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Bernardo de La Paz

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8. Ignore the man behind the curtain. Also why TPTB *love* conspiracy theorists

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #6)

Sat May 21, 2016, 03:19 PM

May 2016

The Powers That Be love conspiracy theories because they catch up a lot of otherwise intelligent people and get them to waste their time chasing will-o-wisps and fireflies and Rube Goldberg systems with too many moving parts (too many necessary conspirators and guardians watching over conspirators to keep them in line and uber-guardians to make sure that the guardians don't talk either).

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When you realize that A Bug's Life was trying to tell you something important... [View all] 1monster May 2016 OP

oh, perfect! Absolutely perfect! nt antigop May 2016 #1

Haven't seen the movie, but wow, yep, that's what's happening. oregonjen May 2016 #2

Good one Duckhunter935 May 2016 #3

K&R felix_numinous May 2016 #4

Golly gee... -none May 2016 #5

This is why they keep us awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #6

Ignore the man behind the curtain. Also why TPTB *love* conspiracy theorists Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #8

Yep. And if they slap the label "conspiracy theory" awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #10

K&R Makes you think DianaForRussFeingold May 2016 #7

"Ideas are dangerous things." Precisely why they tried to marginalize Bernie. nt antigop May 2016 #12

They sure do marginalize Bernie DianaForRussFeingold May 2016 #15

And this is exactly why A Bugs Life is my favorite Pixar film. nt retrowire May 2016 #9

You're just now getting the point? Nitram May 2016 #11

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Keeping those Bernie supporters, I mean ants, in line. liberalnarb May 2016 #16

Good find! FailureToCommunicate May 2016 #17

Ordinary citizens shall... Mr_Jefferson_24 May 2016 #18