By Jolly Roger

Everyone has heard, and has probably used, the term "conspiracy
theorist", and the fact of the term being in common use also
indicates that we generally agree on what it means. I saw a
movie by that name, and the title character was a raving lunatic
who kept his food in thermoses with combination locks to reduce
his chances of being poisoned by imaginary enemies.

Regardless of how the stupid movie turned out, what's important
here is the common perception people have of someone to whom
that label is applied, and just as important, who it is that
applies the label. The common perception is that someone who
is labeled a "conspiracy theorist" is suffering from some type
of psychological disorder, and that label is usually applied to
people by our government, and our news media. The next thing to
consider, is that the label is applied to anyone who questions
our government's version of events in any matter. Doesn't it
logically follow that the media is teaching us to assume that
anyone who questions the government is insane? When that label
is applied to a person, doesn't it become easy to dismiss
everything they say without even hearing it? How convenient for
them.

I think the label first became widely used to slander people who
questioned the details surrounding the JFK assassination, and
forty years later, there aren't too many thinking people who still
believe the Warren Commission's "lone gunman" explanation. That
explanation is doubted by everyone who has taken the time to
look into the details, and believed only by people who refuse to.

Which is "theory" and which is fact? In the absence of a full
confession, this can only be decided by a preponderance of
evidence, and it would be silly to come to a conclusion on any
matter without looking at all the evidence available. This is
only common sense, just as it is safe to assume some degree of
guilt or complicity on the part of anyone who lies about an event,
or tries to hide, plant, or destroy any type of evidence.

Conspiracy theories arise from evidence. After the government
releases an explanation of a particular event, a conspiracy
theory is only born because evidence exists to disprove their
explanation, or at least call it into question. There's nothing
insane about it, unless you define sanity as believing whatever
the government tells you. In light of the fact that our government
lies to us regularly, I would define believing everything they
tell you as utter stupidity.

In July of 1996, flight 800 exploded over Long Island. Shortly
after their terrorist explanation failed scrutiny, our government
then explained the event by claiming that a faulty electrical
system caused a spark that ignited a fuel tank, and the people
who doubted this explanation were quickly labeled "conspiracy
theorists". More than a hundred witnesses saw a missile travel
from the ground up to the plane just prior to its explosion, but
rather than being treated as eyewitnesses to an event, they were
labeled "conspiracy theorists", which label allowed all subsequent
investigation to ignore the strongest evidence in the matter.

Our "investigative" news agencies decided to accept and
disseminate the official story, and they helped us forget the
U.S. naval station nearby, the fact that missiles were regularly
test fired there, and naturally, they paid no heed to more than
a hundred "conspiracy theorists" who saw the plane get blown out
of the sky by a missile. I believe that the U.S. Navy accidentally
shot down flight 800, and that's my belief because it's the most
sensible explanation that can be drawn from the available evidence.
I'm not theorizing about conspiracies, but there are conflicting
explanations of the event, and if the Navy did accidentally blow
a passenger plane out of the sky, who would have a motive to lie
about it? The U.S. government, or a hundred witnesses?

Then of course, there were the "crazy conspiracy theories"
arising from the bombing of the Alfred Murrah federal building in
Oklahoma City. In that matter, audio tapes and witnesses agree
that there were two explosions, the first of which occurred
inside the building between eight and ten seconds before
the truck bomb exploded. Explosive experts agree that Timothy
McVeigh's fertilizer bomb could not have destroyed the building,
and the FBI's counter-terrorism chief, and members of BATF, lied
about their whereabouts during and prior to the catastrophe. The
evening news decided not to tell you any of this, and they will
label anyone who tries to a "paranoid conspiracy theorist". In
light of the evidence, we would be complete fools if a conspiracy
theory didn't exist.

There was no conspiracy theory arising from the attacks by the
"Unabomber", so the newly invented psycho-babble that tries to
explain the malady of conspiracy theorists, also needs to explain
why millions of conspiracy theorists all decided not to theorize
about that series of events. There is no psychological malady.
There was simply no evidence to indicate a conspiracy.

The real question is not why people theorize about conspiracies,
but why people choose to believe the government's version of
events when it's obvious that they're lying. One reason is that
most people never see the evidence because our "news" industry
hides it, and another reason is that the same news industry will
quickly associate anyone who questions the government with the
people who see Elvis, Bigfoot, and UFOs.

But sadly, I think the main reason people choose to believe the
government's version of events despite overwhelming evidence
to the contrary, is because it's easier, and safer. If you
ignore most of the evidence, and accept as plausible whatever
ridiculous explanation the T.V. provides, your life remains
simple, and you get to sit on your ass and watch more T.V.
If on the other hand, you pluck your head from that same ass
and realize you've been lied to, as a citizen in a democratic
society you're instantly burdened with being responsible for
doing something about it. Every citizen of the United States
has a civic duty to participate in their government, and keep
themselves informed of its actions, or government "of the
people, by the people, and for the people" isn't possible. You
were warned that "eternal vigilance is the price of freedom",
but you chose to ignore your government, and believe whatever
they told you, and because of this, Americans have lost their
freedom. Although presidents and senators are public servants,
unlike the dog catcher and mailman they wield a lot of power
over people's lives, and that's why they have to be watched,
and scrutinized.

Statistical analysts from UCLA and Rutgers University believe
that John Kerry won the 2004 presidential election by an
estimated 1.3 million votes, and despite the fact that these
learned scholars are probably the most qualified people alive
to put forward such an opinion, our news media dismiss this as
"conspiracy theory". George W. Bush lost the 2000 election,
and he lost the 2004 election, but he's occupying the White
House, shredding our constitution, and stealing our wealth
and freedom in a "war on terror" that's as fraudulent as his
presidency because many Americans are too stupid to see it,
too lazy to do anything about it, or both.

I'm sorry if I sound angry, but the fact of the matter is that
I have reason to be angry. While you were staring into the
television like an idiot, our freedom, wealth, and constitutional
protections have been stolen from us, and because you're stupid
enough to believe the manure being shoveled by our government,
you've allowed them to commit bigger and more heinous crimes.
Because you were too lazy to research their nonsensical economic
policies, and see them for the scams that they are, we'll all soon
be living in poverty. And because you're so lazy, apathetic, and
easily lied to, millions have died for the profits of a few.
I have every right to be angry, and only a fool wouldn't be.

Only a small portion of my anger is reserved for the government
of the United States, because they only did what can be expected
of any government. They grabbed money, power and control where
it was easy to do so. Most of my anger is directed toward my
fellow American citizens, because they allowed it to happen by
believing whatever they're told, and not doing what's expected
of them. Patriotism in America does not mean waving the flag
in blind loyalty to the government. As an American citizen,
you have a civic duty to question your government, and hold them
accountable for their actions, not use the flag as a blindfold.
The American people have been duped once again, and it doesn't
seem like a difficult thing to accomplish.

America's latest "conspiracy nuts" are better known as the 9-11
truth movement. The news media is doing their usual job of
slandering them with their usual childish name calling, but for
more than three years, they have refused to show you the documented
facts, scientific data, expert testimony, photographic evidence,
or the credible eyewitness accounts that prove U.S. government
complicity in the events of September 11, 2001. If this were
just a "crazy conspiracy theory", I don't think people in our
government would have worked so hard to destroy, hide, and lie
about the evidence. The White House tried to derail every
investigation into the matter. If we had an honest government,
we wouldn't have conspiracy theories. We would have honest
investigations, and fair trials, but these things are disappearing
from America.

There are disturbing facts regarding the events of September 11
that every American needs to be aware of, but naturally, none
of it will be on T.V. I've met a lot of people in the 9-11 truth
movement, and I can assure you that none of them are crazy,
paranoid, or even "conspiracy theorists". One generalization
I can make about them is that they all seem to be very intelligent.
Maybe the smartest thing you could do would be to start listening
to them.

The Arabs don't "hate your freedom". The people in the White House
hate your freedom, because it's the only thing that stands between
them and unlimited power.

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"Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Freedom" -- Thomas Jefferson

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Resistance Movement, and the author hereby grants permission to
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