Thoughts on conspiracy theories

It could be that there are no conspiracies, no evil inner cabal of manipulators, and that the dismal truth is no one is in charge, everyone is clueless, and we all just lurch from crisis to crisis.

Or maybe there really is a hideous conspiracy of controllers. But if so, why the heck don’t they just show their face and take over? I mean, if they are able to control us secretly, then controllng us overtly should be a snap. So why all the mystery?

More probable though - and this is my favorite theory - is that what we call “history” is simply the chronicles of multiple overlapping continually occurring conspiracies. There’s no need to fret about those silly black helicopters and men in black when conspiracy is happening all the time, and right in front of you too. So, join in the fun - start your own conspiracy!

And remember, no matter how paranoid you are, the bastards are always doing more than you think they are. But then, they’d want you to think that, wouldn’t they?

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The 9/11 Truth Movement

Ok, the official story about 9/11 certainly has some holes in it. In particular, I’ve always been suspicious of the coverage of the Pentagon crash site, wondering why coverage of it vanished almost immediately, and why the released photos showed little actual damage and debris at the crash site.  Most odd indeed.

The 9/11 Truth Movement, a loose and growing assortment of websites and conspiracy buffs believe 9/11 was, more or less, a Reichstag Fire, that it was orchestrated by the US government so they would then have a plausible excuse for war, repression, and intimidation of opponents.

However the 9/11 Truth people tend to be rather messianic in their beliefs. Vast conspiracies and insidious coverups are afoot, and only we know the truth - that sort of thing. A woman of my acquaintance recently told me in absolute seriousness that most of the Left was covering the truth about 9/11, and that included the ANSWER Coalition too.

Curses! How did she know? Our careful plans of working unpaid for months  on end organizing and building demonstrations nationwide are of course, a fiendish cover for our plotting that people never know that George Bush blew up the World Trade Center. Yet somehow this woman knew of our plot!

Um, look, one of the only good things about George Bush is that his conspiracies are right out there in the open. No need to hunt for them! 9/11 Truth Movement does itself a disservice with its too often over-the-top theories, which detract from the useful research they are doing.

911 Research reference page. A useful place to begin
http://911research.wtc7.net/contents.html

911 Truth Movement
http://911truthmovement.org/

911 Truth
http://www.911truth.org/

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By accident or by design?

Bush told he is playing into Bin Laden’s hands. 

Al-Qaida may ‘reward’ American president with strike aimed at keeping him in office, senior intelligence man says.

But then, the terrorist strike in Spin caused the fall of the conservatives and a huge vistory by progressives

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But first: Bush must go, then we can work on global warming

Costs of Warming on the Rise.

Scientists say climate change is upon us, and the longer we wait to do something, the more expensive it will be. Also: New York air is getting worse…. Coral reefs gain protection. By Stephen Leahy. [Wired News]

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