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Friday, March 14, 2014

Refuting JFK Conspiracies. No.5 Illogical Theories

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

JFK conspiracy theories still grip Dallas and the United States, 50 years on - #Focus

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Conspiracy Theories are just entertainment?

posted on Feb, 28 2014 @ 09:25 AM

Have you ever approached the subject of one of your favorite conspiracy related topics with someone, only to have this generic response…
” Oh yeah, I saw that on an episode of (insert tv show here).”
or…
” You mean you really believe that? That was just a movie plot”
*SIGH
Some of us have been into conspiracies before it was “cool”. Long before Hollywood started trolling the boards of social media grasping for new ideas to produce entertainment out of. A quick scan of my satellite channels on any given day can produce a list of shows, movies, documentaries, easily 40% of the content, which is directly related to conspiracy theories. Not so long ago, these types of shows were few and far between. From Twilight Zone, to Unsolved Mysteries….now an explosion of shows, movies, etc, relating to cryptozoology, paranormal, ancient civilizations, aliens and ufo’s, government secrecy and secret societies. I will not list individual titles, because I do not wish to give them publicity, but I’m sure even if many have unplugged from regular cable, you know of which I speak.
At first this seemed like an exciting thing. Perhaps it would wake people up, clue people in.. inform the masses of the truth, etc. Then I began to see the darker side. While the content was conspiracy related, I noted much of the commentary was made to make theories of such, or the theorists themselves, seem crazy. Some outright try to debunk with explanations more wacky than I have ever seen presented here.
The advent of conspiracy related entertainment on a wide scale, I believe, is now affecting the credibility of serious researchers and their findings in relation to any and all of the topics we discuss here on ATS. How would you feel if years of research became a movie of the week, with no credit to you? Not to mention the mockery of your findings after the fact because your truth just became Hollywood fiction?
Is this a conspiracy by mass media to discredit all we discuss here, by taking our theories and manipulating the masses with the “after school special “ version of such? How can you redirect that back to the facts?
One could easily argue that watching this form of entertainment has brought in more members, but has it brought in more serious research and discussion? IMHO, very few serious threads have remained on topic, if they received attention at all. Many who could post threads, do not, because of the negative troll like comments. It has become next to impossible, to have a serious discussion. Could it be, because some see this as more “amusement” versus chasing the truth and fact, that ATS simply becomes more fun and games? Therein, could be a huge problem for the future of researching conspiracy theories.
Just my thoughts…thanks for reading.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Substitute teacher brainwashes students with conspiracy theories

Imagine if your daughter or son came home from high school and said a teacher told them the terrorists who attacked our country on September 11, 2001 were not Muslim extremists.

That’s exactly what happened on Jan. 16, 2013 at Grosse Pointe North High School, outside Detroit, Mich., according to The Daily Caller.

Substitute teacher Jason Glicker led class that day, preaching to public school students his version of the Iran-Contra Affair, Pearl Harbor attacks, Jonestown Massacre, MKUltra and Operation Gladio.

One brazen student filmed Glicker, as he took questions from high school students in the class, bathing in the attention they gave him.

As Glicker continued into the nitty gritty of world politics, he unleashed a few reasons why he believed many conspiracy theories are reasonable truths.

The 9/11 hijackers were not Muslim extremists, Glicker explained, because Muslims abstain from drugs and do not date American women, which he said the terrorists were involved in prior to the attack.

His appalling comments evoked chuckles from a few students.

Glicker continued to, pressed by students, some gullible enough to believe anything a person of authority like a teacher would share.

School officials have not disclosed details about what class he was leading or why the regular teacher was not working.

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Monday, February 10, 2014

The Fifth Ring: How Conspiracy Theories are Born

As we all know, there was a glitch in the Olympic opening ceremonies yesterday. But not everyone saw it:

Somehow it seemed fitting when a set of floating snowflakes suddenly transformed themselves into Olympic rings — but only four of them. The fifth snowflake never changed.

Russian television viewers, however, saw all five rings, as the show’s producer Konstantin Ernst recognized the malfunction shortly before it occurred and immediately ordered an image from rehearsals to be transmitted in its place. “It would be ridiculous to focus on the ring that would not open,” said Ernst later. “It would be silly.”

That’s quick thinking! But I suspect it’s going to give birth to a thousand conspiracy theories. After all, millions of Russians saw all five rings, so why are all the Americans and Europeans saying there were only four? It must be Photoshop trickery from Westerners designed to make Russia the butt of jokes. Right?

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories: John F. Kennedy Facts, Photos, Timeline, Books, Articles

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Boston Marathon Bombings Conspiracy Theories: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know

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Friday, October 11, 2013

Lauryn Hill Ordered by the Court to Undergo “Counseling” Due to her “Conspiracy Theories”

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The name of Lauryn Hill’s breakout album was The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill but it now appears that the powers that be would like her to record a new album called The Re-Education of Lauryn Hill. After appearing in court for tax evasion, Hill was sentenced to three months in jail PLUS she must attend “counseling” due to her “conspiracy theories”.

According to the IBTimes, Hill told the court: “I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them. I had an economic system imposed on me.” Furthermore, Hill also believes that artists are being oppressed by (what the article calls) “a plot involving the military and media”. Because of these statements, Hill was ordered to undergo “counseling”, which is a way of saying that she is mentally ill and that she needs some sort of re-programming session regain “sanity”.

In 2012, Hill published a thoughtful letter describing the corruption, the oppression and the control of the music industry and her desire to escape it. In one part of the letter, Lauryn states

“It was this schism and the hypocrisy, violence and social cannibalism it enabled, that I wanted and needed to be freed from, not from art or music, but the suppression/repression and reduction of that art and music to a bottom line alone, without regard for anything else. Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I Love making art, I Love making music, these are as natural and necessary for me almost as breathing or talking. To be denied the right to pursue it according to my ability, as well as be properly acknowledged and compensated for it, in an attempt to control, is manipulation directed at my most basic rights! These forms of expression, along with others, effectively comprise my free speech! Defending, preserving, and protecting these rights are critically important, especially in a paradigm where veiled racism, sexism, ageism, nepotism, and deliberate economic control are still blatant realities!!!”

(See my article entitled Lauryn Hill’s Tumblr Letter on the Music Business for the full letter).

Despite what mainstream media reports, Hill is not mumbling incoherent “conspiracy theories” but is rather speaking the truth. Her statements are a result of her first hand experience within the industry and her desire to not be part of its madness. Hill’s “theories” are simply an intelligent person’s clear analysis of a situation.

However, as American society turns into a real life version of the novel 1984, speaking the truth is increasingly considered to be a mental illness – one that needs to be treated and fixed. Does free speech still exist if saying the wrong words leads to a mandatory visit to a “mind doctor”?

I’ll just let Lauryn sing the final words:

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

John Kerry Says Ignore ALL Syria-Related Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Tyrel Ventura Gives EPIC Smack Down to Rachel Maddow Over Conspiracy Theories

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Tyrel Ventura drops an epic beat down on Rachel Maddow and the whole of the news media in this rant defending conspiracy theorists.

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