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Originally posted by Djayed
reply to post by PlanetXisHERE
That would be conspiracy theorist or people aware of the term...most of america doesn't know the term and when Alex brought it up he sparked many news sites and blogs to bring it up which in return has caused the search term of false flag to go up.
I was more relating to the every day Joe that doesn't visit these types of sites. Now I am aware of the term but I didn't think that when I first heard.
Again, this is all my opinion.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
reply to post by PlanetXisHERE
Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
No, speaking for myself and many others I have spoken to in person and online, many thought it was a false flag the moment they heard bombs had gone off, and came to this conclusion on their own.
My point, exactly. Instead of saying, "Let's be open-minded and look into this to discover the facts along the way, THEN come to a conclusion", they instead, say, "I conclude that it's a conspiracy! Let me find (and make up) as much meaningless "evidence" as I can to point in the direction of my conclusion"!
It's like a religious belief... I say don't believe everything you think... You can think it may be a conspiracy, but "believing" in with religious devotion, without proof, will lead you into the realm of fantasy. Forming a conclusion and then looking for evidence to prove it is a fool's game.
Originally posted by stars15k
Originally posted by WanderingThe3rd
no offance but i didn't think this site was to discuss how much you believe the real story
edit on 20-4-2013 by WanderingThe3rd because: (no reason given)
Gee, I thought this was an open forum to intelligently discuss conspiracy theory, not a just bunch of idiots who will blindly believe every conspiracy story ever told.
Apparently, I was mistaken?
Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
Originally posted by NoJoker13
reply to post by ColoradoJens
I know first hand the citizens didn't have a problem, at least the vast majority, to me that's all that matters not the opinions of the backwoods of America. A sacrifice to end the problem, an a half day for the people of Boston wasn't much to give for it.
"Those who would sacrifice their liberty for security deserve neither."
B. Franklin
Originally posted by MidnightTide
Why is everyone jumping to the conclusion that this was a false flag, that the government did it.....many of us simply think the government used this real event as an opportunity to test out curtaining individual rights and freedoms.
Just take Farce out of the other thread since most people appear to be fixated with that term, it isn't the basis of that thread.edit on 21-4-2013 by MidnightTide because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Djayed
Originally posted by ColoradoJens
reply to post by NoJoker13
So you feel ok with closing down Boston to apprehend one man?
CJ
When bombs are involved yes....
Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
Um, I think a few more people than Alex Jones are saying it, in fact if you look through hundreds of online blogs etc I think tens if not hundreds of thousands of people are discussing it, I believe even a CNN reporter had asked the question at one point, not that I watch that "programming".
Originally posted by peter_kandra
To everyone who thinks it was OK to shut the entire area down, what do you feel about compensation? Should people who were "forced" to stay home be compensated for not being able to go to work? How do you quantify the compensation? The loss of revenue for the mass transit system, the loss of revenue for the street vendor, etc.
Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
No, speaking for myself and many others I have spoken to in person and online, many thought it was a false flag the moment they heard bombs had gone off
Originally posted by NoJoker13 The hundreds of photos and video showed exactly from point A to point B what took place. There is no disputing the evidence in this case.
Did they plant bombs, kill some, maim many others, all to stage a police exercise
"He is not going to be read the Miranda warnings," ABC News Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas said Sunday. "They are going to use the Public Safety Exception, and dive in without advising him of his right to remain silent. They are taking this extraordinary step because there could be an eminent threat still out there. ... There's deep, deep concern about the amount of ammunition, guns and working bombs these men had."
Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
I know many people skeptical of this who are open minded people, they are just distrustful of government and the media.
A source close to the investigation said: “We have no doubt the brothers were not acting alone. The devices used to detonate the two bombs were highly sophisticated and not the kind of thing people learn from Google.