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"You sound like a conspiracy theorist."
RESPONSE: "Conspiracy
Theorist? Now tell me the truth, where did you hear that term...on TV? (Laugh.) ...So let me get this straight. Are you
saying that men in high positions of power are not capable of criminal activity and telling lies to the general public? Are
you really that naive?" (Laugh as you say this.)
.
"I'm
not saying that governments don't lie, but a conspiracy like that would have to involve 100's of people. You can't hide something
like that."
RESPONSE: "You're absolutely right. I agree with you 100%. It is impossible to totally
cover up a conspiracy so massive. That's why I know about it! What you must understand is that they don't
have to cover it up totally. Even a bucket that has a few leaks can still do the job of carrying
water from here to there! They only need to fool 80% of the public, which isn't hard to do when you control the major networks
and newspapers. The 10-20% that do figure it out (and the fewer still who will dare to speak their minds about it) can be
very easily marginalized with the propaganda label "conspiracy theorist." The 80% + never take us critical thinkers seriously because they want to be part
of the majority. This is known as groupthink. (*Note: When saying "conspiracy theorist",
always hold your two hands up as you make sarcastic quote marks with your fingers.)
. (The Ridicule Trick) "That's ridiculous (as he rolls his eyes). Do you really
believe that nonsense?"
RESPONSE: "Can I ask you an honest question?" (Wait for "yes") Do you consider yourself
an open minded, critical thinking person - yes or no? (Wait for "yes") Then how can you possibly
ridicule an opinion when you haven't even done 10 minutes of research into the matter? That's kind of ignorant don't you think?"
(Wait for response.)
. "Not
"Not everything
that happens in the world is a conspiracy!"
RESPONSE:
"Not everything is a conspiracy, but nor is NOTHING a conspiracy either. Wouldn't you agree that we should evaluate each
case independently and with an open mind?" (Wait for response.)
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"Governments are so incompetant that they can't even deliver the mail
on time or balance a budget. They couldn't conspire their way out of a paper bag!".
RESPONSE: "Don't confuse your incompetant, dim witted
Congressman or Senator with the shadow government. The dark covert elements who stage these events are very skilled at carrying
out, and concealing, their plots. Take for example the Manhattan Project. Hundreds of the world's top scientists were
holed up in a desert for months as they worked on the Atomic Bomb. This conspiracy was so secretive, that when FDR died and
Vice President Truman became President, FDR's advisors had to inform him of the Project's existence! So you see, the shadowy
intelligence element of the government is VERY capable!"
.
(The Unresolved Detail Trick) "If this is a conspiracy then explain to me how they managed to do x,
y, and z?"
RESPONSE: "I don't have every missing piece of this puzzle.
But I have enough pieces to KNOW that the government-media version is false! Imagine if I gave you a 100 piece jigsaw puzzle,
and told you that the image is of a beach in Hawaii. But after snapping 30 pieces together, you notice
polar bears, snow capped mountains, and men covered in furs. Although there are still 70 missing pieces, you already
have enough to KNOW that the image is NOT that of a beach in Hawaii. It's the same with solving conspiracies. I may not have
all of the details, but I have laid out enough pieces to know that the official story is a lie. Does that make sense
to you? (Wait for response.)
..
"So what? just because "x" happened, or "y" said this, it doesn't mean it's a conspiracy. You're
taking a few coincidences and making a conspiracy out of it. "
RESPONSE: "If it were just one or two
coincidences, I would agree with you. But when you have a series of 10,15, 20 different anomolies, the law of statistics PROVES
that they can't all be just "coincidence". For example, if we're playing dice, and I roll a "7" to
win. That doesn't mean that my dice are rigged. It's just a 1 in 6 coincidence. But if I roll a "7", eight times
in a row, then that's a 1 in 150,000 "coincidence". You would have to be a fool not to question the integrity of
those dice! You do understand probabilities don't you? (Wait for response.)
..
(The Isolated Piece of Evidence Trick) "Other than citing some historical events, you still haven't shown me
one piece of evidence that this was a conspiracy. Tell me just one thing that most proves a conspiracy."
RESPONSE:
"That's a trick question! If I tell you "just one thing", you'll just climb on your high horse and dismiss
it as a "coincidence". What I want to show you is TWENTY THINGS! But you're too closed minded to consider
the case in its totality! You won't even watch a You Tube video let alone read the case! I sure hope you never get selected
to serve on a jury! You want everything boiled down to a simplistic media sound byte. Unless you will commit to
a few hours of study, I'm wasting my time with you. Why are you so afraid to study this? (Wait for a response.)
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"If
this were true, the media would be all over it! It would be on the front page of every newspaper in America."
RESPONSE: "The media, the government, the International
bankers, Hollywood, and academia are all part of the same incestuous complex. The media is part of the conspiracy, so why would you expect them to tell you the truth?" (Wait for response.)
.
"You wouldn't be able to corrupt so many people. Every reporter and politician would have to be
"in on it" in order to cover it up."
RESPONSE:
"The corruption doesn't come from the outside-in. It comes from the top-down. If the ownership of a major media
organization decides that a certain story is to be spiked, or if another story is to be hyped, then the rest of the organization
follows. If a low level reporter decides to defy his bosses, he will lose his job and be blacklisted. Remember Helen Thomas?
After 50 years as a White House Correspondent, she was dumped like a hot potato for publicly criticizing Israel. The same
fearful top-down control works in government and academia as well.
.
"This is crazy. I don't believe in conspiracy theories."
RESPONSE: "You don't believe it? Or You don't WANT
to believe it? There's a big difference between the two. The human mind is filled with complexes, one of which is the desire
to shield itself from unpleasant truths. You're afraid that if you look into this, you might see that it's true. And you're
especially afraid that if you come to agree with me, you too will then become marginalized as a "conspiracy theorist."
It is FEAR that is causing you to close your mind and act like a sheep. Grow a pair and stop being so closed minded!"
.
"Conspiracy
theories appeal to uneducated people because they provide simplistic answers to complex events."
RESPONSE: "Exactly
the OPPOSITE is true! The evaluation of conspiracy theories not only requires much time and study, but also applied logic
and critical thinking. It is intellectually lazy people like you who choose to swallow and parrot whatever simplistic narrative
that the TV feeds you. Do you ever question anything that the TV feeds you?" (Wait for response.)
.
"Conspiracy
theories appeal to people because they are comforting."
RESPONSE: "Exactly the OPPOSITE is true.
It is far more comforting to believe that certain tragic events happen exactly as the TV says, than to believe in
monstrous internal plots beyond our control. Do you actually think that I enjoy believing that such evil exists?
You think I like being ridiculed by simple minded family members and friends? Take it from me, the life
of a "conspiracy theorist" can actually be quite stressful at times!"
.
"Don't
believe everything you read on the Internet."
RESPONSE:
"I don't believe everything that's on the Internet. But apparently you believe
everything that's on the TV! I only believe those things which are verifiable, and consistent with my own
sense of reasoning and logic. The beauty of the Internet is that, unlike the TV that you worship so much, all
sides of an issue are presented on the Internet. It allows a critical thinker to figure out what the true story is. The TV
doesn't give you that option. Do you really believe that the media presents the whole story? Are you that naive? (laugh) Remember
the fairy tale of the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? The media shoved that lie down our throats. So why do you trust
the media so blindly and not the Internet?"
(Wait for response.)
.
"Some conspiracy theorists still believe Elvis is still alive."
RESPONSE: "So, according to your twisted logic, because
some theories are false, therefore ALL theories are false? I'm astonished that you could make such a stupid and offensive
anology! Is that the best you got?" (Wait for response.)
.
"You
don't have any respect or compassion for the family members of the dead."
RESPONSE: "I am honoring the dead by pursuing the
truth as to who killed them! If someone in your family was killed, wouldn't you want to know who the true culprit was?"
(Wait for response.)