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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

CatLady78

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5. This was to be expected

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 03:59 PM

Oct 2020

Actually paranoid conspiracy theorists (even when sincere) are some of the biggest nuisances to legit whistleblowers re systemic corruption...

Legit whistleblowers or far sighted people tend to sound like this:

https://www.scribd.com/doc/308915314/What-Do-Corrupt-Firms-Have-in-Common

http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8608
(Carr is not big on polemic. His whole blog is worth reading.)

Professional cons pretend to criticize the system and sound like this:

Qanon, "targeted individuals", extremists of all kinds, star seed alliance...this is our future

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Professional con-men are taking over and weaponizing conspiracy-theory communities. [View all] DetlefK Nov 2019 OP

One of my sisters was (at least I hope now was) an Illuminati believer. Archae Nov 2019 #1

Why not? Works in church. Iggo Nov 2019 #2

Good for a laugh CatLady78 Jul 2020 #3

Justice in a way AlCarroll Oct 2020 #4

This was to be expected CatLady78 Oct 2020 #5