Originally posted by GoodOlDave
I've a question, in all seriousness, ipsedixit. Without any insults, or criticism, or attitude, tell me, what other conspiracies are out there that
you subscribe to, as I'm sincerely curious. In no particular order, here are some claims which I've seen other people make in my
travels...
Nobody ever asks me my opinion. Are you hatching a conspiracy?
-FDR knew the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor
I have not researched this one, but I think there may be something to it. I think American code-breakers had broken Japanese naval codes by then.
Also, I believe an Australian patrol plane sighted the Japanese taskforce enroute to Hawaii. Keep in mind that Churchill ordered a stand down when the
city of Coventry was bombed because he wanted to keep secret the fact that the UK had broken the Enigma coding machine, in use by the Germans.
Finally, Franklin Rooseveldt himself, once said words to the effect that, "if anything significant happens in politics, you can bet it was
planned".
-the holocaust never really happened
I think the holocaust happened but I think there is a resistance to telling the accurate historical story of how it unfolded, particularly the
complicity of countries like Canada, the US and the UK, who refused to accept Jews that the Nazis wanted to deport.
Also there is a lot of quibbling out there about the numbers of people killed. You have to be a real scholar to discuss this intelligently, but I
accept a figure somewhere between 4 and 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis either directly or by maltreatment.
Hitler killed a lot of people in WW2, and even before it started. He intended to kill substantial numbers more. The Jews, although much reviled by the
Nazis, were only one
small ethnic group they intended to wipe out or turn into slaves. The Slav death totals would have dwarfed the numbers of
deaths in the jewish holocaust if the Nazis had been able to carry out their plans in the east. Very interesting subject, but yes there was a
holocaust
-captured UFOs are stored in area 51
A lot of people say so. Jackie Gleason was insanely funny at times, but he wasn't insane. He said that Richard Nixon had shown him alien bodies. Was
tricky Dick playing a little joke on Jackie? Maybe.
Bob Lazar and others have said so. Their stories are difficult to verify. George Knapp believes Lazar or at least parts of his story.
David Adair tells an interesting story of his rocket building youth and a trip to Area 51. I don't know if he is telling the truth. There are a lot
of crazies and mountebanks in this field.
Bottom line, I think it is possible but I don't have a strong conviction about it one way or the other.
-the CIA (or LBJ, your choice) assassinated JFK
This one is a real can of worms. One thing we know for sure is that there was a Secret Service stand down during the parade through Dallas. There is
film of it on YouTube.
I think he was killed by a conspiracy and that Oswald was a patsy.
-the FBI killed Robert Kennedy and Sirhan Sirhan is just a patsy
I don't know who killed Robert Kennedy but the ballistics studies of the crime scene, the body, etc. seem to indicate that Sirhan wasn't the only
shooter and that he didn't fire the fatal shot.
-The Israelis deliberately attacked the USS Liberty
That's what the sailors aboard the Liberty believe and I take them at their word.
-The moon landing was faked
Another tricky question to answer. Bottom line, I don't know. Why haven't we been back?
-Bush rigged the election
You are referring to Jeb Bush here I presume. There is fraud in elections. There was probably fraud on both sides of both of Dubya's elections. Was
Bush's fraud more efficacious than Gore's or Kerry's. I think so. What do Americans say? "He stole it fair and square."
-the SAS murdered Princess Diana
Don't know. She was a lily playing among the lawnmowers.
-the FBI sabotaged JFK Jr's plane and made it crash
A very strange story. Too many rumors about what happened and what did not happen. No firm opinion about it.
-Passenger jets are secretly spreading sterilization gas in their vapor trails
They could be just doing trials. Chemtrails exist, I believe. I've seen them in the air over Toronto, lingering for hours. There are numerous
theories about them. I don't have a favorite.
-AIDS was invented by the US to kill off all the black people in Africa
I haven't researched enough about AIDS and its origins and spread to have any opinions about it.
-The world is secretly controlled by the Jews
Howard Stern used to tease guests on his program by asking some of them if they thought there were too many Jews in Hollywood. There is no doubt that
as an ethnic group, Jews punch way above their weight class. You could say the same about some other groups, like the British or even the Irish (in
terms of poetry and song).
By the way,
Is the world under control? I hadn't noticed.
-The world is secretly controlled by the Masons
Same as above.
-The world is secretly controlled by the Illuminati
Same as above.
-There are secret numerological meanings hidden in the 9/11 attack
Haven't looked into it. Not concerned about it.
...or is there one that I've overlooked?
There are always new conspiracies arising. That's what police departments look into, what intelligence agencies look into, what jealous spouses look
into. But everybody knows that.
[edit on 4-11-2009 by ipsedixit]