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Originally posted by survival
Originally posted by JayinAR
False flag? Nah. Ridiculously pathetic assassination attempt? Perhaps.
You rule out a false flag & claim an "assassination attempt, perhaps"? That is just not credible in the slightest.
Like it or not, if you have access to a GUN, you're subtly connected with all other folks that have the GUNS.
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
reply to post by Magister
So how exactly does this equate to false flag? ill be honest, the timing left me wondering as well, but every single event that hits the news is called a false flag on this site. Can we get some sort of perspective?
It's a conspiracy site. What do you expect?
Ok? I dont remember saying anything about tin foil, paranoia, or talking heads. What I did say was that at some point, we have to back these things up with evidence.
You can go anywhere else and get the kind of "perspective" in which everything that doesn't come out of the mouth of a talking head is tin foil hat paranoia.
Yes it does.
Perspective? Does that word even have any meaning in this context?
You might be guessing. I prefer to research and look for actual evidence.
We're sitting out here seeing all these suspicious events and we're trying to guess why the lone gunmen always shoot a bunch of people with an AR-15.
Unrelenting? Im pro second amendment, but last I looked, all gun bills were shot down (pun intended).
. Meanwhile, the US government is in the midst of a steadfast and unrelenting campaign to ban "assault weapons" (scary looking guns with big magazines).
I dont know about unprecedented, Id have to look into that, but they certainly are more publicized than ever before. Ther is no question that these things are used to further an agenda. But calling false flag without any evidence simply continues to destroy the already less than savory reputation of the C.T. community.
Maybe I just wasn't paying attention before but we seem to be in the midst of an unprecedented spate of mass shootings in the last couple of years.
I didnt say dont be suspicious, and you're absolutely wrong that THAT is when all of this started. These events have been used to further the agenda, but its been around a lot longer.
Coincidentally, that's about when the gun control crap started. I wonder why anyone would be suspicious?
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
Ok? I dont remember saying anything about tin foil, paranoia, or talking heads. What I did say was that at some point, we have to back these things up with evidence.
You might be guessing. I prefer to research and look for actual evidence.
Unrelenting? Im pro second amendment, but last I looked, all gun bills were shot down (pun intended)
I dont know about unprecedented, Id have to look into that, but they certainly are more publicized than ever before. Ther is no question that these things are used to further an agenda. But calling false flag without any evidence simply continues to destroy the already less than savory reputation of the C.T. community.
I didnt say dont be suspicious, and you're absolutely wrong that THAT is when all of this started. These events have been used to further the agenda, but its been around a lot longer.
Like I said in the post that you are responding to, my first reaction was that it was really quite suspicious. But does anyone really think it helps anything to yell "FALSE FLAG!" at EVERY event, without backing it up with some evidence?
And people wonder why the CT community is not taken seriously.
Originally posted by Chickensalad
reply to post by Krakatoa
Thats not necessarily true.
Remember this?
West Roads Mall Shooting, Dec. 5, 2007. Omaha, Nebraska
Like what? What do you consider to be "evidence"?
Well, they seem perfectly ok with labeling them a false flag. So I dont think asking for evidence is too much.
Do you really think that IF these things are staged the media wouldn't be in on it? Where do you think some random person sitting at a computer drinking a beer is going to find evidence that would expose a conspiracy?
Is it? So skeptics arent allowed?
This site is intended for speculation. That's what a conspiracy theory is. It's no fun, really, if you can't speculate.
It would lend some credibility to the statement, and serve to further the revelation of truth. Isnt that, afterall, what conspiracy theories are about?
And finally, what would even be the purpose of presenting any "evidence" that we think we have? It's not going to make one bit of difference in the grand scheme of things.
9/11 has nothing to do with this event, and plenty of people are aware of the EVIDENCE that backs up theories about it.
Take 9/11, for example (I don't want to go OT and argue about it. I'm just using it as an example). Now I personally think the two main towers probably collapsed under their own weight and because of the massive damage that was done. But building 7 really did look suspicious. Nevertheless, most people will look at it and won't see anything suspicious about the way it appeared as though the entire support structure just gave way at the same time.
1)A LOT of people are aware that things arent right with the 9/11 os.
If you can have something that looks that suspicious and most people outside the CT community don't even notice, you're going to have a hard time splitting hairs and pointing out nuances in mass shootings.
I didnt ask anyone to prove anything, nor do I expect them to. I just find blind accusations to be counter-productive.
In my opinion, I don't think it matters if I can prove it.
It not? So whats the point then? To label EVERY event that happens as a false flag? Personally, I am about TRUTH.
I get a bad vibe and I've learned to trust my instincts. Trying to prove it isn't going to get us anywhere
I never thought I was your enemy, nor am I sure what we disagree about. Do you mean the importance of evidence?
We're not mortal enemies here. We just disagree.
Thats quite the defeatist attitude.
If TPTB ever actually really screw up and the whole world sees them for what they are, it'll be nothing short of a miracle. Until then, they'll always be a thousand steps ahead of us.
Same place you found whatever it is that made you decide this is a false flag.
Again, I would ask where you expect to find such evidence?
Again, very defeatist.
In news footage? Please. Anything you might find - some small discrepancy or inconsistency can be easily explained away by people who are determined not to see anything wrong. And frankly, the debunkers usually do provide plausible excuses. That's to say it can be impossible to tell the difference when you look at one individual incident and try to find evidence contained wholly within that incident.
Identical? Really? Not so much....
It only really starts to look really suspicious when you look at the big picture and how many of these incidents seem to be happening in a very short period of time. How the details are so often almost identical.
Which has been my argument from the start.
And now, they have turned to making a "no guns list" based upon "mental illness". Which may well have been where they were going all along.
'Cept he hasnt tried to ban guns, even since all of this started.
Well, it certainly seems like it's accelerated since 2008 to me. Especially in the last couple of years. Obama's supporters initially poo pooed the notion that he'd try to ban guns so he needed a pretty good excuse. And he suddenly had the best excuses in the world handed to him on a silver platter. Coincidence? Maybe. But I ain't buying it.
I dont know about all of that. I know many, many liberals that are pro constitution, and thus, pro second amendment.
I meant that these events suddenly seemed to be getting more frequent specifically in the last few years. Just when they had a president who could afford to be anti-gun. We all know most liberals despise the Second Amendment with a passion. All that is necessary for a Democratic president to go after guns is to get the liberal base fired up. And how is that done? They gotta make 'em cry for the poor innocents.
And you never will be, so long as no evidence is required to back these theories.
Well, we never have been, frankly. There are some things we really should try to change about the way we behave but speculating isn't it. We will never be taken seriously by people who are afraid to question. People do not want to be suspects. They will not come out of their bubbles until it's safe.
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
Which has been my argument from the start.
'Cept he hasnt tried to ban guns, even since all of this started.
I dont know about all of that. I know many, many liberals that are pro constitution, and thus, pro second amendment.
You show people some truth, they are, in my experience, more than willing to listen.
Originally posted by Gastovski
What I want to know is why are his magazines blue
Santa Monica False Flag Pushing the Envelope Posted on June 10, 2013 by Henry Shivley
Its been 5 years. And clinton, the other guy that was "supposed" to ban guns, was in there for 8. Just like Bush was "supposed" to ban abortion, as was his pappy. Funny how these things never actually happen, isnt it? They are political selling points.
Sure he has. Well, I guess it would be more accurate to say that he's playing his little part in the ultimate goal. Which includes banning guns but is ultimately much larger. You don't really think anyone would try to ban them in a week, do you?
Here's the thing. Democrat, Republican, Liberal, Tea Partier....they are all bastardized versions of what those terms actually mean.
The vast majority of liberals I have ever encountered despise the Constitution and the 2nd. It is only when it comes to the rights they personally value that they have any issues with big government. Anyone who has had a lot of contact with them will tell you the same. There are a few who will stand up for what's right but even they are often mealy mouthed and unreliable.
People need time to come to grips with things. Most intelligent people, though, do just that.
I disagree. Most people are visceral people. They believe what they want to believe and shut everything else out.
Posted where? If its where I think, your problem may be the outlet you are using.
For example - I have posted the links to the Wikipedia page about Total Information Awareness in various places at least 500 times since I first became aware of it. I have never gotten a single response, acknowledgement or changed anyone's mind with that link alone. That's the closest you can get to posting facts about what is going on.
Again, consider your outlet.
People just don't want to hear it. Most of the time even when I can post links like that to documented facts, they will still call me a nut or something.