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Originally posted by jd140
How did this thread get so big?
He has had 2 threads deleted stating the same exact thing in less then a week. I guess the third time is the charm.
or
The mods decided to throw him to the wolves.
Originally posted by evil incarnate
So let me see if I have this straight.
We have a shortage of agents that speak, read, and write farsi but we have more than enough to follow people around on planes saying things they would understand even though their understanding it will make them stick out that much more?
Originally posted by jd140
reply to post by masonwatcher
You don't find that a little weird?
Originally posted by mystiq
I'm really amazed at the types of posts suggesting this is mental illness. No, this is either CIA or a complete fabrication.
This is classic Schizophrenic banter.
Originally posted by mystiq
Also, thinking he's mental is the window we leave open for these crooks to operate. Best to always believe people in situations like this and just keep vigilant for justice. Its not like the government hasn't earned this kind of reputation!
Your willingness to believe any wacky story posted by an anonymous and crazy-sounding person on an online forum discredits the entire conspiracy theory movement. How many insane and untrue stories get turned into legends of conspiracy? This allows false info to pass around and basically dilute any kernels of truth, and the trail of info fades but the incorrect assumptions/theories--based on fictions--remain.
Originally posted by scraze
Originally posted by mystiq
I'm really amazed at the types of posts suggesting this is mental illness. No, this is either CIA or a complete fabrication.[..]
I'm really amazed you're so eager to dismiss the possibility of a mental illness. In fact, whether the story is true or not, he describes an awful lot of symptoms you could experience with certain types of schizophrenia. Intelligent, coherent persons can succumb to schizophrenia just as much as anyone else.. So how do you know so sure that this is either fake or really happening? I agree, it sounds real, but mostly in the way he describes it - it sounds very real for him. But that doesn't tell us whether it actually is real, too.
Of course that applies to any story, I just disagree with your intolerance.
Originally posted by masonwatcher
reply to post by spaznational
Your willingness to believe any wacky story posted by an anonymous and crazy-sounding person on an online forum discredits the entire conspiracy theory movement. How many insane and untrue stories get turned into legends of conspiracy? This allows false info to pass around and basically dilute any kernels of truth, and the trail of info fades but the incorrect assumptions/theories--based on fictions--remain.
Hmmm?! Is there such a thing as a "conspiracy theory movement" and what might the charter be and who is the leader?
I would surmise that those convinced by a "conspiracy theory" would not call it as such and those that merely have fun on conspiracy theory sites would hate to be called conspiracy theorists. But this idea of a functioning "movement" intrigues me. This suggests you have some authority on the matter to declare such a description. Most notably in your comment, you seem to take exception to the dilution of the core ethos of "conspiracy theory movement" you have announced.
Why do you take such personal offence at the OP's posting and in what way does it harm the good name of your "movement"?
Frankly, I don't buy your outrage and it comes across as genuinely disingenuous.
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