ONE THING ABOUT THE DU TSUNAMI CONSPIRACY BAN

[clem_c_rock]

I will start by wholeheartedly backing your condemnation of people posting Tsunami conspiracies on DU. They fall into the exact same morons as those who believe the Holocaust was faked and the Moon landing's were a hoax.

One thing we all constantly hear is how the internet, particularly blogs, are fertile ground for the explosion of conspiracy theories. Of course we all can see the validity of this statement. Now the part that we never hear is how the internet, particularly blogs, can destroy conspiracy theories in a rate never seen in the history of mankind.

With this in mind, I think DU should allow for the admission of such conspiracy theories. I have ultimate faith in DU members ability to handle any such conspiracy theories. In fact, I watched and participated in DUers smashing such post already and did a fine job. If the mainstream media wants to pick them out and use them against us then us DUers can bombard the media w/ letters w/ letters to combat that.

If we start banning such conspiracy theories what's next? If I hear the next C-Theory ban is against people who are questioning the official 911 bulls*** story, I will abandon and denounce this blog forever as a piece of propaganda trash. As we all know, there are people who lump questioning of the JFK assasination, the questioning of the pathetic official 911 story into the same group as the Tsunami conspiracy idiots.

If this is a free country we have to allow for pretty much anything on this blog. Where will the line be drawn?

Clem C

[frogfromthenorth2]

1. The 911 Pentagon missile crap theory should DEFINITIVELY be banned

[Celeborn Skywalker]

2. I think the solution would

be a separate forum for conspiracy theories or para-politics. That way it can be discussed on the board but it doesn't stand out in the main forums.

[frogfromthenorth2]

3. Some kind of LOONY BIN ?

[Celeborn Skywalker]

6. Yeah, I guess you could call it that . n/t

[Jose Diablo]

11. Did you know the BBV started out with people saying it was CT.

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Do you doubt that Prescott Bush contributed substantially to the Nazi war effort? Do you doubt that Bu*h is part of a criminal conspiracy ongoing for at least 40 years.

When people bring-up what they see as something strange going on, they will be labeled as a CTist at the beginning. It always works that way. Yet you would want to send them to the circular file before all the information was in.

I think your 'solution' sucks.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

4. I had to re-read skinner's post

to make sure it wasn't all "conspiracy theories" and just the "Tsunami" ones that were not being permitted.

I am a little worried about it, to be honest. If the open exchange of ideas cannot happen on DU of all places, something is definitely wrong. And I happen to like wearing my tinfoil hat, thank you very much.

I do not think that the ban should be lifted, until the NYT and FAUX get off out collective backs for a bit

:tinfoilhat:

[Jesus H. Christ]

5. There's a crazy thing called common sense.

Combined with a little Benefit of the Doubt it's quite a useful tool.

[clem_c_rock]

7. Exactly - use that little thing called common sense against the 911 commis

[robcon]

8. Crap theories should be allowed...

I think the following conspiracy theories are worthless and wrong

LIHOP/MIHOP on 9/11
Wellstone was murdered
TWA 800 was shot down
Matsui was murdered
Tsunami was man-made

but I think preventing people from discussing them is awful. Some day I may be wrong about one of these. Let's keep the evidence (such as it is) coming.

[bpilgrim]

13. yeah, if you see a misreported fact ADDRESS IT in the thread

and DON'T insult DU'ers or IDEAS.

thats why we are in this mess to begin with!

shoot, us DU CT'ers have been RIGHT more than ANY in the lame stream about this ADMIN and we wouldn't be WITNESSING the HISTORIC CHALLENGE on the senate floor.

psst... pass the word ;->

peace

[arwalden]

9. Is DU A "Blog"? Have We Changed?

Or do I totally not understand what a BLOG is?

[clem_c_rock]

10. Ok, dammit discussion forum, everyone else knows what I mean

[Journeyman]

12. Hey, what's this? You believe we landed on the Moon?. . .

I tell you, the whole NASA schtick is nothing but some Hollywood screenwriter's fantasy. No person's ever been to the Moon. That was all fake. That's right. They did it in the same sound stage where they filmed Watergate. . . :evilgrin:

[Moderator]

14. Locking.

Questions regarding DU policy belong in the Ask the Admins forum. Thank you for understanding.