Re:Amazon Prime video gives amateur how-to’s, conspiracy the...
by LinuxBender on Friday January 24, 2020 @03:00PM
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For sure, there are a list of things he was way off base. I am just saying, there were many more things he was spot on and many of us thought he was just a nutter. My bigger concern around these folks is that individuals can exploit their characteristics by showing them snippets of true malfeasance, wait for them to get emotionally spun up and start making a fuss, then the malfeasance becomes something that nobody dare speak of, for fear of being associated with the "nutter". At least, if I were going to hide something big, that is probably one technique I would use. Let the nutter start spinning off the hinges and then nobody would dare talk about my evil plans.
I would say some of the things that he premised on was true. But the idea he developed base on those things are nuts. it's not how he communicated them, it's just what it is.
(example not necessarily from Alex Jones, but just e.g)
US flag furled up on the moon (correct) -> like the wind blew on it (visual observation) -> it means the wind must have blown on it (fallacy) -> we never went to the moon.
Jet fuel cannot melt steel (maybe? correct) -> Therefore the fire it had on the world trade center cannot cause structural failure (does your chocolate not soften before it melts?) -> US did 911.
The premise can be true, the idea can still be bs.