• ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Between 2012 and 2014, me and my skeptic friends made a joke conspiracy theory, that claims conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones are paid agents by an actual conspiracy to make conspiracy theories look bad, so they won’t be found out, or at least the wrong target will be hated by the masses. I’m more and more sure, that it might been something real.

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      10 days ago

      There are a few pentagon-employed UFO disinfo agents who were either identified or simply admitted it. The drama definitely wouldn’t have ended there.

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      I’m pretty sure corporate conglomerates and intelligence agencies fund or otherwise aid conspiracy nuts in order to construct cover for real conspiracies.

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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      9 days ago

      That’s pretty much what AJ & Co. say every time someone on their side behaves so ridiculously that even they cannot rally behind them.

    • Digit@lemmy.wtf
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      made

      Made?

      Easily derived. So easy, isn’t it self evident?

      joke

      Joke?

      It’s not funny… We are in a lot of trouble.

      But I guess it’s true what they say… the difference between comedy and tragedy is distance. Maybe I’ve just been too close to world issues too long.