Depends on the theory. As few as two people can be co-conspirators. (Reply #5)

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Mon Sep 28, 2015, 07:40 AM

merrily (45,251 posts)

5. Depends on the theory. As few as two people can be co-conspirators.

Every conspiracy theory does not involve as many people as 911 or the Kennedy assassination.

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47 replies	Author	Time	Post
"Conspiracy theory" is a way overused term. [View all]	merrily	Sep 2015	OP
The assassination of JFK was the only time the term was used most of my life, it is a symbol of the	orpupilofnature57	Sep 2015	#1
The only time? I've seen it used on DU alone in all kinds of contexts other than the assassination.	merrily	Sep 2015	#2
Oh I agree, and what gets lost is identifying the implements of Usurping by author ty in Bail-outs,	orpupilofnature57	Sep 2015	#13
Ichingcarpenter's Reply 21 is very interesting.	merrily	Oct 2015	#41
Thanks, Your so right, it's fascinating info .	orpupilofnature57	Oct 2015	#46
One of the arguements against c.t. is	TexasProgresive	Sep 2015	#3
Depends on the theory. As few as two people can be co-conspirators.	merrily	Sep 2015	#5
My point is if you had a group of people-not just 2	TexasProgresive	Sep 2015	#11
Got it, thanks. I don't have a lot to say about the Kennedy assassination.	merrily	Sep 2015	#12
Yeah, I don't have any hard and fast theories about JFK's death	TexasProgresive	Sep 2015	#16
I don't think we'll ever know--and, at this point, does it matter?	merrily	Sep 2015	#17
There are a lot of mysterous "coincidences" in politics and the more people try to	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#25
I understand your position. For me, fresher stuff would be the priority for actual investigation.	merrily	Oct 2015	#37
In my opinion there is a conspiracy by the 1% to neutralize our Constitutional powers. It's not	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#42
"Openly" may be the key word.	merrily	Oct 2015	#43
That may be true but I am going a different direction. IMO the main point when people refer to	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#44
Yup. 'conspiracy' can be as simple as a news organization sitting on a story that will affect the	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2015	#4
Your post is worded correctly, but your subject line is not.	merrily	Sep 2015	#7
'one news organization' is not 'one person'.	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2015	#9
Tell it to Scalia.	merrily	Sep 2015	#10
Speaking of "many news organizations" and conspiring is a good place for the following opinion.	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#27
I remember that. It was the NY Times over warrantless wiretapping.	robertpaulsen	Oct 2015	#22
I think this term is used to discredit what might actually be the truth	newfie11	Sep 2015	#6
It's certainly used in attempts to dismiss and discredit.	merrily	Sep 2015	#8
I don't like the term because of its connotation of fringe	Jim Lane	Sep 2015	#14
Good points	merrily	Sep 2015	#15
The news organization came up in a sub-thread	Jim Lane	Sep 2015	#19
Well put .	orpupilofnature57	Sep 2015	#18
K & R	historylovr	Oct 2015	#20
“Conspiracy Theory”: Foundations of a Weaponized Term	Ichingcarpenter	Oct 2015	#21
Thanks for the great post. Conservative authoritarianism abhors Conspiracy Theories	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#24
Thanks for that.	zeemike	May 2016	#47
What a great OP. This is exactly what I think this Group is for. This is an important subject	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#23
It certainly is an interesting topic. There are tons of conspiracy theories on 9/11 for example.	still_one	Oct 2015	#26
Good luck finding irrefutable evidence of something your government is trying to keep secret,	merrily	Oct 2015	#31
I have a more optimistic assessment. If more than one person is aware of something, the truth will	still_one	Oct 2015	#34
I don't agree. However, until it does come out, the idea that it happened is not a whacko	merrily	Oct 2015	#35
I think the corporate-owned news media propaganda organs are the ones who	PatrickforO	Oct 2015	#28
The burden of proof is on the conspiracy theorist	emulatorloo	Oct 2015	#29
Kindly point out which woo woo being pushed by Jones or Beck I attempted to mainstream.	merrily	Oct 2015	#32
Kindly re-read my post, as I said no such thing. I just have a different opinion than you	emulatorloo	Oct 2015	#36
Re read your own suggestion that I am attempting to mainstream woo woo ala Jones and Beck.	merrily	Oct 2015	#38
Merrily, I am just not interested in fighting with you	emulatorloo	Oct 2015	#39
Asking you to reread your own post after you told me to reread your post is fighting? Interesting.	merrily	Oct 2015	#40
No the labeling does not disprove it. But IMHO burden of proof is on the the one proposing it	emulatorloo	Oct 2015	#45
Well, hmmm	Doubledee	Oct 2015	#30
With which person or entity not within Volkswagon did Volkswagon conspire?	merrily	Oct 2015	#33

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