My mate is massively into conspiracy theories, about literally everything. He’s really fallen down the worm hole.
He’s so aggressive over it it calls everyone ‘blind’ ‘stupid’ ‘sheep’ etc for even trying to discuss things with him, he actually refuses to discuss and immediately shuts you down with insults.
This all started with flat earth theory.
Anybody else know anyone like this?
It literally puts the willies up me  |
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I have a friend who’s similar but he does occasionally listen to other opinions but he believes every bit of tripe he reads or hears in the media or on social media 
My usual response is “does it affect you, your family, anyone you love” and the answer is 99.9% “no” to which I reply ”who gives a shit then” 
Safe to say he’s stopped telling me any of this BS  |
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I worked with someone pre pandemic, when I got to work he was watching infowars, at breakfast, infowars. At lunch, infowars. While we were actually working he spouted bollocks.
The day he told me I'd been blue pulled was his last day. He's entitled to his opinion but I didn't need an 8 hour lecture everyday |
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"My mate is massively into conspiracy theories, about literally everything. He’s really fallen down the worm hole.
He’s so aggressive over it it calls everyone ‘blind’ ‘stupid’ ‘sheep’ etc for even trying to discuss things with him, he actually refuses to discuss and immediately shuts you down with insults.
This all started with flat earth theory.
Anybody else know anyone like this?
It literally puts the willies up me "
Yh, he turned into a crackhead |
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"I worked with someone pre pandemic, when I got to work he was watching infowars, at breakfast, infowars. At lunch, infowars. While we were actually working he spouted bollocks.
The day he told me I'd been blue pulled was his last day. He's entitled to his opinion but I didn't need an 8 hour lecture everyday"
The podcast Knowledge Fight is fun, although I often fast forward through the Alex Jones and stay for the break down |
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"Like the crypto bros really, “it’s the future of finance!” Yeah, obvious fraud and Ponzi schemes are totally the way to go.
Conspiracy theorists and crypto bros are a match made in heaven! "
I don’t really like that level of dismissiveness. That usually causes more division and pushes people into the arms of those who are even more extreme.
I listen to people and I try to read up a little so I can at least understand what they’re talking about, and then lend them an ear or talk about it back and forth. It’s not all Ponzi schemes and fraud - there’s usually a degree of truth to all “conspiracies”. It’s just a case of separating the craziness from the valid points.
Most of the time you hear someone blabbing about Bitcoin, if you dig a little deeper you find that really their concerns are about digital currency and the future of banking.
You can easily steer stuff back to “real” topics if you take the time to listen and empathise. |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
Yep I lost a good friend to it. I used to humour his insistence on extra terrestrials and secret governments. But when he got broadband and YouTube that was when things stepped up. Then it was Alex Jones and 911 was an inside job. That's when I parted ways with him. I've been told he's went full antivax and COVID denying but I would cross the road if I saw him coming towards me. It's a fucking because he was a really decent fella. |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
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"What conspiracies are we talking about? It seems the crazies have been getting a few things right the last few years.  "
Remember when mobiles first came out,the idea you could be tracked and found by your signal was a conspiracy theory.Hiv/Hep in blood transfusions and the cover up was a conspiracy.Plenty more examples.
Doesn't mean they are all true.Conspiracies work by people automatically dismissing them as conspiracies. |
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"What conspiracies are we talking about? It seems the crazies have been getting a few things right the last few years. "
I get that mate Gallileo being an example!
He’s crazy mad into flat earth, 911, covid and big pharma are his main stays, however he’ll find something for everything to be fair. |
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There's a few I know who believe in 1 or 2 conspiracy theories who you can still have a rational conversation with. There's one who fell fully down the rabbit hole and now believes pretty much everything is a conspiracy, it's impossible to talk about anything sensibly anymore so we have naturally drifted apart. It's quite sad really to see someone change so dramatically. I think there are phycological/mental heath issues at play with some of the most extreme conspiracy theorists. |
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"Most of the theories are pretty crazy, but there are 3 with too many questions
Princess di death
JFK - obviously 2 shooters
911 - so many many questions on this one"
+ Jill Dando’s murder |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
"My bil. He also likes trump.
I don’t want to de rail but what specifically don’t you like about trump? From I saw he did very well for America.
He's a terrible person. And belongs in prison."
Uhhh don't go there but yes |
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"My bil. He also likes trump.
I don’t want to de rail but what specifically don’t you like about trump? From I saw he did very well for America.
He's a terrible person. And belongs in prison."
Your opinion right? Anything to back up your statement?
Wait. I said I didn’t want to de rail. I’ll answer myself. No i don’t have any proof to back up what I just said. |
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We've got a couple of them at work
One is heavily into the idea that one or two families control everything
The other is off the deep end telling us the world is flat,
The con trails of planes are actually "chem" trails and we're all being poisoned.
He's not quite there with the "gravity is a hoax" but it won't be long.
Doesn't trust Dr's, police, social etc
Can't see any way of gently getting him to see he's mental. |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
"My bil. He also likes trump.
I don’t want to de rail but what specifically don’t you like about trump? From I saw he did very well for America.
He's a terrible person. And belongs in prison.
Your opinion right? Anything to back up your statement?
Wait. I said I didn’t want to de rail. I’ll answer myself. No i don’t have any proof to back up what I just said. "
Yes nothing at all once you see past working with a foreign adversary, the two impeachments, trying to overturn an election. Then there is the courts finding he is a rapist. And then there's the multitude of criminal indictments
Aside from that and more. What else is there. |
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"My bil. He also likes trump.
I don’t want to de rail but what specifically don’t you like about trump? From I saw he did very well for America.
He's a terrible person. And belongs in prison.
Your opinion right? Anything to back up your statement?
Wait. I said I didn’t want to de rail. I’ll answer myself. No i don’t have any proof to back up what I just said.
Yes nothing at all once you see past working with a foreign adversary, the two impeachments, trying to overturn an election. Then there is the courts finding he is a rapist. And then there's the multitude of criminal indictments
Aside from that and more. What else is there. "
To be fair he was a fucking terrible person before he was President |
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"My bil. He also likes trump.
I don’t want to de rail but what specifically don’t you like about trump? From I saw he did very well for America.
He's a terrible person. And belongs in prison.
Your opinion right? Anything to back up your statement?
Wait. I said I didn’t want to de rail. I’ll answer myself. No i don’t have any proof to back up what I just said.
Yes nothing at all once you see past working with a foreign adversary, the two impeachments, trying to overturn an election. Then there is the courts finding he is a rapist. And then there's the multitude of criminal indictments
Aside from that and more. What else is there. "
Thank you for jumping in .
Which of the things you mentioned have been proven to be true?
The foreign adversary thing has been proven to have been paid for by Hillary Clinton and the DNC
The impeachments mean absolutely nothing and didn’t show any proof of wrongdoing. What they did show was that the people impeaching him doctored pictures and other evidence to try to make the story more believable.
If we are saying objecting to the election results is trying to overturn them, you can add any number of former runners for president who didn’t agree with the result to the list.
The courts didn’t actually find him to be a rapist did they.
Ohhh the indictments. I’ve taken the time to write this so please read and take in what is put here. It’s all public knowledge and available on many platforms
3/17 - Hunter admits laptop
3/18 - Trump indictment news
6/8 - FBI doc alleges Biden bribe
6/9 - INDICTMENT
7/26 - Hunter plea deal collapses
7/27 - INDICTMENT
7/31 - Devon Archer testifies
8/1 - INDICTMENT
8/9 - MORE damning Biden bank records released
8/11 - DOJ (illegally) designates special counsel
8/14 - FBI Whistleblower transcript released
8/14 - Trump indicted
Feel free to fact check any of these  |
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"We've got a couple of them at work
One is heavily into the idea that one or two families control everything
The other is off the deep end telling us the world is flat,
The con trails of planes are actually "chem" trails and we're all being poisoned.
He's not quite there with the "gravity is a hoax" but it won't be long.
Doesn't trust Dr's, police, social etc
Can't see any way of gently getting him to see he's mental. "
My mate doesn’t believe in gravity, even though I’ve gone through the theory and maths with him, it’s all made up he says.
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"My bil. He also likes trump.
I don’t want to de rail but what specifically don’t you like about trump? From I saw he did very well for America.
He's a terrible person. And belongs in prison.
Your opinion right? Anything to back up your statement?
Wait. I said I didn’t want to de rail. I’ll answer myself. No i don’t have any proof to back up what I just said.
Yes nothing at all once you see past working with a foreign adversary, the two impeachments, trying to overturn an election. Then there is the courts finding he is a rapist. And then there's the multitude of criminal indictments
Aside from that and more. What else is there.
Thank you for jumping in .
Which of the things you mentioned have been proven to be true?
The foreign adversary thing has been proven to have been paid for by Hillary Clinton and the DNC
The impeachments mean absolutely nothing and didn’t show any proof of wrongdoing. What they did show was that the people impeaching him doctored pictures and other evidence to try to make the story more believable.
If we are saying objecting to the election results is trying to overturn them, you can add any number of former runners for president who didn’t agree with the result to the list.
The courts didn’t actually find him to be a rapist did they.
Ohhh the indictments. I’ve taken the time to write this so please read and take in what is put here. It’s all public knowledge and available on many platforms
3/17 - Hunter admits laptop
3/18 - Trump indictment news
6/8 - FBI doc alleges Biden bribe
6/9 - INDICTMENT
7/26 - Hunter plea deal collapses
7/27 - INDICTMENT
7/31 - Devon Archer testifies
8/1 - INDICTMENT
8/9 - MORE damning Biden bank records released
8/11 - DOJ (illegally) designates special counsel
8/14 - FBI Whistleblower transcript released
8/14 - Trump indicted
Feel free to fact check any of these "
I dunno, it's like anytime Trump is in trouble the GOP hone in on some old guff about the Bidens to keep the MAGAS occupied. Come on, it's not like we're immune to dead cats in the UK. |
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