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In reply to the discussion: How did Eric Boehlert die? [View all]msfiddlestix
(8,140 posts)maybe it would have been better if the question were simply stated sans historical accounts of similar incidents in order to avoid distracting from the question at hand along with CT accusations subject to harsh reactions and potentially alerted on.
The weird thing about this phenom, if we were opining on potential motives in response various sociopathic statements, actions comments of any GQP operative and/or office holder, MTG, Gaetz, Cruz, Graham, Moscow Mitch, TFG etc etc etc, meh. no problemo, we're all standing together.
But golly gee, questions asked about an explicable tragic accident resulting in a death of a well regarded journalist... automatically it's no longer a question seeking an answer, it's attacked and labeled as a conspiracy theory. I see it all the time.
I understand why it's important to monitor ourselves and excessive restraint in speculation, after all we're constantly facing off outrageous attacks by an array of fantasists and operatives who use it as political warfare cooking up all manner of evil scenarios.
but we can't pretend like there is no history of genuinely cooked up assassination plots by our own intelligence communities (full spectrum) Right this moment we have learned of an on-going and extremely significant threat to our President and Vice President's Secret Service detail. How do we explain that situation to ourselves and among each other, without being accused of engaging in CT?
Do we simply ignore it, keep our own counsel, do not engage the subject with others, x our fingers and hope all is in good hand?
If I want to express my fears and angst concerning this matter, will I be accused of Speculative Conspiracy theory? and maybe ridiculed, shamed and alerted on?
Just to be clear, I'm extremely concerned but I try not to go there privately or publicly.
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