wealth.

        Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^] "/I habe an educatiomn a title and a meddal" - Dalek Dave, March 4, 2010 "...I am not that good" - Dalek Dave, March 4, 2010

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        Lost User
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        Yes, this does happen. The trick is to know when it happens.

        Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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        • L Lost User

          Is it because you think your government lies to you? Over in Britain we actually do believe the IRA blew up Harrods, and Canary warf. We do not think it was a government plot to get rid of AlFayed! We also believe that Scott went to the pole, rater than faking it in a film studio somewhere. Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

          Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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          Pete OHanlon
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          They certainly do seem to apply a surprising level of competency to organisations that don't normally achieve those levels.

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          • L Lost User

            I suppose that if you were to say something, for example, a untruth, often enough and loud enough you create a following and eventually it becomes a kind-of truth. And there is the gullibility factor as well. Fortunately, most Americans can see through this web of deceit and disregard these conspiracies. Others, like our very own Joshua Henize (CSS), alas, are fully and comprehensively taken in and Alex Jones makes a nice living out of the gullible.

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            Lost User
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            I must be missing out. I don't have any idea who Alex Jones is! :laugh:

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            • L Lost User

              I must be missing out. I don't have any idea who Alex Jones is! :laugh:

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              1 21 Gigawatts
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              That's not missing out - that's being lucky!! :-D

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              • P Pete OHanlon

                They certainly do seem to apply a surprising level of competency to organisations that don't normally achieve those levels.

                "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                Nagy Vilmos
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                Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                apply a surprising level of competency to organisations that don't normally achieve those levels

                You could call it the "Microsoft Effect"


                Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                • L Lost User

                  I must be missing out. I don't have any idea who Alex Jones is! :laugh:

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                  Nagy Vilmos
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                  The less successful of the brothers. Grif became a successful comic and young Aled a famous chorister and later broadcaster. Poor Alex, shunned by the media, ended up addicted to crack and whoring himself out to any nutter who will provide him with a fix.


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                  • L Lost User

                    Is it because you think your government lies to you? Over in Britain we actually do believe the IRA blew up Harrods, and Canary warf. We do not think it was a government plot to get rid of AlFayed! We also believe that Scott went to the pole, rater than faking it in a film studio somewhere. Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

                    Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                    Lost User
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                    Because it means things aren't their fault? It's no unique to the US though.

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                    • N Nagy Vilmos

                      The less successful of the brothers. Grif became a successful comic and young Aled a famous chorister and later broadcaster. Poor Alex, shunned by the media, ended up addicted to crack and whoring himself out to any nutter who will provide him with a fix.


                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                      Lost User
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                      You're sure you're not describing Alec Baldwin? :-D

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                      • L Lost User

                        Is it because you think your government lies to you? Over in Britain we actually do believe the IRA blew up Harrods, and Canary warf. We do not think it was a government plot to get rid of AlFayed! We also believe that Scott went to the pole, rater than faking it in a film studio somewhere. Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

                        Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                        Distind
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                        fat_boy wrote:

                        Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

                        Have you seen our education stats? Toss in a history of anti-establishment behavior, a dash of mindless capitalism, mix well in the tiny mind of someone with a superiority complex for 5-10 years.

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                        • L Lost User

                          Is it because you think your government lies to you? Over in Britain we actually do believe the IRA blew up Harrods, and Canary warf. We do not think it was a government plot to get rid of AlFayed! We also believe that Scott went to the pole, rater than faking it in a film studio somewhere. Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

                          Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                          Joe Simes
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                          sniff BNP ... Nick Griffin ??

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                          • L Lost User

                            Is it because you think your government lies to you? Over in Britain we actually do believe the IRA blew up Harrods, and Canary warf. We do not think it was a government plot to get rid of AlFayed! We also believe that Scott went to the pole, rater than faking it in a film studio somewhere. Why do so many Americans doubt that what is just basic and simple is the truth?

                            Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                            Christian Graus
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                            they are taught to question government, which is good. When they run out of intelligent questions, they start to ask dumb ones, which is bad.

                            Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                            • L Lost User

                              I suppose that if you were to say something, for example, a untruth, often enough and loud enough you create a following and eventually it becomes a kind-of truth. And there is the gullibility factor as well. Fortunately, most Americans can see through this web of deceit and disregard these conspiracies. Others, like our very own Joshua Henize (CSS), alas, are fully and comprehensively taken in and Alex Jones makes a nice living out of the gullible.

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                              Vikram A Punathambekar
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                              Good day Richard, Haven't seen you around much lately (or perhaps it's me that doesn't visit the SB/BR as often), how are you doing?

                              Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)

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