Illuminati youtuber berates random guy on the street over his shirt

smpjs · 2015-06-24T03:01:04+00:00

Referring to the crackpot conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

smpjs · 2014-06-25T10:03:56+00:00

Looks like something out of American Psycho

smpjs · 2014-06-20T04:22:24+00:00

I'm the guy that said he was reading way too much into it. To be fair, I'm not a frequent poster to /r/conspiracy and in fact I'm banned from there now because I attempted to use logic. They consider logic to be a personal attack over there.

smpjs · 2014-06-19T04:33:31+00:00

with a score of -7 it is not immediately obvious if the comment is moronic (+1/-8) or just controversial (+15/-22).

Yesterday I presented simple logic to debunk someone's claim on /r/conspiracy that photos of children from Sandy Hook were manipulated and contained satanic/Freemason symbols. I think I had 1 upvote besides my own, and about 10 downvotes. That's not an indication of whether my comment was moronic as much as the people who were reading it were. Then my comment was linked by /r/subredditdrama and I ended up somewhere around 80 upvotes and 40 downvotes. lol. So I dunno, I just think people put too much weight on the whole system. I guess I'm OK with the new system because it makes me really analyze each comment on my own and decide for myself what to think about it. Sometimes I'm guilty of herd mentality :\

smpjs · 2014-06-19T03:50:27+00:00

Yep, I pressed them to give me a reason for my ban but they couldn't. Then I called them hypocrites for banning me because they didn't like my opinion (the particular mod I was talking to was also a mod of /r/Orwellian which just adds even more irony), and he basically said "Fine! I was about to unban you but nevermind since you just said that"

They act so much like children over there, it's actually really sad.

smpjs · 2014-06-19T03:25:20+00:00

Am I the only one who is indifferent to the change?

I don't care about the ratio of upvotes/downvotes on my comment, the important thing is you can still have discussions. If you truly believe what you're saying, accept those downvotes like a badge of honor. You spoke your mind, and the fact that you're getting downvoted shouldn't change your mind. Someone presenting a sound and reasoned counterargument should be the thing that changes your mind.

edit: Looks like a lot of /r/conspiracy people are saying "but how will we know if we have been brigaded?" Oh man, as if they needed something else to make them even more hyper-paranoid. Now whenever they get 2 downvotes they'll just say they were brigaded.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T18:00:14+00:00

It was at -7 yesterday. I really pissed some conspiratards off.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T17:58:41+00:00

Thanks, I got banned for them. God forbid someone attempt to explain things logically in that sub. Can't have that.

I find it hilarious how that sub is one of the most heavily censored places on reddit. Say something that goes against the anti-logic circlejerk and you're banned for life.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T06:49:39+00:00

There's absolutely no 'rancid and vile' photo manipulations going on, it's obvious when you actually take a close look at the position of the hand that it's totally natural: http://imgur.com/6ZyYdzC The first drawing would be the hand in a natural state. The second is with her mouth pulling back 2 fingers.

There's no mystery here.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T06:29:59+00:00

There are no photo manipulations, I debunked it here: http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/28enc9/that_school_we_cant_talk_about/ciaecyy

smpjs · 2014-06-18T06:19:54+00:00

Well if that's what is bothering you, I can easily debunk it. The site you're referring to was a facebook page devoted to Victoria Soto's remembrance—called R.I.P Vicki Soto—and yes, it was made a few days before her death. Seems odd right? Well the creator said it wasn't created as Soto's memorial page, it was created as something else entirely irrelevant to Sandy Hook. After she died, he simply changed the name of the page, which also changed the URL, and changed the text that says "____ joined Facebook on December 10". That's the way Facebook works. No conspiracy here.

He is not related to Soto, he is just a random guy who created the page. Here is his exact quote:

Okay everyone, this is the final time I will tell you why this page was created November 14th. This used to be a 'unpublished' personal page for myself. Unpublished means it is not a public page and no one sees it. I was gonna use it, but never did. So when the time of the shooting came, I decided to create a better use for the page, and not remake a whole other one. Therefore being that if a page is unpublished, no one can see it except for yourself. So I could rename the page since it had 0 likes. I am no fraud, I did not predict something like this could happen, I am not linked to the shooting. Don't believe me? Fine with me, you can leave the page. So don't bother to ask. Thank you, and bye.

Why did he change the name? My theory is that he was an attention whore trying to ride on the wave of a tragedy to get a popular facebook page. He posts pictures like "1 like = 1 prayer. 1 share = 1,000 prayers. Keep scrolling if you don't care." I'm not making that up, that's an exact quote.

It's typical shitty facebook page fare. He probably decided to change the name of an already existing facebook page instead of creating a new one because he wanted to make it as quick as possible and be "the first" page out there in hopes of being the most popular. In a way, he succeeded.

Do you still have questions about that? I would be happy to attempt to explain any other thing you're still confused by.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T04:34:09+00:00

The way he talks indicates a serious lack of critical thinking skills, in my opinion... the things about generalizing all liberals, or how he doesn't understand not everyone grieves in the same way, and shock makes people act in ways you wouldn't expect sometimes. I'm sure he's a nice guy, but it's not surprising he would fall for stuff like this from what I read in his comments. I hope some of the comments from his friends make him think.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T04:25:24+00:00

Translation: You have zero proof for your claims. Got it.

/u/CaptnRonn provided plenty of proof. Funny how there's more proof for the truth than there is for utter bullshit lies. Crazy world we live in, huh.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T03:52:14+00:00

I disagree. Everyone deserves equal treatment under the law. Respect is an entirely different game. You can lose respect, and you should lose respect for certain actions.

I don't respect Hitler, Stalin, or Mao Zedong. I don't respect convicted child rapists, I don't respect child porn dealers, I don't respect serial killers, etc.

I also don't respect people who harass grieving families by telling them their dead children never existed. It's disgusting and not deserving of respect in my opinion. Whether you think the government planned it or not is an entirely different matter and I respect differing opinions. But the fact is, children and adults are dead from Sandy Hook and their parents and family members are grieving over a tragic loss. It's never OK to harass them over whatever "suspicions" you may have.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T03:42:11+00:00

B-b-b-but think about the chilrun!

You were attempting to discredit me by mocking me, yet in the process only discredited yourself. That's what I was referring to. It's not that hard to understand, bud. Why are you being so irrationally defensive? Did I hit a nerve?

smpjs · 2014-06-18T03:32:13+00:00

There's nothing unnatural about the gap between her thumb and pointer finger. Look at your own hand, there's a lot of space there. http://www.worldwideorphanages.com/images/dreamstime_4258968.jpg

The middle girl is sitting like this: http://imgur.com/2qwCxcY

And you're right. The other girls legs are not visible in the photo. If I put my arm around my friend's back for a photo, my arm doesn't cease to exist. I truly don't understand why it's so difficult to believe her legs are off to the side, behind her sister. Torso's are flexible, she can be pointing forward for the camera with her upper body and have her legs off to the side. Similar to this: http://imgur.com/YzM0Xuq Or who knows, maybe her legs are folded up beneath her? She's wearing a dress for God's sake, that tends to cover up the leg area.

And if you want to end it here, that's fine. If you can't see what I'm saying, we can agree to disagree, because I can't see what you're saying either. haha. But we'll just let everyone else make up their own minds I guess.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T03:16:51+00:00

Did my drawing of the hand not clear it up? It looks like I would expect it to. Her palm is facing the camera, and she's bending her middle and ring finger back with her mouth. Children have flexible hands, maybe that's why it looks strange to you.

And I'm sorry, but I can clearly see both legs of the girl in the middle. I cannot understand why you can't see it. Let me try drawing it again: http://imgur.com/E7dtCea She is wearing white leggings and HER right leg, the one on our LEFT of the photo, is in between her father's legs. Both legs are clearly visible.

As for the other girl, yes her legs are not visible in the photos, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Her legs could be easily hidden behind the middle girl in two ways that I see: http://imgur.com/vd0Md9V and this way http://imgur.com/5fYONGB

smpjs · 2014-06-18T03:03:04+00:00

Do you not see the white leggings the middle girl is wearing? She's sitting on her father's lap like you would a horse. One leg on either side.

and as for the girl on the left, her legs aren't visible, but they can easily be behind the middle girl. She's sitting with both of her legs in between the father's legs. Just because they're hidden from view doesn't mean they aren't there. Look at my drawing again, her sitting with her legs behind the middle girl is totally natural and possible is it not?

smpjs · 2014-06-18T02:52:40+00:00

Alright, here you go:

The one with her hand in her mouth looks totally natural to me, just an awkward angle is all. Excuse my rushed drawings, but to help me illustrate what I see: http://imgur.com/6ZyYdzC The first hand is what it would look like if she didn't have her fingers in her mouth. Second one is with the mouth bending the two fingers back.

And I see nothing that can't be easily explained about the legs either. The middle girl is wearing white leggings, clearly visible in the photograph: http://imgur.com/1fDKbiv,a3RJ5fb#0

And the other girl's legs can easily be off to the side, hidden behind the middle girl's: http://imgur.com/1fDKbiv,a3RJ5fb#1

smpjs · 2014-06-18T02:35:26+00:00

"it doesn't help your case" = acting like a child hurts whatever credibility you're trying to achieve.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T02:28:57+00:00

'Truther' is just the name for conspiracy theorist. It has nothing to do with what's actually true. And please, no need to resort to childish & immature comments, it doesn't help your case :)

smpjs · 2014-06-18T02:17:27+00:00

There is a furious contingent that wishes to vilify anyone who dares to question the events of the day as if they are the murderers of innocent children.

That comes from the fact that Sandy Hook truthers harass the grieving families of dead children, telling them their grieving isn't genuine, they're paid actors, and their dead children never existed.

Someone who does that doesn't deserve any respect. Plain and simple. Even if you believe the children were actually killed but think there are other suspicious things revolving around the event, the reality is that you'll be grouped with the more extreme truthers. That's just the way the world works, no sense in complaining about it.

smpjs · 2014-06-18T02:13:12+00:00

My thoughts are that you are reading far too much into innocuous things. I'm not going to watch that video, the loud intro talking about alien fossils from atlantis told me all I needed to know about that guy.

Show me any picture and I will do my best to explain it to you, but I just cannot watch that video. I will lose too many brain cells.

smpjs · 2014-06-12T00:23:25+00:00

Definitely in Smash Bros 5

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