The name conspiracy theorist is too dismissive a term for those that actually fight to expose real corruption and wrongdoing. There is a world of difference between people who believe in the Illuminati and that the moon landing was faked and those who helped expose the lies about the Iraq war and the banking crisis. Attempting to lump those who call out blatant corruption in the same group as people who believe in aliens and such feels like an attempt to discredit real whistle blowers and investigators.
There is a world of difference between people who believe in the Illuminati and that the moon landing was faked and those who helped expose the lies about the Iraq war and the banking crisis
I completely agree, I think the problem has been that, for the most part, there has really been no way and no where to have a discussion of one without there being discussion of the other. Even with the proliferation of forums in the the past 15-20yrs, it really hasn't been until the last 5 or 6 where discussion of the more outlandish aren't drowning out the discussion of the other. There's an old adage in the media community- The medium is the message. It speaks to the relationship by which the medium influences how a message is perceived. Because of this, genuine whistleblowers & investigators are tainted by association.
Had Snowden leaked his documents to Alex Jones, would it have had the same effect?
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IShouldNotTalk ago
The name conspiracy theorist is too dismissive a term for those that actually fight to expose real corruption and wrongdoing. There is a world of difference between people who believe in the Illuminati and that the moon landing was faked and those who helped expose the lies about the Iraq war and the banking crisis. Attempting to lump those who call out blatant corruption in the same group as people who believe in aliens and such feels like an attempt to discredit real whistle blowers and investigators.
BeerBaron ago
I completely agree, I think the problem has been that, for the most part, there has really been no way and no where to have a discussion of one without there being discussion of the other. Even with the proliferation of forums in the the past 15-20yrs, it really hasn't been until the last 5 or 6 where discussion of the more outlandish aren't drowning out the discussion of the other. There's an old adage in the media community- The medium is the message. It speaks to the relationship by which the medium influences how a message is perceived. Because of this, genuine whistleblowers & investigators are tainted by association.
Had Snowden leaked his documents to Alex Jones, would it have had the same effect?