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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 12:50 am
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(April 20, 2017 at 12:20 am)The_Empress Wrote: So, because you wouldn't give your money to the likes of Alex Jones, those who do, and who maybe don't have the brain capacity you have, their stupidity is their fault?
Sure, giving money is their choice, but do you really think their ignorance is their fault, and therefore they are to blame for the action? I mean, I'm sure there are the willfully ignorant; the assholes; the nutjobs...
... but do you really think the "dumb" should be held accountable if they really, actually, are dumb? And I said nothing about my opinion on whether AJ believes it or not.
Agree with me or not, faulting dumb people because they are dumb is kinda closed-minded, dude.
I'm pretty grown up, too. Today was my 40th-and-a-half birthday!
Holy mother of effingham.
Nuance, dude. Nuance.
I think some people are victims of Alex Jones. Some people who follow him are just assholes.
Yea you're right Empress. We should blame Alex Jones because his victims are dumb.
My views are just close-minded while yours are nuanced and mature. You're 40 years old for Christ's sake!
Lmao gtfo here.
It's their choice to spend their money, not my problem. You're right, not their fault for being dumb. Not my fault for having blue eyes either. But the ignorant do have a choice to be uninformed. If Alex Jones is lying, which I highly doubt he is, dude seems legit crazy, good for him for making money ripping dumb people off, and even better if those people are not dumb, but rather ignorant. This world is not a nice place and you're only a victim if you choose to be. I wish the man good luck who tries to scam me out of money. Lord knows I've been there before.
(April 20, 2017 at 12:31 am)Khemikal Wrote: Um, yes?
Um, no.
(April 20, 2017 at 12:31 am)Khemikal Wrote: Wouldn't rally have to be intelligent, the good thing about cons, is that they show themselves to be effective no matter how dumb the operator might be.
Most of us have run into people (or many people) who've worked us over...it's just that most opf those people aren't conmen. The girl at the bar works you for a better tip. The ads know what color makes the public more likely to purchase an item x. Jones sold bullshit "news" to people who then used that information to make decisions in their lives..up to and including our president.
Or he didn't I guess, and he's earnestly insane - whichever is better for whatever conundrum he finds himself in at the moment.
You're comparing advertising tactics and a cute bartender getting you to give her a better tip to a cult leader taking all of your money and possessions?
Wow. That's a vast canyon to cross, my friend. I'll sit back and get my popcorn while I watch you walk that tightrope.
(April 20, 2017 at 12:38 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: It's called politics, Ace. That's kind of what politicians do.
In all seriousness, it seems that people have different ticks, and some are a lot easier to manipulate than others. Remember, Trump ran for and won the highest office in the land (and by extension, the world) using an election platform built on faerie dust and an impossible 2000-mile wall, and stubbornly refusing to go away. And he got so far because he managed to manipulate some people with some very sensitive and very predictable ticks.
And if they really find themselves trusting you after they've manipulated you, it can be shockingly easy for them to get you to believe anything, even if they've had a history of being totally full of shit.
Of course, this could be coloured by my being on my second History of the Third Reich book this month, but I don't think he's totally wrong. He might not be totally right, but he does have a point.
Comparing voting for trump to giving away all of your possessions and money to a cult leader. Once again. Vast canyon. Popcorn. etc.
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 12:54 am
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(April 20, 2017 at 12:50 am)AceBoogie Wrote: You're comparing advertising tactics and a cute bartender getting you to give her a better tip to a cult leader taking all of your money and possessions?
Wow. That's a vast canyon to cross, my friend. I'll sit back and get my popcorn while I watch you walk that tightrope. It may be a vast canyon to cross with regards to the operators..I mentioned that..I don't think that they're conmen...but when it comes to why their manipulations and conmens manipulations -work-...there's no canyon at all.
I'm really not sure what you find controversial in my comments. Yes, we're all susceptible. We're more susceptible when we think we aren't. The cruel irony to being thinking creatures, is that the very thing we rely on to keep ourselves from getting fooled is the thing that's required for something to -be- fooled in the first place. You can't trick a rock, but you -can- trick a rocket scientist.
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 1:01 am
(April 20, 2017 at 12:54 am)Khemikal Wrote: It may be a vast canyon to cross with regards to the operators..I mentioned that..I don't think that they're conmen...but when it comes to why their manipulations and conmens manipulations -work-...there's no canyon at all.
I'm really not sure what you find controversial in my comments. Yes, we're all susceptible. We're more susceptible when we think we aren't. The cruel irony to being thinking creatures, is that the very thing we rely on to keep ourselves from getting fooled is the thing that's required for something to -be- fooled in the first place. You can't trick a rock, but you -can- trick a rocket scientist.
lol You can't drown in air, unless you're a fish.
You can't be trolled for your life savings unless you're a moron.
Saying we're all susceptible to be affected by things we're not aware of does not reconcile the idea that everyone in the world is susceptible to being tricked out of their life savings by a conman. Khem, meet canyon.
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Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 1:30 am
(April 20, 2017 at 1:01 am)AceBoogie Wrote: (April 20, 2017 at 12:54 am)Khemikal Wrote: It may be a vast canyon to cross with regards to the operators..I mentioned that..I don't think that they're conmen...but when it comes to why their manipulations and conmens manipulations -work-...there's no canyon at all.
I'm really not sure what you find controversial in my comments. Yes, we're all susceptible. We're more susceptible when we think we aren't. The cruel irony to being thinking creatures, is that the very thing we rely on to keep ourselves from getting fooled is the thing that's required for something to -be- fooled in the first place. You can't trick a rock, but you -can- trick a rocket scientist.
lol You can't drown in air, unless you're a fish.
You can't be trolled for your life savings unless you're a moron.
Saying we're all susceptible to be affected by things we're not aware of does not reconcile the idea that everyone in the world is susceptible to being tricked out of their life savings by a conman. Khem, meet canyon.
No one said "we're all" susceptible. Jeezhusboosterstickniweiss.
You are the one that said (paraphrasing) people who are dumb deserve the shit that comes from Alex Jones. All I'm saying is that we can't fault the dumb or the mentally ill. People throwing money at AJ has at least a little to do with him and the people in charge of production and conning people, don't you think?
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 1:32 am
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(April 20, 2017 at 1:01 am)AceBoogie Wrote: lol You can't drown in air, unless you're a fish. .......?
Quote:You can't be trolled for your life savings unless you're a moron.
The list of people who;ve been trolled in that way would probably beg to differ.
Quote:Saying we're all susceptible to be affected by things we're not aware of does not reconcile the idea that everyone in the world is susceptible to being tricked out of their life savings by a conman. Khem, meet canyon.
We are all susceptible to manipulation, some maybe more than others..and most, despite being susceptible, never will be trolled out of their life savings. I don;t know what has you hung up. Do you really think that the only way a person could get one over on you..is if you were an idiot? That demonstrably puts you in the "more susceptible" collum. The very first line of this sentence suggests an alternative. Those people weren't idiots..they weren't aware that they were being trolled. That's generally what identifies them as victims rather than accomplices.
-Were you aware that this gentleman drained your account?
No, he said he was moving things from such and such to so and so in order to take advantage of an investment.
The con in conman stands for confidence. It refers to a common hook of copns...gaining the marks trust. It's the trust that's exploited, not their idiocy, even assuming that they're idiots.
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 2:01 am
(April 20, 2017 at 1:32 am)Khemikal Wrote: The list of people who;ve been trolled in that way would probably beg to differ.
Those people, at one point, would also have told you that Greg is their lord and savior and helped them "experience god" by sexually exploiting them in the woods behind their common area that they built out of mud and hay.
Quote:We are all susceptible to manipulation, some maybe more than others..and most, despite being susceptible, never will be trolled out of their life savings. I don;t know what has you hung up. Do you really think that the only way a person could get one over on you..is if you were an idiot? That demonstrably puts you in the "more susceptible" collum. The very first line of this sentence suggests an alternative. Those people weren't idiots..they weren't aware that they were being trolled. That's generally what identifies them as victims rather than accomplices.
-Were you aware that this gentleman drained your account?
No, he said he was moving things from such and such to so and so in order to take advantage of an investment.
The con in conman stands for confidence. It refers to a common hook of copns...gaining the marks trust. It's the trust that's exploited, not their idiocy, even assuming that they're idiots.
Sure, we're all susceptible to manipulation. Some maybe more than others. Some people like the color red so they buy Coke, instead of Pepsi. Some people sit in the board room and discuss what color to make Coke labels.
What type of person do you choose to be in life?
A wolf? Or a sheep?
Everyone plays their part.
As far as me being more susceptible for being confident in my own skills of handling my finances and personal possessions. Yea, I guess I'm just arrogant that way. Hope I don't run into the likes of Greg, or god forbid those horrible people at Coca Cola.
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It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 2:11 am
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(April 20, 2017 at 2:01 am)AceBoogie Wrote: Those people, at one point, would also have told you that Greg is their lord and savior and helped them "experience god" by sexually exploiting them in the woods behind their common area that they built out of mud and hay. .....?
Or, they'd just tell you a story about a person that they trusted taking them for everything they were worth?
Quote:Sure, we're all susceptible to manipulation. Some maybe more than others. Some people like the color red so they buy Coke, instead of Pepsi. Some people sit in the board room and discuss what color to make Coke labels.
What type of person do you choose to be in life?
A wolf? Or a sheep?
Everyone plays their part.
As far as me being more susceptible for being confident in my own skills of handling my finances and personal possessions. Yea, I guess I'm just arrogant that way. Hope I don't run into the likes of Greg, or god forbid those horrible people at Coca Cola.
You probably already have. Hell, you're getting conned right now and you don't even know it. Open your eyes man, you gotta get woke! 
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 2:20 am
(April 20, 2017 at 2:11 am)Khemikal Wrote: (April 20, 2017 at 2:01 am)AceBoogie Wrote: Those people, at one point, would also have told you that Greg is their lord and savior and helped them "experience god" by sexually exploiting them in the woods behind their common area that they built out of mud and hay. .....?
Or, they'd just tell you a story about a person that they trusted taking them for everything they were worth?
Quote:Sure, we're all susceptible to manipulation. Some maybe more than others. Some people like the color red so they buy Coke, instead of Pepsi. Some people sit in the board room and discuss what color to make Coke labels.
What type of person do you choose to be in life?
A wolf? Or a sheep?
Everyone plays their part.
As far as me being more susceptible for being confident in my own skills of handling my finances and personal possessions. Yea, I guess I'm just arrogant that way. Hope I don't run into the likes of Greg, or god forbid those horrible people at Coca Cola.
You probably already have. Hell, you're getting conned right now and you don't even know it. Open your eyes man, you gotta get woke!
Lord knows AT&T is conning me right now. This internet is fucking terrible. Talk about getting fucked.
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It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 2:22 am
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Exactly, and what about the NWO? You know they're screwing you hard right now, personally, on orders from Obama. You;ve gotta fight back, because any day now fema is going to sweep in and put you on the boxcars. Then it;s off to the camps they;ve been building and we'll never see you again.
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RE: Alex Jones admits he's only joking & should not be taken seriously
April 20, 2017 at 2:24 am
(April 20, 2017 at 2:22 am)Khemikal Wrote: Exactly, and what about the NWO? You know they're screwing you hard right now, personally, on orders from Obama.
Don't get me started on the NWO. How about those damn Satanic Reptilian Lords on Niburu X9? HAARP! Chem trails!
“Love is the only bow on Life’s dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of art, inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher.
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
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