Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

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41. Ichingcarpenter's Reply 21 is very interesting.

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"Conspiracy theory" is a way overused term. [View all] merrily Sep 2015 OP

The assassination of JFK was the only time the term was used most of my life, it is a symbol of the orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #1

The only time? I've seen it used on DU alone in all kinds of contexts other than the assassination. merrily Sep 2015 #2

Oh I agree, and what gets lost is identifying the implements of Usurping by author ty in Bail-outs, orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #13

Ichingcarpenter's Reply 21 is very interesting. merrily Oct 2015 #41

Thanks, Your so right, it's fascinating info . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #46

One of the arguements against c.t. is TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #3

Depends on the theory. As few as two people can be co-conspirators. merrily Sep 2015 #5

My point is if you had a group of people-not just 2 TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #11

Got it, thanks. I don't have a lot to say about the Kennedy assassination. merrily Sep 2015 #12

Yeah, I don't have any hard and fast theories about JFK's death TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #16

I don't think we'll ever know--and, at this point, does it matter? merrily Sep 2015 #17

There are a lot of mysterous "coincidences" in politics and the more people try to rhett o rick Oct 2015 #25

I understand your position. For me, fresher stuff would be the priority for actual investigation. merrily Oct 2015 #37

In my opinion there is a conspiracy by the 1% to neutralize our Constitutional powers. It's not rhett o rick Oct 2015 #42

"Openly" may be the key word. merrily Oct 2015 #43

That may be true but I am going a different direction. IMO the main point when people refer to rhett o rick Oct 2015 #44

Yup. 'conspiracy' can be as simple as a news organization sitting on a story that will affect the Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #4

Your post is worded correctly, but your subject line is not. merrily Sep 2015 #7

'one news organization' is not 'one person'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #9

Tell it to Scalia. merrily Sep 2015 #10

Speaking of "many news organizations" and conspiring is a good place for the following opinion. rhett o rick Oct 2015 #27

I remember that. It was the NY Times over warrantless wiretapping. robertpaulsen Oct 2015 #22

I think this term is used to discredit what might actually be the truth newfie11 Sep 2015 #6

It's certainly used in attempts to dismiss and discredit. merrily Sep 2015 #8

I don't like the term because of its connotation of fringe Jim Lane Sep 2015 #14

Good points merrily Sep 2015 #15

The news organization came up in a sub-thread Jim Lane Sep 2015 #19

Well put . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #18

K & R historylovr Oct 2015 #20

“Conspiracy Theory”: Foundations of a Weaponized Term Ichingcarpenter Oct 2015 #21

Thanks for the great post. Conservative authoritarianism abhors Conspiracy Theories rhett o rick Oct 2015 #24

Thanks for that. zeemike May 2016 #47

What a great OP. This is exactly what I think this Group is for. This is an important subject rhett o rick Oct 2015 #23

It certainly is an interesting topic. There are tons of conspiracy theories on 9/11 for example. still_one Oct 2015 #26

Good luck finding irrefutable evidence of something your government is trying to keep secret, merrily Oct 2015 #31

I have a more optimistic assessment. If more than one person is aware of something, the truth will still_one Oct 2015 #34

I don't agree. However, until it does come out, the idea that it happened is not a whacko merrily Oct 2015 #35

I think the corporate-owned news media propaganda organs are the ones who PatrickforO Oct 2015 #28

The burden of proof is on the conspiracy theorist emulatorloo Oct 2015 #29

Kindly point out which woo woo being pushed by Jones or Beck I attempted to mainstream. merrily Oct 2015 #32

Kindly re-read my post, as I said no such thing. I just have a different opinion than you emulatorloo Oct 2015 #36

Re read your own suggestion that I am attempting to mainstream woo woo ala Jones and Beck. merrily Oct 2015 #38

Merrily, I am just not interested in fighting with you emulatorloo Oct 2015 #39

Asking you to reread your own post after you told me to reread your post is fighting? Interesting. merrily Oct 2015 #40

No the labeling does not disprove it. But IMHO burden of proof is on the the one proposing it emulatorloo Oct 2015 #45

Well, hmmm Doubledee Oct 2015 #30

With which person or entity not within Volkswagon did Volkswagon conspire? merrily Oct 2015 #33