Looks batshit insane, especially in combination with the rest of the site.
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DUMB
That banner there is really not endearing me.
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I read the page on the other thread. Sounded sane but strong claims and "cites please or it didn't happen".
Go to the main page: batshit crazy Godwinning banner. So I click on the European Union page.
I expected
- Conspiracy theory about EU being set up by Illuminati to help create One World Order.
I Got
- A fairly reasonably written page that seemed to be written with a view on informing as yet unaware citizens of the EU-USA interactions. Still no cites though.
Many of the arguments on that website are fairly compelling, but the consensus so far seems to be that it gives off the crazy conspiracy theorist vibe. This a problem I have with many social commentators. They may have solid claims afoot, but they advertise themselves in such an anti-establishment "I know the secret truth" persona that they end appearing as caricatures of more rational political theorists.
I have to admit my eyes rolled in their sockets the moment I laid them on the “FDR & Pearl Harbor” section, but upon reading it, I too was surprised to find a reasonable and well written analysis of the brinkmanship leading up WWII and a gentle debunking of the conspiracy theory I expected.
OMG NO NOSECONES
Why, what were you expecting to find, if I may ask?
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He was expecting the standard "FDR had advance knowledge" conspiracy theory.
I think I might have misjudged this site. I had a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to the inflammatory banner and headlines.
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^ Oh, yes. I've heard that bit once.
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I see the Awesomeness.
Hell even the name threw me for a bit. I'd appreciate a bit more citations (as mentioned) but it didn't seem to bad.
edited 27th Oct '10 6:28:36 PM by Deboss
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scratching at .8, just hopin'
I hate it when the conspiracy theorists latch themselves onto good history; it makes it harder for the average person to tell the difference. Forget this site. Read A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn and War Is A Racket
by General Smedley Darlington Butler instead
It set off all my alarm bells at first, but reading through some of the articles I can't see any particular conspiracy theories. Overall there's a fair amount of stuff I've run across before, but some pretty interesting links that flesh it out, the writing style is definitely a tad on the sensational side though.
Zinn is hardly a good historian.
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@ Radical: The site references "War is a Racket", incidentally.
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I found this tonight. Fascinating material. Disturbing, even.
Here.
Anyone else come across it? It's a lot to take in, I'll probably have to spend quite a bit of time digesting it.
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