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siligut

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2. He explains the draw of conspiracy theories

Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2013, 06:04 PM

May 2013

“I was absolutely spangled from the nightclub when my best friend said ‘Charlie, you know you’re Right-wing and you joined the Army? Well, they were lying to you.’ I’m like, ‘What?’ He said, ‘9/11; it wasn’t as you think.’ It was almost like an initiation into a cult, a religion. You’re being given special knowledge.”

This is why there are ditto-heads and Beck fans, they think they are in the know, that THEY are special because they know the "truth". He also talks about how he was disowned and shunned with extreme prejudice once he saw through the falsehoods, can't have reality spreading among the troops.

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The 9/11 conspiracy theorist who changed his mind [View all] Ian David May 2013 OP

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Some of that is beyond any dispute BlueStreak May 2013 #4

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He explains the draw of conspiracy theories siligut May 2013 #2

No one can give the truth to you, you have to (attempt) to find it for yourself. CJCRANE May 2013 #5