What's a "conspiracy theory"? "Here come the Edward Snowden truthers" http://www.salon.com/2013/06/19/here_come_the_edward_snowden_truthers/
Every time there’s a shooting at an elementary school<http://www.salon.com/2013/03/20/sandy_hook_truthers_are_not_giving_up/> or > a bombing at a > marathon<http://www.salon.com/2013/04/18/the_rights_new_boston_conspiracy_theory/>, > people harboring an obsession with — or financial interest in — conspiracy > theories will jump on inconsistencies to tear down the “official narrative” > and replace it with their own, no matter how far-fetched. So perhaps it was > only a matter of time before the conspiracists set their eternally > skeptical eyes on another target. Meet the Edward Snowden truthers. > > What’s surprising about the Snowden theories is that one might think he’d > be a sympathetic figure to people deeply skeptical of government power. But > instead of holding him up as hero (or even a traitor), some are intent on > labeling him a co-conspirator... > 9 PM, Jurriaan Bendien <[email protected]> wrote: > It could well be the case, that Snowden’s revelations will create a > powerful boost for belief in all kinds of nutty conspiracy theories. I am > not sure whether that could be “progressive”.**** > > ** ** > > J.**** > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Cheers, Tom Walker (Sandwichman)
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