You ARE. Embrace it. Own it. Nothing in the world makes sense unless you assume deliberate actors with an agenda… and your brain is screaming it at you.
I actually said recently to a friend who called me a conspiracy theorist , “ Yes! I love a good conspiracy theory, they’re mostly right!” They thought I would denounce such things.
Yes! Thank you. So glad you said this. Best thing I ever did was embrace it. Always excited when someone tries to use the term against me and I can say "Which so called conspiracy are you most scared of? Because I'd love to talk to you about it". Every time I catch myself thinking that someone else's theories might be going 'just a bit too far', I remind myself to keep an open mind and listen. I remind myself there was a time when I believed that my doctor had my best interests at heart, aww bless my little cotton socks, how truly naïve I was.
Yes! In this episode I talk about how saying you're NOT a conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer, Holocaust denier or ex-wifebeater all leave you arguing for the opposite side. "So you don't believe in conspiracies, you think the vaxx is safe and effective, we have been told the whole truth about WWII and you do still beat your wife!" https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/the-trials-of-david-irving
Wasn’t it the CIA who coined the term “conspiracy” or “conspiracy theorist”?
That’s what I tell someone who calls me that and then follow through with, that’s every reason not to even use the term. Of course others will say something to the effect that this week’s “conspiracy” becomes the truth a few months later (the exact quote eludes me).
I never use the term. If I hear someone say it I respond with “conspiracy theory is a thought terminating cliche.” There’s no such concept. There is reading about stuff and thinking and believe it or not wealthy and powerful people do conspire to remain wealthy and powerful. That’s it. End of story. You are right to call this practice out.
So true. One of the other things I have hated in the last few years is the phenomenon of how people feel it necessary to disassociate themselves from others when they are talking about issues. eg: "I don't like Donald Trump, but I do think we need to do something about illegal immigration on the southern border".
This drives me NUTS. I don't agree with everything I have said MYSELF over the years, let alone agree with everything someone else has said. This qualifier has crept into speech as a requisite throat-clearing in the last few years. I dislike it as much as I like land acknowledgements.
If someone tries to use that on me, I look them in the eye and say "I am a realist who sees the conspiracy...there is no theory involved. You obviously have been living in a hole somewhere. Have you actually looked around and SEEN what is happening around you?"
I almost get what you’re saying, James. This issue angers me as well, but not in the same way. I don’t now nor have I ever expressed a “theory” about conspiracies, which in my head translates to a person’s “emotional beliefs,” not “factual understandings.” Though my assessment could be wrong about this—I’m not looking for an argumentative debate to settle it. It’s just that I don’t do “emotional” conspiracy beliefs, because I’m incapable. I’m like a literal-logical Carl Sagan with no choice, who often said, “I don’t want to “believe,” I want to “understand.” I get that sentiment, totally, because I can’t get myself to “believe” anything. I either understand or I don’t. I’m so forever trapped to problem-solving every waking moment, even in my sleep, as far back as I can remember, and until I’ve proven what’s real I keep working the science of it, or “back-burner” it, indefinitely, until I’ve solved it. My back-burners are stacked in infinite rows of problems in holding patterns I call up over and over again. 🧠 👈🏽It’s probably the aluminum. I live to figure out difficult problems for a logical, factual “understanding,” and so I’ve always hated being called a theorist, let alone a “conspiracy theorist,” which I do not get into. I call theories “unsolved problems based mostly on “emotional speculation,” which angers many scientists I say that to who live to theorize; bat about open, working theories. I just don’t, I can’t, process problems the same way; problem solving via working theories.
Just like everyone, I can get emotional while trying to solve a problem, for sure, especially problems that were set up to be “intentionally unsolvable” by fraudsters who will punish you for not “believing,” such as scamdemics, masking and Vaxx protocols, as well as other FalseFlag events like the USS Liberty and 9/11, two other events/problems I worked out right around the conspiracy aspects of it going right to the solution proving what’s “real” based on science-facts and actionable intelligence, which is what my own substack is all about.
As you might have noticed, I've been embracing the supposedly derogatory term Conspiracy Theorist since the deliberate Covid release, and the intended and associated creation of a useless but DEADLY INJECTION they pretend is a 'VACCINE'.
I'm a PROUD CONSPIRACY THEORIST and shout it from the rooftops. It means I can think and have the inclination and ability to investigate facts. I must confess that since we saw this Plot unfold in early 2020, we Proud Conspiracy Theorists have become suspicious and sceptical about anything that emanates from the media, Big Pharma, governments and Big Tech & the BBC. It all seems to be orchestrated to back up the DEPOPULATION exercise that is 'sold' to the masses as a VACCINE!
We all now know that Covid was deliberately and painstakingly created in various US then Chinese laboratories with Bio-weapon technology under the guise of 'Gain of Function' which Fauci oversaw and manipulated to make viruses as deadly to man as he dared in order to justify the 'invention' of an injection he pretended is/was a vaccine! This useless crap kills people or shortens their life expectancy, but still, Governments press on with the New World Order's (The Elite's WEF) plans to depopulate the planet with controlling substances being inserted into gullible humans.
One of the most egregious liberties that are at the forefront of the attack on our FREEDOM is ZERO LIABILITY for the DEADLY DRUG MAKERS!
This insane 'get out of jail' allows these murderers to make deadly concoctions that they insist we put into our bodies, with absolutely no responsibility for the outcome. Injections that do NOTHING for Covid and other (Man-enhanced) viruses, which often KILL or MAIM, sometimes with the recipient believing there were no adverse reactions following the insertion of this unproven, poor-quality, depopulating crap. Only to find, perhaps months or years later they have unseen deterioration in their natural immunity to diseases or discover a new disease that 'mysteriously appeared 'out of the blue'.
'LIABILITY' is the key to ending this farcical mayhem! Pfizer will be bankrupt when LIABILITY returns.
With LIABILITY being accepted, the Covid con and useless but DEADLY Vax would simply disappear.
We all know the term ct is now parroted out everywhere as a way to shut down conversation and dismiss serious concerns. Unfortunately the ones who mimic this behaviour have their fingers in their ears and their blinkers on, and never stop to look more deeply into things. So much easier to dismiss the people raising concerns as " right wing ,conspiracy theorists nutjobs".
Actually reading your super insightful ,intelligent posts and likewise others on substack makes me proud to be a conspiracy theorist.
Oct 26, 2023·edited Oct 26, 2023Liked by James Edward Taylor
I get owning CT, however, I've simply never identified with the term and I think it doesn't fit particularly well in a number of ways. The thing is that at the fundamental level the claim is not conspiracy, the claim is that there is something wrong with the story and conspiracy is inferred and I think it's best to keep it at the level of "something wrong with the story". Also, most events where the term "conspiracy theory" arises are a very specific kind of conspiracy - psyop - and I think of myself as a psyop analyst.
I've written a post on the 12 logical fallacies unmasked in the use of the CT terms.
I actually said recently to a friend who called me a conspiracy theorist , “ Yes! I love a good conspiracy theory, they’re mostly right!” They thought I would denounce such things.
Conspiracy theorist = critical thinker
Yes! Thank you. So glad you said this. Best thing I ever did was embrace it. Always excited when someone tries to use the term against me and I can say "Which so called conspiracy are you most scared of? Because I'd love to talk to you about it". Every time I catch myself thinking that someone else's theories might be going 'just a bit too far', I remind myself to keep an open mind and listen. I remind myself there was a time when I believed that my doctor had my best interests at heart, aww bless my little cotton socks, how truly naïve I was.
Yes! In this episode I talk about how saying you're NOT a conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer, Holocaust denier or ex-wifebeater all leave you arguing for the opposite side. "So you don't believe in conspiracies, you think the vaxx is safe and effective, we have been told the whole truth about WWII and you do still beat your wife!" https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/the-trials-of-david-irving
Wasn’t it the CIA who coined the term “conspiracy” or “conspiracy theorist”?
That’s what I tell someone who calls me that and then follow through with, that’s every reason not to even use the term. Of course others will say something to the effect that this week’s “conspiracy” becomes the truth a few months later (the exact quote eludes me).
Something(s) else springs to mind.
A few books no longer in print:
“None Dare Call It Conspiracy” and
“The Cosmic Conspiracy” and
“None Dare Call It Treason”.
I never use the term. If I hear someone say it I respond with “conspiracy theory is a thought terminating cliche.” There’s no such concept. There is reading about stuff and thinking and believe it or not wealthy and powerful people do conspire to remain wealthy and powerful. That’s it. End of story. You are right to call this practice out.
So true. One of the other things I have hated in the last few years is the phenomenon of how people feel it necessary to disassociate themselves from others when they are talking about issues. eg: "I don't like Donald Trump, but I do think we need to do something about illegal immigration on the southern border".
This drives me NUTS. I don't agree with everything I have said MYSELF over the years, let alone agree with everything someone else has said. This qualifier has crept into speech as a requisite throat-clearing in the last few years. I dislike it as much as I like land acknowledgements.
Absolutely spot on
If someone tries to use that on me, I look them in the eye and say "I am a realist who sees the conspiracy...there is no theory involved. You obviously have been living in a hole somewhere. Have you actually looked around and SEEN what is happening around you?"
I almost get what you’re saying, James. This issue angers me as well, but not in the same way. I don’t now nor have I ever expressed a “theory” about conspiracies, which in my head translates to a person’s “emotional beliefs,” not “factual understandings.” Though my assessment could be wrong about this—I’m not looking for an argumentative debate to settle it. It’s just that I don’t do “emotional” conspiracy beliefs, because I’m incapable. I’m like a literal-logical Carl Sagan with no choice, who often said, “I don’t want to “believe,” I want to “understand.” I get that sentiment, totally, because I can’t get myself to “believe” anything. I either understand or I don’t. I’m so forever trapped to problem-solving every waking moment, even in my sleep, as far back as I can remember, and until I’ve proven what’s real I keep working the science of it, or “back-burner” it, indefinitely, until I’ve solved it. My back-burners are stacked in infinite rows of problems in holding patterns I call up over and over again. 🧠 👈🏽It’s probably the aluminum. I live to figure out difficult problems for a logical, factual “understanding,” and so I’ve always hated being called a theorist, let alone a “conspiracy theorist,” which I do not get into. I call theories “unsolved problems based mostly on “emotional speculation,” which angers many scientists I say that to who live to theorize; bat about open, working theories. I just don’t, I can’t, process problems the same way; problem solving via working theories.
Just like everyone, I can get emotional while trying to solve a problem, for sure, especially problems that were set up to be “intentionally unsolvable” by fraudsters who will punish you for not “believing,” such as scamdemics, masking and Vaxx protocols, as well as other FalseFlag events like the USS Liberty and 9/11, two other events/problems I worked out right around the conspiracy aspects of it going right to the solution proving what’s “real” based on science-facts and actionable intelligence, which is what my own substack is all about.
How about conspiracy realist.
As you might have noticed, I've been embracing the supposedly derogatory term Conspiracy Theorist since the deliberate Covid release, and the intended and associated creation of a useless but DEADLY INJECTION they pretend is a 'VACCINE'.
I'm a PROUD CONSPIRACY THEORIST and shout it from the rooftops. It means I can think and have the inclination and ability to investigate facts. I must confess that since we saw this Plot unfold in early 2020, we Proud Conspiracy Theorists have become suspicious and sceptical about anything that emanates from the media, Big Pharma, governments and Big Tech & the BBC. It all seems to be orchestrated to back up the DEPOPULATION exercise that is 'sold' to the masses as a VACCINE!
We all now know that Covid was deliberately and painstakingly created in various US then Chinese laboratories with Bio-weapon technology under the guise of 'Gain of Function' which Fauci oversaw and manipulated to make viruses as deadly to man as he dared in order to justify the 'invention' of an injection he pretended is/was a vaccine! This useless crap kills people or shortens their life expectancy, but still, Governments press on with the New World Order's (The Elite's WEF) plans to depopulate the planet with controlling substances being inserted into gullible humans.
One of the most egregious liberties that are at the forefront of the attack on our FREEDOM is ZERO LIABILITY for the DEADLY DRUG MAKERS!
This insane 'get out of jail' allows these murderers to make deadly concoctions that they insist we put into our bodies, with absolutely no responsibility for the outcome. Injections that do NOTHING for Covid and other (Man-enhanced) viruses, which often KILL or MAIM, sometimes with the recipient believing there were no adverse reactions following the insertion of this unproven, poor-quality, depopulating crap. Only to find, perhaps months or years later they have unseen deterioration in their natural immunity to diseases or discover a new disease that 'mysteriously appeared 'out of the blue'.
'LIABILITY' is the key to ending this farcical mayhem! Pfizer will be bankrupt when LIABILITY returns.
With LIABILITY being accepted, the Covid con and useless but DEADLY Vax would simply disappear.
Mick from Hooe (UK) Unjabbed to live longer!
Can't praise your writing enough.
We all know the term ct is now parroted out everywhere as a way to shut down conversation and dismiss serious concerns. Unfortunately the ones who mimic this behaviour have their fingers in their ears and their blinkers on, and never stop to look more deeply into things. So much easier to dismiss the people raising concerns as " right wing ,conspiracy theorists nutjobs".
Actually reading your super insightful ,intelligent posts and likewise others on substack makes me proud to be a conspiracy theorist.
I prefer the term "spoiler alertist"
I get owning CT, however, I've simply never identified with the term and I think it doesn't fit particularly well in a number of ways. The thing is that at the fundamental level the claim is not conspiracy, the claim is that there is something wrong with the story and conspiracy is inferred and I think it's best to keep it at the level of "something wrong with the story". Also, most events where the term "conspiracy theory" arises are a very specific kind of conspiracy - psyop - and I think of myself as a psyop analyst.
I've written a post on the 12 logical fallacies unmasked in the use of the CT terms.
https://petraliverani.substack.com/p/11-logical-fallacies-unmasked-in
One of the BEST. POSTS. EVER.
Thank you!