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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/28/2011 5:01:09 PM   
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Sorta sums it up.


Looks like a pro wrestler with a really bad haircut


Or Nancy Pelosi after trying to fix her makeup in a turbulent end to one of her cross-country flights.

Tammy Faye Baker on crack!


Welcome back Will!

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/28/2011 5:02:46 PM   
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ORIGINAL: SilverMark


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ORIGINAL: willbeurdaddy


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Sorta sums it up.


Looks like a pro wrestler with a really bad haircut


Or Nancy Pelosi after trying to fix her makeup in a turbulent end to one of her cross-country flights.

Tammy Faye Baker on crack!


Welcome back Will!


TY for the belated WB.

Tammy Faye for the win!

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/28/2011 8:25:09 PM   
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Thank you for approaching this touchy subject apropriately, with the caution is requires.

You're welcome. I get angry at times when I think people are flagrantly taking the piss with serious subjects like this but try to be fair to others with differing views too.

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"Yes and no is the answer as far as I can see it."

Well really for there to be one answer there would have to be only one Jew. As I stated it is a human trait to tend to group a "group" together. Whether for good reason or not, Jews have hidden. Sometimes in plain sight. Changing names and so forth, and the Kol Nidre. Are you familiar with that ? I'll say it because others might not know. The Kol Nidre is a prayer that actually amounts to an update of religious law. It allows them to take false oaths. Oh this is so bad ? Not quite. It came out of France where at the time they were required to become Christian or be executed. What would you do ? Lie or die.

As far as I understand Kol Nidre, which I looked up before because some (extreme catholics) cited it as a reason for saying Jews were duplicitous, freemasons, communists etc., is that it was a prayer made one day a year in which all previous oaths to God are withdrawn and forgiveness is begged as part of a process of atonement. People have made out any oath cannot be trusted in business or whatever as a result but the oath is made to God and AFAIK relates to previous oaths made to God not to other people. In fact there is a key line in the text (I forget but can find out if you like) which states they are to blame as well as the strangers amongst them but seeks that all be forgiven. Thus it is inclusive in spirit, not something that excludes and isolates Jews from duties to others unlike what Henry Ford said. It dates to the early Medieval era before France as a state in itself existed.

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I used to have a racist streak in me a mile wide. Over the years things have changed as I have become a bit more enlightened. I still cherish racial differences and racism is not the reason I deplore the "melting pot". I like separatism because it preserves our differences. I like hanging out with people from different backgrounds and from different cultures. Once we are all homogenized, the world will be alot less interesting.

I grew up in Ireland in the 80's. Lets put it this way, it was as monocultural as New York is multicultural.

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That's one things Jews actually do. Mating outside is considered carefully. I really don't have a problem with that because I totally agree with it and actually practice it to a limited extent. I mean I wanted to hook my sister up with a friend of mine just to get his DNA, no shit. The problem is that they denounce the practice. Other than that, I think they are doing the right thing.

True some Jews, particularly orthodox types are pretty conservative and don't like the idea of inter-marriage. There was a campaign a while back in the US which annoyed a lot of people, Jews especially for being intolerant. However, generally speaking when it comes to integration Jewish people are at the front of the que and there is a lot of inter-marriage.

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"This is where anti-Semitism diverges with other forms of racism. Blacks, Muslims etc. can be regarded as stupid, uneducated, violent, barbaric even. The Jew is hated because he is sometimes seen as being better, educated, wealthy/successful."

That is actually a racist stement. Hopefully people don't take it wrong. My opinion on other races in compare ? First of all Arabs are Semites. Jews seem to consider themselves the only Semites just like US citizens consider themselves to be the only Americans. Pot, kettle, so what. We are all a bit clanish. And from what I understand, when the "settlers" came to conquer this land, they forced the natives to learn their language. Conversely, when they brought the Black slaves from Africa, for a time is was illegal to teach them to read or write. Perhaps they learned something ? Something that was useful in their quest for power ?

I wasn't expressing a racist opinion myself but giving examples of the qualities racists see in others.

Indeed Arabs are part of the semite racial group but they are essentially white. I would see them as being just as white as whites based around the Mediterannean. I know a christian Arab guy from Egypt and really he could almost as easily be a dark southern Italian so I don't see the whole semite thing as being an issue. I son't think it's so much that Jews see themselves as the only semites, they see themselves as the only Jews. Being Jewish is more than a racial issue, its a cultural and religious one.

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"Yeah I have heard of that book. "

Not just a book, a website now, unless they have "disappeared". I haven't been there in years, but I know what they say. They are not totally wrong, but I doubt they are totally right. Regardless, if you publicize such views in Germany, you are likely to go to prison. Jews themselves should fight to repeal that legislation, because really I think they could hold their own in an open debate. The legislation indicates fear, which is sometimes borne by guilt. What's more it is true evidence of their influence on politics across the planet. Bad move. Don't forget AIPAC and HR4230. As far as I am concerned they can do whatever they want, but not in MY COUNTRY. See how that works ? That could be the basis for alot of their problems over the last century or so.

This is where we must disagree. The influence of Jews in leglislation in Germany banning Holocaust denial is doubtful. There were very few Jews living in Germany when the laws were only brought in during the 80's. Many Germans feel a fair level of guilt about the Holocaust which I believe was the primary motivating factor. Its worth remembering that these laws do not exclusively relate to Jews. In Germany they relate also to general incitement towards hatred. In Poland for example the laws also relate to denial of communist crimes. I know laws in the US are different but here in Europe the laws relate to incitement to hatred, denial of known genocides etc. that do not merely relate to Jewish issues.

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Also note that FDR refused mass immigration during WW2. Some Jews came, but some of the people you might call deniers assert that it was a ploy to get the peoples' sympathy. To exaserbate the problem so to garner popular support. That is only theory though. But then I also heard that the Jews were not only allowed to leave before the holocaust, but they were actually encouraged to do so. If all the countries in the world refused them for whatever reason, it's not a theory anymore.

Indeed its not a theory, as you suggest. Its a historical fact but it relates essentially to Germany, not Eastern Europe where most who died in the Holocaust were located. That's why the arguments about emigration limiting the death toll in the Holocaust is unconvincing. The German Jewish population wasn't that huge to begin with especially in comparison with Poland. There were half a million Jews in Germany before Hitler became Chancellor. By the start of war it was just over 200,000 due to persecution and emigration.

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"There is enough truth in most extremist movements to make them appeal to popular sensibility."

To strike the chords...... those are not my words, they are from the Protocols. Since I just mentioned that, I find is hard to believe that anyone else wrote that document, forgery or not.

Do you think the Protocols was written by Jewish authors, and if so were they writing an authentic document or a deliberate forgery for the Russian secret service?

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"They also wanted a wealthy industrious West Germany to be a big fuck you to the Soviet East. "

With a bunch of our money no less. Was there a conspiracy ? How did all these people just happen to further one anothers' goals ? See how it all worked out ? And really, I remember something about a Russian leader recently saying something like communism doesn't work. They certainly tried it. And look at Germany now. First of all if you can look at the big picture without prejudice it is clear that Hitler did alot for that country. He mobilized the workforce damnear without money, and almost conquered a few countries. It happened pretty darn quick too.

Not a conspiracy as far as I can see. It was well known the West wanted to bolster West Germany not only to avoid the punative situation after World War I but also to win a propaganda war with the USSR. I think you need to look at the big picture with foreign policy. Some money is well spent, some is not. The USSR frightened the shit out of the West after World War Two. It's army had become so powerful it routed the Germans and the Japanese. It became a superpower than could take on a few Nazi Germany's rolled into one.

I would have to disagree with what Hitler did because he borrowed massively to make the country work giving jobs to everyone. He essentially put the country on a war footing from the start which initiated a huge industrial spend that benefitted many but if war didn't happen the country would have fallen into a huge hole bigger than before.

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"Indeed people fuck up, people are dishonest, people are greedy. Governments are made of people. "

I am considering that statement as a sig line. The most important thing, no matter what anyone does, is not to hate. It clouds one's judgement. Just like the pogroms, one Jew was an asshole, and they get rid of them all. Along with their possible future contributions to that society. That is not logical. If they really stole all that much, there are legal ways to stop it, especially without a constitution comparable to that of the US.

Sure work away with it, you could probably improve the wording as I wrote it quickly.

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This world is pretty fucked up. I'm cooking and it is time for the next step. I'll be around. Again, thank you for engaging this subject without the usual slurs and cliche type response. It's refreshing actually.

Your welcome, thanks. A text that opened my eyes somewhat to the prejudice Jewish people faced was Joyce's Ulysses. It's not about that topic, its more an incidental in the story. Its easily the greatest novel of the 20th Century even if it's almost unreadable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qh2wDylOoM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlR5yQykszI

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/28/2011 10:35:48 PM   
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"Do you think the Protocols was written by Jewish authors, and if so were they writing an authentic document or a deliberate forgery for the Russian secret service? "

You have said alot, and I do apreciate it. But this becomes of the utmost import if we are to communicate. Have you read the document stem to stern ? I have several times. I know what rascality means. I have examined it quite thoroughly. Have you read it ? If so we might actually be able to discuss it without the interference of the ninnies around here. Don't ask how.

Now, the first thing that comes to my mind now is borne by my quite different background. I have not learned to suspect everything, I was born suspecting everything and just grew bigger. The Protocols engaged me in a way no other text had. Ever. There is no way some knuckle dragging hillbilly down in the south wrote this, in a manner of speaking, really it is actually possible, but ......

But maybe YOU, rather than the normal rabble can actually discuss the content. All they do is claim it's a forgery. I say who the fuck cares ? Someone wrote it. Who was that ? Whoever wrote it was extremely intelligent. I would "suspect" that of a Jew because of their ways, their lust for knowledge. But really it could be someone else. If it is someone else, who ? If it is a forgery, who did it ?

Jews have a world view kinda built in, Diaspora can do that. But whoever wrote the Protocols had that same vuew, otherwise they would not have been able to compose the document. As such, it was either Jews or someone of the same mindset. Remember there was more than one in hisstory who sought to conquer the world. Ironically, Hitler was not among them. He envisioned a unified Europe under his control. Many Americans think he would have come goosestepping into Philadelphia, but that simply is not true. Hitler saw Europe as the venue for his people. The countries he attacked were the targets. Not the US, the world or anything else. About a half a continent would've been fine for him. The US got into the war because of ties with England, which in history is uncanny because we supposedly broke away from them by force. And I still believf that England let the settlers etc. win the war of independence.

Can you imagine the fucking peoblems involved in holding another country subjugated in the days when there were no aircraft, submarines or even marines ? Try it sometime. This was a penal colony at one time like Guyana or whatever. The aristocrats who formed this government were upstarts, opportunists and above all, traitors. That's the fucking truth.

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/29/2011 6:24:13 AM   
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I read it. 

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/29/2011 6:38:10 AM   
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I disagree, I dfon't think we are responsible for our own perceptions. We can't knowingly shape he we wish to see the world. Perception is a complex mix of education, social background, upbringing etc. We can make an effort to educate and better ourselves but that is guaranteed to change our perceptions. I agree though that there is no final authority other than empirical evidence. And yet even when presented with it, many conspiricists simply reject it. This is one reason why I think it is unhealthy. One example would be Obama's birth cert, the veracity of which is still denied by many.
I find this first line disturbing, and the repeated characterization of conspiracy theory as somehow "dangerous" does indeed smack of censorship.

Do outside forces influence perception? Sure, absolutely, the very reason there should be no monopoly on opinion, arguing these points is the process of democracy itself.

However anybody feels abut it, people with similar interests align themselves in order to increase their political pull, it's called a consensus, and a specific consensus may have a name, we call them "special interest groups" etc., and there's myriad citizens groups and caucuses, NGO's, lobbies, etc., etc., each with it own particular agenda, and each may be aligned or opposed to other such groups depending on convergence/divergence of their goals - this is just the way it works, it'll happen spontaneously with a group of schoolchildren, there are even studies that suggest population as a determinant, i.e., a cohesive group is usually sized at about 20 people per leader, the group gets larger than that, another leader will emerge, factions formed, there may be rivalry and the group may split into Two groups - the Branch Davidians were a splinter sect of the Davidians, etc., there is a whole story there about how that happened.

When a group like that engages in deception, particularly when that deception appears contrary to the public interest (the broadest consensus), then we may call it a conspiracy, and ultimately the deciding factor in whether it's a conspiracy or a special interest group, hinges largely on to what degree they engage in deception and why.

And, there is enough deception, to pretty much call any one of them a conspiracy - is there a Zionist conspiracy? Probably, every consensus has it's nut cases, it's Machiavellian strategists, it's paranoid schizophrenics, it's bitter haters, etc. - doesnt' mean there isn't' a pro-Arab conspiracy, there definitely is, there are literally multitudes of anti-semetic conspiracies, "Zionists" have every reason to be paranoid, it's an established historical fact - the only danger lies in the perception that the Zionist conspiracy is a conspiracy, an anti-semetic conspiracy is not,  they're all conspiracies, take a number, the Zionists are going to have to wait in line like everybody else, whattaya think you're special?

I don't have a dog in that fight, I think they're all a bunch of silly bastards, but its the same thing with "The Homosexual Agenda" - is there a homosexual agenda? If even two homosexuals engage in deception against the public interest, that's a conspiracy, but we know for a fact there's an Anti-Gay agenda, they don't even try to hide it, and they routinely engage in disinformation and deceit, again, take a number - the only way to sort it out is to stop taking sides and look at the facts, be responsible for your own perceptions, it's your job as a citizen of a democratic society, it's only "dangerous" if you don't do that, take responsibility for your own perceptions.

You consider your perceptions "responsible" presumably, mine "irresponsible" - but you engage in deception to do it - I mentioned a US court of law w/regard to cocaine smuggling, but the link you mentioned avoid mentioning that, focusing instead on media coverage, which is basically narrative based (presumably) on primary sources, not primary sources themselves.

"Spin" is a form of deception, and I take great exception to your opinion that Jones is somehow dangerous while Fox is harmless - Fox has a great deal more influence than Jones will ever have, and moreover, they really push the line in terms of inciting violence, and the market has responded to that - they have a patina of a legitimate news organization and establishment authority, so when they lie, it sounds like official, whereas Jones sounds like an exemplar of the tinfoil hat crowd, that's basically the premise of this thread.

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/29/2011 7:27:46 AM   
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"Do you think the Protocols was written by Jewish authors, and if so were they writing an authentic document or a deliberate forgery for the Russian secret service? "

You have said alot, and I do apreciate it. But this becomes of the utmost import if we are to communicate. Have you read the document stem to stern ? I have several times. I know what rascality means. I have examined it quite thoroughly. Have you read it ? If so we might actually be able to discuss it without the interference of the ninnies around here. Don't ask how.

I haven't read it stem to stern. I read some of it online once. It didn't strike me as being some sort of truth. I have read a few books from the 19th and early 20th Century that speculated on the intent of Jews/Freemasons etc. and this text seemed to affirm all those beliefs which I felt was far too convenient.

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Now, the first thing that comes to my mind now is borne by my quite different background. I have not learned to suspect everything, I was born suspecting everything and just grew bigger. The Protocols engaged me in a way no other text had. Ever. There is no way some knuckle dragging hillbilly down in the south wrote this, in a manner of speaking, really it is actually possible, but ......

But maybe YOU, rather than the normal rabble can actually discuss the content. All they do is claim it's a forgery. I say who the fuck cares ? Someone wrote it. Who was that ? Whoever wrote it was extremely intelligent. I would "suspect" that of a Jew because of their ways, their lust for knowledge. But really it could be someone else. If it is someone else, who ? If it is a forgery, who did it ?

I'm sure you know the origin of the book was in Tsarist Russia. In my opinion it matters a great deal if its a forgery or not. If it wasn't then it validates to some extent what many anti Jewish people have been saying about the Jews. If it is a forgery then it is a telling indictment of conspiracy theorists.

The Protocols evolved over a period of time. Preceeding material from a few decades earlier by non-Jewish sources advanced a similar story as absolute truth. Maurice Joly wrote a short story based on Napoleon where he seeks to rule the world. This was adapted by an ex-spy for Prussia called Goedsche who brought the Jewish dimension into it circa 1850. Then it spread as truth in numerous sources. The Protocols borrows even more heavily from Joly's work. This was discovered when The London Times published an expose in 1921. The text was circulated around Russia as a means to scape goat Jews and prepare the Russian populace for greater persecution. They blamed Jews for the defeat of the war with Japan and communist conspiracies. Then in 1917 the white Russians reused the text again blaming Jews for the revolution and being the prime force in the Bolsheviks.

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Jews have a world view kinda built in, Diaspora can do that. But whoever wrote the Protocols had that same vuew, otherwise they would not have been able to compose the document. As such, it was either Jews or someone of the same mindset. Remember there was more than one in hisstory who sought to conquer the world.

It sounds like you are making an assumption by saying the protocols was written by Jews or someone with a similar mindset because that view asserts that Jews have a given mindset advocated by conspiracists, which this book is key in advocating for the same type of people with these beliefs. Perhaps you can see a circularity in that argument.

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Ironically, Hitler was not among them. He envisioned a unified Europe under his control. Many Americans think he would have come goosestepping into Philadelphia, but that simply is not true. Hitler saw Europe as the venue for his people. The countries he attacked were the targets. Not the US, the world or anything else. About a half a continent would've been fine for him. The US got into the war because of ties with England, which in history is uncanny because we supposedly broke away from them by force. And I still believf that England let the settlers etc. win the war of independence.

There are two opposing views on whether Hitler wanted to conquer the world even in textual analysis of Mein Kampf. Yes it is clear he wanted Europe (except England at one point which he admired until he went to war) but he also wanted more, e.g. Russia which formed at least a third of Asia which is by far the biggest continent of them all. He envisaged a massive empire greater than even the British Empire which at one point ruled 25% of the Earth. What he wanted was greatest super power fitting with the notion of the Germans being the master race. His intentions may have fluctuated though to include the entire world but thats a matter of debate.

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/29/2011 8:11:20 AM   
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XS you need to read what I say as what I mean without any further interpretation on your part otherwise its impossible to have a proper discussion as I end up spending most of my time correcting what you claim I said previously.
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I disagree, I dfon't think we are responsible for our own perceptions. We can't knowingly shape he we wish to see the world. Perception is a complex mix of education, social background, upbringing etc. We can make an effort to educate and better ourselves but that is guaranteed to change our perceptions. I agree though that there is no final authority other than empirical evidence. And yet even when presented with it, many conspiricists simply reject it. This is one reason why I think it is unhealthy. One example would be Obama's birth cert, the veracity of which is still denied by many.

I find this first line disturbing, and the repeated characterization of conspiracy theory as somehow "dangerous" does indeed smack of censorship.

No it doesn't smack of censorship. I repeatedly said conspiracy theories should not be silenced but should be challenged robustly. I said that to you quite a few times and still you refuse to take my word that that was what I meant.

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Do outside forces influence perception? Sure, absolutely, the very reason there should be no monopoly on opinion, arguing these points is the process of democracy itself.

However anybody feels abut it, people with similar interests align themselves in order to increase their political pull, it's called a consensus, and a specific consensus may have a name, we call them "special interest groups" etc., and there's myriad citizens groups and caucuses, NGO's, lobbies, etc., etc., each with it own particular agenda, and each may be aligned or opposed to other such groups depending on convergence/divergence of their goals - this is just the way it works, it'll happen spontaneously with a group of schoolchildren, there are even studies that suggest population as a determinant, i.e., a cohesive group is usually sized at about 20 people per leader, the group gets larger than that, another leader will emerge, factions formed, there may be rivalry and the group may split into Two groups - the Branch Davidians were a splinter sect of the Davidians, etc., there is a whole story there about how that happened.

When I said other elements influence perception, I didn't mean in a deliberate sense although education could at times. I was responding to your point that we are responsible for shaping our own perceptions but they are in reality shaped by self-identity, the environment we grow up in etc. I never said either that there should be a monopoly of opinion.

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When a group like that engages in deception, particularly when that deception appears contrary to the public interest (the broadest consensus), then we may call it a conspiracy, and ultimately the deciding factor in whether it's a conspiracy or a special interest group, hinges largely on to what degree they engage in deception and why.

As I have said time and time again, I have never said there are no conspiracies. I was being critical of people who see conspiracy and evil intent in pretty much everything. That is why I emphasised it being a re-orientation of a given reality.

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the only danger lies in the perception that the Zionist conspiracy is a conspiracy, an anti-semetic conspiracy is not,  they're all conspiracies, take a number, the Zionists are going to have to wait in line like everybody else, whattaya think you're special?

Not all conspiracies relating to zionism are automatically anti-Semitic. I didn't say that. Rather a distinct number of conspiracists advocate anti-Semitic values such as Holocaust denial and focus principally on conspiracy involving Jews.

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I don't have a dog in that fight, I think they're all a bunch of silly bastards, but its the same thing with "The Homosexual Agenda" - is there a homosexual agenda? If even two homosexuals engage in deception against the public interest, that's a conspiracy, but we know for a fact there's an Anti-Gay agenda, they don't even try to hide it, and they routinely engage in disinformation and deceit, again, take a number - the only way to sort it out is to stop taking sides and look at the facts, be responsible for your own perceptions, it's your job as a citizen of a democratic society, it's only "dangerous" if you don't do that, take responsibility for your own perceptions.

You mean make an attempt to be better informed? I've no argument there. Perceptions are a somewhat different matter.

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You consider your perceptions "responsible" presumably, mine "irresponsible" - but you engage in deception to do it - I mentioned a US court of law w/regard to cocaine smuggling, but the link you mentioned avoid mentioning that, focusing instead on media coverage, which is basically narrative based (presumably) on primary sources, not primary sources themselves.

Now you are calling me a liar. Thats bullshit. I provided a link to read. The article mentioned a number of court cases and court documents. I assumed that was what you were probably referring to. dealing with media coverage is an important aspect of understanding how a belief establishes itself as a common viewpoint but it did not exclusively look at that area.

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"Spin" is a form of deception, and I take great exception to your opinion that Jones is somehow dangerous while Fox is harmless - Fox has a great deal more influence than Jones will ever have, and moreover, they really push the line in terms of inciting violence, and the market has responded to that - they have a patina of a legitimate news organization and establishment authority, so when they lie, it sounds like official, whereas Jones sounds like an exemplar of the tinfoil hat crowd, that's basically the premise of this thread.

Jones has a huge audience all around the world. His websites like Infowars have a big impact. Its not as big as Fox but look Fox is just one of numerous news networks. It does not advance scare mongering in the individual on anything like the scale of conspiracists like Jones whose views encourage radical doubt and the view that outright evil is very much an aspect of the authorities. Neither does Fox incite violence. I don't watch it much at all but it's an absurdity to suggest a mainstream media outlet could do that without escaping criminal prosection or some other form of government censure.

I think this conversation has been going badly for a while because you seem determined to misrepresent and/or misunderstand my views so at this stage I won't reply anymore except perhaps briefly as its taking up too much time.

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/29/2011 9:42:39 AM   
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I think this thread is actually gaining direction. It's kinda hard to see sometimes but remember, I don't remember words, I remember the concepts directly. The consensus seems to be that half of everything is bullshit, so you have to sift through it. I say that preprogrammed thought is a problem for many. Some follow blidly and others dismiss summarily. Neither extreme is desirable. Is everything Alex Jones says a lie ? Not likely. Is everything Fox news says the truth ? (I'll give you a minute to finish laughing)


So I finally find someone who will at least discuss that "forgery". Who knows who wrote it, but neither on of us ever said that everything in it was the truth, or that everything in it was a lie. Is everything on Fox news a lie ? Certainly not. They would be out of business of course. But what about other "sources" ? Radio talk show hosts (wait, that's what Jones is).

One rudimentary difference is that a supposedly reputable source is reporting facts, and others are offering their opinion. Does Fox news have an opinion ? No matter what, if you listen to Alex Jones and don't know it's opinion I don't know what to tellya. Like Rush Limbaugh. One fact can expand into a half hour show.

Fox news has omitted things on purpose. Any agency like that has to fit what they want to say into a time slot, as such will of course choose carefully what to omit. This is newsworthy and that is not. Newsworthy ? How about "in our best interest to publicize" ? Sounds more like it to me.

Does anyone think there is even one person on this planet who would make the decision on what to say based on something other than his own beliefs ? Maybe up in the mountains somewhere........ Is there one person on this planet who does not have a personal agenda ? Where would you look ?

Now when one propogates an idea he does not believe to be true, that is prevarication. But when one propogates what he believes to be true it is not. It doesn't matter if it is the truth. Is the fucker lying or not ? If one believes something that is not true, even the most skilled at perception can't tell that something is a lie, because the person technically isn't lying.

So where do we go from here ? The only thing I can think of that might have a chance is to question EVERYTHING.

Perhaps that's why the question mark key is placed so conveniently next to it's enabling shift key.

T^T

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 6/29/2011 12:18:10 PM   
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So I finally find someone who will at least discuss that "forgery". Who knows who wrote it, but neither on of us ever said that everything in it was the truth, or that everything in it was a lie. Is everything on Fox news a lie ? Certainly not. They would be out of business of course. But what about other "sources" ? Radio talk show hosts (wait, that's what Jones is).

There were two or more names names offered for the forgery (Russian journalists) who were under the direction of the Russian secret service. I can't recall the namess but should be easy enough to find with a Google search. This wasn't absolute because the whole event is shrouded in secrecy. There is a definate connection with its origins in France where similar material by a number of conspiracists was popular. One thing is for sure, its a nice earner being a best seller in Syria for example. If the text is a forgery then can we not say that everything in it is a lie or at least its central contention. After all it's a document recording a meeting of Zionist leaders presented as a proof they seek world domination.

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One rudimentary difference is that a supposedly reputable source is reporting facts, and others are offering their opinion. Does Fox news have an opinion ? No matter what, if you listen to Alex Jones and don't know it's opinion I don't know what to tellya. Like Rush Limbaugh. One fact can expand into a half hour show.

Fox news has omitted things on purpose. Any agency like that has to fit what they want to say into a time slot, as such will of course choose carefully what to omit. This is newsworthy and that is not. Newsworthy ? How about "in our best interest to publicize" ? Sounds more like it to me.

Yeah editorial control is a big issue but not just on Fox. Pretty much every news outlet has that issue. There is subjective choices made in how news is presented and anyone with an opinion will be swayed one way or another. This is where journalistic professionalism is critical. Sadly it seems some people do believe everything Alex Jones says is the truth.

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AJ does not talk about protocols. 

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AJ does not talk about protocols. 

I don't know if he does or not but I thought one of Jones' close associates said part of the Protocols was being implimented by the Bush Administration.

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AJ changed his website -- I do not like the new format.       

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RE: Alex Jones Creates Hysteria Amongst His Readers/Lis... - 7/2/2011 12:17:22 AM   
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Let's take it this way. Some buildings got demolished in NYC. Maybe someone decided to fly some planes around there. Then someone else said they had the gov on their side, but they were enemies of the gov, but everyone believes it. So some buildings were gone that they wanted gone anyway and we got reasons to tax more. You think you are being monitored ?

I bet not. They are pocketing that money. Why do I skate when I got over two dozen warrants ? They are not updating their system, you see they are just telling you that they are to keep your ass in line.

I probably shouldn't have said that, but fuckit. If they know they know, if not, not.

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