Hogging the Conspiracies
It is amazing. With each new media snowstorm comes a new conspiracy theory.
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As if it wasn’t enough to expect us to believe that the Twin Towers could collapse from plane impacts and fire alone, now “THEY” want us to believe that an aircraft could make a perfect landing in a river and everyone could just stroll right out like nothing’s wrong.
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I finally met one!
All right, I guess I should get out more often! I finally met a real life conspiracy nut in person and I have to admit that the experience disturbed me more than I thought it should. I met someone who is sure that the water vapor tails left in the atmosphere by jet engines (contrails) are really chemical sprays (Chemtrails) commissioned by the U.S. government for some nefarious purpose. Yes, I have heard of them in passing, along with the 911 “Truther” and the JFK conspiracy nuts but I never thought I’d actually talk to a live one!
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