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In reply to the discussion: Why are people still stupid enough to believe this "chemtrail" bullshit? [View all]Archae
(46,297 posts)25. It sure was unfortunate for your Dad.
This is what woo does.
It turns normally rational people into paranoids, and suckers.
Suckers who buy "medical" or political bullshit.
Why else does the Tea Party still exist?
Why is Rush the Fathead still on the air?
Why does Faux "news" still get high ratings?
Even for the bottom of that sewer, "Fox And Friends."
This guy "Coach" Daubenmire has a lot of videos on his "news" show on Youtube, nearly all of them yelling and screaming about all the bad stuff "the liberals" are doing.
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Why are people still stupid enough to believe this "chemtrail" bullshit? [View all]
Archae
Sep 2013
OP
It's a nice distraction from real issues, to 'worry' about what other people believe. And now
sabrina 1
Sep 2013
#96
I can't understand it either, but it seems to be the trademark of this poster.
Sheldon Cooper
Sep 2013
#21
And what business is it of anyone what other people choose to waste their time on?
sabrina 1
Sep 2013
#100
If conspiracy threads belong in CS, 'conspiracy bitching' threads do too
whatchamacallit
Sep 2013
#7
I too used to called people who disagreed with my unsupported premises, "cowed public".
LanternWaste
Sep 2013
#97
'Firefly' was mostly fiction, but I think the part about Miranda is actually true
petronius
Sep 2013
#72