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On Jul 7, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Tom Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > My theory is that conspiracy theories are orchestrated by a conspiracy. Well, sort of.... I think many people, especially "intelligent liberal thinkers" react viscerally to their own intensional meaning of "conspiracy" and do not bother to consider the extensional meaning, i.e., "secret collaboration". It is empirically possible to prove that people often get together privately to plan an event or orchestrate a program. Surprise is an important part of successfully pulling off a plan. Being prepared to respond to the expected reaction to a surprise is an important element of any well planned operation. It's not rocket science but it does seem to be beyond the reach of high falutin' intelligentsia intent on making cogent, salient and witty observations--obvious truth be damned. Happens all the time. Keeps the greedy wealthy rich and in control of the conversation. Hard to see the forest at all when you've got knee caps stuck in your eyes. Want to avoid really dealing with an issue? Label it a conspiracy theory and move on to a different box, perhaps an obscure economic theory that hasn't the weight of a fart in a laundry line but that seems to prop up personal posture. Remember the childhood joke about the two dullards who happened upon dog shit. After they looked, felt, smelled and tasted it they agreed it was, indeed, dog shit. "Glad I didn't step in it", one says. Today's "liberal" is more apt to say "It's a conspiracy theory, therefore it can't be dog shit." I forget who said something like "even though the truth isn't known, it still exists." Probably why so many liberals walk on the other side of the street these days--to avoid the shit they deny on their own side. Dan Scanlan _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
