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whomod said:
I don't know what you're advocating or railing against.
Are you saying people should just trust and obey?



after all you've seen me say, and all we've discussed, do you honestly believe that of me? does anyone on these boards?

i'd hope to safely assume "no," and that the comment was simply intended to spark conversation, though the follow up questions seem to lead in the other direction.

however, if you're looking for a more succinct and direct answer, then no, i do not believe it anti-american to ask those labled as "anti-american" questions. that's silly. i might not like some or all of them (similarly, i'm not a fan of flag burning), but i respect other's rights to them, as long as they respect my rights to not like them.

my disagreeing with a different point of view is no different than you disagreeing with a different point of view. whatever i can do, you should be able to, and vice versa.

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whomod said:
If this has been argued and discussed somewhere in these 12 pages, then I apologize. I really can't be arsed to read this old thread in it's entirety.



fair enough. i'll recap:

i hate conspiracy theories. why? because they're so easy to make accurate. you could brainstorm one in minutes, slap in any one thousand pieces of "evidence" to apply, and bam, all of a sudden, you're somehow credible. relating to 9-11, jfk, the 8th cancellation of "family guy," and why the "i hate jlo" thread was deleted from the DCMBs action figures forum. conspiracy theories big or small, they're awful.

specifically, in this instance, my response was directed towards beliefs shared by many, including a poster known as "jack the little death" (or just "lildeath") who had a famously hysteric view of ...everything.

to clear up misconceptions: thats not to say he couldn't have been right; he could have very well made some clever and accurate posts. thats not to say he was dumb; conversely, i think him very intelligent. thats not to say i hate the guy; i don't have any affection for or against him.

his hard evidence, as with many conspiracy theoriests, was found in various articles and findings and conferences that he'd connect via lose strings until A=4, and nothing could convince him otherwise. this was one of many disturbingly lose conspiracy theories (not all political)

re-reading just my first post in this thread, i really can't see anything in it that either calls bush a savior, or makes blasphemurs of those who question him. please remember, when someone disagrees that bush is the anti-christ it is not the same as that person anointing him. similarly, when one disagrees with one who disagrees with bush, that is not an attempt to silence the critique or infringe upon rights.

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