It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Macenroe82
People breaking the law and others praising them for it.
What a world.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: JinMI
Moving on...
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: PhyllidaDavenport
Why are they looking to Bill Gates for solutions? Is he a doctor? A nurse? A PA? A medical researcher? I mean honestly, what does he have besides money?
originally posted by: 0zzymand0s
a reply to: Serdgiam
Maybe this just got out of hand?
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: MaplePatriot
Big booms? Like how or what?
Its not going to reveal that this is not real nor is it going to confirm that its ok to open the economy.
This is just some criminals looking for attention.
Its not going to be some big reveal.
You're thinking is exactly why the Nigerian Prince scam still continues to bilk people of their money every year. You have a very obtuse mindset and are signaling as someone incapable of thinking for yourself. The danger of identity politics is you become part of the hive mind meaning you have no free thought and are instead led by others.
Do you genuinely consider yourself a free thinker unobstructed by what those in your political party think? Or do you find yourself going along with whatever your party line is regarding a particular topic?
originally posted by: Serdgiam
originally posted by: 0zzymand0s
a reply to: Serdgiam
Maybe this just got out of hand?
That is something I have been giving serious consideration lately.
I always try to keep my own biases in check.. And the one thing thats been thrumming in the back of my mind is that I dont think "they" truly understood the monster they made with their manipulation machine.
I also think many of them got caught up in it themselves over the years, despite knowing all about it.
It presents an interesting possibility. The most likely scenario in that case being (imo, of course): they piggybacked on a virus in order to fleece as much money, influence, ulterior goals, etc. as possible. That fits the historic framework.
But.. After so many years of getting large portions of the population *literally* addicted to the dopamine hits from extreme emotional content (which garners more likes/shares online).. They didnt realize just how far gone people were & are.
Theyll still try to take advantage of the situation, of course, but it seems all the recent manipulation methods to cause fear levels to drop just arent working. People are still mangling things that are supposed to cause fear to downtrend.. Into the worst context they can.
I have to imagine, or maybe hope, that some are asking themselves "what have we done?"
Newness to any forum does not negate the argument at hand of being a free thinker versus a sheep.
originally posted by: asd161
Can't verify that Anon did this, but found this from the WashingtonPost.
www.washingtonpost.com...