Conspiracy theorists... are they all just a bit thick?

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And the Capitol riots now-arrested horned & facepainted mr ‘non liberal, non weak, non woke’ tough guy QAnon leader according to his mum has not eaten since last Friday because the detention facility wouldn't serve him all organic food.

She very worried about her little poppet.

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67Dino said:

I’m convinced that one of the things conspiracy theorists like about it is they get a feeling of ‘one-upmanship’. They’re often rather ordinary, often disempowered, people and yet by believing these theories they can kid themselves they’ve gained a huge insight that everyone else has missed.

So the best way to challenge one of these nutters is not on the evidence they put forward, but on their own qualifications for the job of global conspiracy unraveller. If you were hiring one, what would you look for? A glittering career in Egyptology, Space Physics or Global Pharmaceuticals? Or two GCSEs and a weekend job at Aldi?

Check out the PHs climate threads, they even start over egging their expertise to make out they’re qualified to be making these claims.

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I rarely do Twitter but saw a post a couple of weeks back that ‘Covid was just flu’.

I asked wether he was stuck in March 2020 as that kind of crap is all old crap now. His reply:



Classic stock CT drivel...

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CzechItOut said:

Is "Covid came from a Chinese lab" a conspiracy theory?

More like ‘it didn’t come from a chinese lab’!

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mike74 said:

Anyone who is gullible enough to accept everything they're spoon fed by ''major media outlets'' is just as easily lead and feeble minded as the most rabid of conspiracy theorists.

If by major you mean like the BBC, Sky, The Independent and FT then no. They are generally factual and myth busting.

If you mean Fox News, The Mirror, Guido Fawkes or most small online ‘news’ outlets then yes you’re right.

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mybrainhurts said:

captain_cynic said:

mybrainhurts said:

lord trumpton said:

Conspiracy theorists....are they all just a bit thick?

Sometimes it's the anti conspiracy theorists who are a bit thick, or naive.

Witness the Covid-escaped-from-a-lab theory that was deemed a conspiracy theory by the vaunted Dr Fauchi and censored by all social media, now exposed as not a conspiracy theory in Fauchi's leaked emails.

I think this post has answered the thread... And the answer is "yes".

Come on, then, capt'n is something factually wrong with that? I'm open to correction.

It’s the fact that you pop up on all the conspiracy theory threads saying it might be true.

He’s saying that A)You’re a conspiracy theorist and B) He thinks you’re thick.

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Starfighter said:

My BIL is anti-vax and couldn’t be further from that list. Double first from Cambridge in maths and physics, tee-total and works in the civil service.

I’m willing to bet he, and many other vocal anti-vaxxers, have had the vaccine on the quiet.

At first it’s a desire to be different and take an opposing view to the majority in order to make themselves appear interesting and controversial after a life of following almost all social norms, work hard, go to uni, work hard, don’t join clubs or societies, work hard, get first, join Civil Service etc etc. There’s nothing wrong with any of that but it’s a bit safe isn’t it.

Then they realise being in the minority isn’t as great as they hoped, that because of their stance they now risk missing out (vaccine passport) or social ostracism so they quietly get the vaccine and no one is any the wiser, the ability to take a lateral flow test being they get out clause to attend events.

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JmatthewB said:

I think most people I know believe the Moon landings were faked.

Do you work at Rampton ?

Joking apart, that’s a hell of a statement and time to get news friends who are in the real world. I mean if that’s their view on just moon landings how about the Holocaust, Elvis’s death, history and science in general ? I would stay well away from such nutters as the same weird viewpoint must apply to all sorts of day to day stuff.

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paulguitar said:

Ash_ said:

I didn't even know there was a conspiracy surrounding the Vegas shooting.

Nor did I, what was that about then, anyone know?

It’s a conspiracy of silence.

Literally no one is talking about it.

Which speaks volumes, once you stop being a sheeple and WAKE UP!

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Legacywr said:

Jacqui Deevoy ...

Batst mental

https://www.patreon.com/jacquideevoy

See also: her Twitter feed.

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Meanwhile, in other news:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-5816...

Americans think “I Am Legend” is a tale of covid vaccination gone wrong. Or right, I suppose, if you’re properly signed up.

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Hoofy said:

The people who posted the above also use words like plandemic and scamdemic, are anti-5G and use phrases like "do your own research", "join the dots" and "MSM".

‘Sheeple’
‘Cognitive dissonance’

… are also straight from the Central Casting Conspiracy Theorist Department.

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LeoSayer said:

Some elderly local residents have had these put through their letterbox.

Words fail me.

The papers need to get hold of that

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The police before the newspapers please.

What a total scum bag.

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BlackWidow13 said:

The police before the newspapers please.

What a total scum bag.

Yes police/papers/a bloke with a baseball bat

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LeoSayer said:

The recipient's parents said they would hand it to the police.

What can the police do about this?

Get the mobile number investigated, and hopefully escalate it and track them down. The English is poor so typical scanner.

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Roofless Toothless said:

To be fair, 100% of people who have had the vaccine will eventually die, so he’s not all wrong.

To be fair and accurate “the consequence of taking the vaccine is death” is what he says and is wrong.

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gtidriver said:

I had a chat with an anti vaxxer/anti masker/anti government woman at a cafe last year, she is also a flat earther who was in her 60s, I asked her what stopped the water from falling off the edge and she said that there's a plastic ring around the edge of the earth holding all the water in/on... what held it in/on before 1907 then? hopes and dreams maybe..

Was she single and wearing 60’s gear and braided hair? And does PH under three usernames?

Thought so.

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Hoofy said:

gtidriver said:

I had a chat with an anti vaxxer/anti masker/anti government woman at a cafe last year, she is also a flat earther who was in her 60s, I asked her what stopped the water from falling off the edge and she said that there's a plastic ring around the edge of the earth holding all the water in/on... what held it in/on before 1907 then? hopes and dreams maybe..

I thought it was the icewall.

Definitely plastic. You know all that plastic dumped in the oceans? Well the currents carry it right out to the edge, where “they” re use it to make the plastic ring higher each year. It’s a race against rising sea levels caused by global warming, see, to stop the edges over flowing.

Even though everyone knows global warming is totes fake. I mean, everyone knows it’s fake, and it is really fake, except for it causing rising sea levels. Otherwise the plastic wall wouldn’t need to be made higher.

Wake up sheeple!

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Staggering what people believe from crap online:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-5736934...