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DroopStreetOldBoys
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 Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:08 am Post subject: conspiracy theories |
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"And this is what makes Mr Kay’s book enjoyable. He does a fine job of locating the truther movement in the perennial discontent with authority that pervades American (and wider Western) history, showing the psychological links between truthers and those who in earlier days were preoccupied by secret conspiracies of such diverse foes as masons, illuminati, communists and Jews.
The idea that some shadowy group or other is running things for their own benefit, not that of the ordinary working man, is, after all, the constant solace of the unsuccessful. And a national disaster such as Pearl Harbour, the assassination of President Kennedy or the September 11th attacks, he plausibly notes, is likely to call forth particularly wild conspiracy theories, since the alternative explanations, of incompetence or inherent vulnerability, are simply too painful to bear."
http://www.economist.com/node/18741310?story_id=18741310&fsrc=rss |
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DAVEf
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| So who is this "Mr Kay" (Mr K - sounds a bit Bond-villainish?), who does he really work for and what's his hidden agenda? |
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1 Bobby Hazell
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Never read anything in The Economist that I didn't whole heartedly agree with.
Why would the rich, successful and powerful ever do anything on the sly to help themselves? Secret societies? How ridiculous is that? Who would dream of doing such a thing?
"The idea that some shadowy group or other is running things for their own benefit, not that of the ordinary working man, is, after all, the constant solace of the unsuccessful"
Have to agree with that 100%, the idea that anyone in power is running things for anything other than 'the ordinary working man' is a ridiculous notion that could only be entertained by the poor, unsuccessful, smelly types.
This Mr Kay sounds like a wonderful human being, with his humanity well in tact. I should rather like to dine with him.
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Esox Lucius
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Was it "Don't forget to tune into the BBC this Saturday for a brand new science fiction series called Doctor Who"?
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Lee Gib
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Hardly likely to tell us after his murder. Now that would be a conspiracy. 
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John Honney
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Read Gerald Posner's book about the JFK assassination, then come back and tell us if you think anyone other than LHO was the sole culprit.
Sometimes folks just can't accept the simple, most obvious conclusion before their eyes.
Oh and was it "Next, I'm gonna nail Sophie Loren" ?
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