[TheCommodoreAfro]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

Not quite.

There are lots of conspiracy theories surrounding London bombings as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumours...ondon_bombings

There are conspiracy theories surrounding Madrid as well.

A BBC story from 2001 I posted above said there were 36,000 conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Princess Diana.

The top ten conspiracy theories circulating among Arabs a few years ago:

http://www.nationalreview.com/commen...0405060835.asp

AIDS Conspiracy theories

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS_conspiracy_theories

Jack the Ripper conspiracy theory:

http://www.casebook.org/dissertation...nsorigins.html

SARS conspiracy theories . . . . the Chinese believe Americans are behind it:

http://www.parapundit.com/archives/001292.html

A guy gets suspended in Australian rugby and suggests a conspiracy by higher-ups:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200...4.htm?brisbane

All of the above is why I'm finding the psychology of conspiracy theorists a little more interesting than the actual events.



Ah, but Jamie MacIntyre of CNN is part of the corporate elite controlled by government. . . . . . what else would you expect him to say?

He's part of the conspiracy.

Cowperson

That's all well and good. The issue of my post is the roots for this, however, is the root cause of mistrust. It seems if anyone disagrees with the story in CNN or what the press secretary to Bush tells them they are "conspiracy theorists".

And in the age of the internet, it's become a hobby of mainstream journalists who are keen to protect the value of their "unbiased" media (even when they clearly play favourites) label just about everything else as a conspiracy theory. After all, it's a pretty easy way to dismiss an argument.