"Yet, all conspiracies aren't even bad."
Dear friends,
In light of the recent revelation regarding Osama bin Laden's demise, even everyday African Americans are now using the term "conspiracy theorists" that was initially popularized by Republicans and their ilk, back in the Seventies, after the Watergate debacle. It was during that time that books began to surface about the atrocities by the C.I.A. and other governmental agencies, including how the Federal Reserve Banking system was formed. Additionally, classic books from the late-Fifties/early-Sixties like Cyrus Vance's Hidden Persuaders and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World Revisited, both excellent exposes on the advertising industry, were now conveniently lumped in with books by psychos who had found publishers who were willing to distribute drivel about space aliens living in cereal boxes and the like.
Still, what sane person is suggesting that bin Laden is alive?That's crazy! The only issue initially was whether or not he's been dead for a long time or not. As far as "conspiracy theorists" go, again, that term originated from Republicans and their ilk who tried to downplay everything from Watergate to WikiLeaks as some kind of silly theories about "conspiracy" Yet, all conspiracies aren't even bad. For example, if people "conspire" to throw a surprise birthday party, is that bad? If the Federal Reserve Bank seeks to manipulate the workings of the economy, is that not a conspiracy? How about Ken Lay and Enron? How about Bernie Madoff and the huge banks and brokerage firms that were involved in his massive Ponzi scheme? People conspire at work everyday, in all types of occupations. Some workers conspire with their bosses against their fellow employees, much less clients. Black people need be careful when using the language of those who have been our enemies.
G. Djata Bumpus
Monday, October 21, 2013
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Would you be able to embellish upon the connection of Conspiracy Theories to Osama's death? Also, if the term is accepted by the general public at this point, why wouldn't it be apt to ascribe the term Conspiracy Theorists to those accusing the government of claiming Osama has been alive? After all, if the government has been keeping Osama's death a secret for this long, doesn't that imply ulterior motives -suspect simply because of the secrecy involved? If so, then the conspiracy theorists themselves are not to be held in a negative light.
On a second note, what indication is there that the government has been lying? I'm curious.
Peace.
Your questions are somewhat rhetorical...However, I don't believe that bin Laden was even alive at 9/11...Still, "Conspiracy theorists" come in negative and positive lights, according to who is doing either the name-calling or analyzing...Ya dig?
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