Conspiracy Realists and Conspiracy Loons

[Lauren Johnson]

I'm not the only one on this forum who has been labeled a "conspiracy loon," "wacko," or something similar over the years, often by someone in the political mainstream or center-right. But I think that most of us here consider ourselves "conspiracy realists." We try to do actual research, dig up real evidence, and attempt to prove our theories with logic and reason. We know that a lot of useful information can be acquired from mainstream media sources, that they're biggest problem is failing to follow up on stories, or connect the dots.

I'm used to dealing with all the people who won't believe something unless it's published on page 1 of the New York Times. I'm used to be "outside the mainstream," and having to quote from established media sources to prove some point to debunkers.

Now I'm trying to get my mind around an incoming President who makes up his own facts, who traffics in conspiracy theories like Ted Cruz's dad being involved in the JFK assassination. His supporters have far more contempt for the corporate media than I ever did, and get their news from the worst sort of bottom-dwelling, money-making fiction-peddlers imaginable (as I've tried to document in this thread):

https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/sho...EWADtIrKyc

Alex Jones used to be someone I considered marginal at best (in his early years), with occasional good guests like Webster Tarpley, But now he is clearly just running a merchandising empire. And yet here is Jones today with a direct pipeline into the Trump White House. The worst traditions of American hucksterism are on display here. The resounding ignorance of many Americans makes them a good market for this kitty litter posing as news and information.

And despite all of this, we're still the ones who are the "conspiracy loons" and "wackos." ::facepalm::