9/11: A Conspiracy Theory
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Rarely discussed in substance; mentions are bare links in unrelated threads.
What it is
James Corbett's five-minute conspiracy-framed overview of 9/11 claims.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2014 to 2015.
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Cites whatevsbro · 2014-02 · on “The indignity of no work”
> It was a straightforward attempt at a simple existence proof - you had said "things which meet these criteria are extortion", I provided something that met those criteria that was not extortion. I pointed out that taxation meets the criteria for extortion: you're giving up your property under threat of violence. It's clearly a match. You asked if me demanding my laptop back would constitute extortion, which we both know it doesn't. There are two reasons why not: 1) the laptop is my property (regardless of "how"), 2) there is no threat. This is why my original reaction was: "Oh come on". But now you're saying the laptop was an example of something that meets the criteria of extortion withou
Cites dllthomas · 2014-03 · on “ Schneier Born Yesterday?”
Got a "that comment was too long" so I'm splitting it in twain. Part the second: "Please wake up." You seriously need to lose the habit of using that phrase. It's annoying, and it makes me struggle not to devalue the rest of what you say. "There is no way to keep a government in check - it wields absolute power over a geographical area, until the masses stop believing that someone else has the right to rule them, that is." It is not the case that a government wields absolute power. I don't believe it's the case that there is no way to keep a government in check. Also, I don't think "someone else [having] the right to rule [us]" is a correct characterization of functioning democratic governan
Cites sillygoose · 2015-05 · on “EU dropped plans for safer pesticides because of TTIP and pressure from US”
> Uh-huh, right, because EU governments have editorial control of the evening news Well yeah, they largely do: [this video] But even if they didn't, surely news organizations would co-operate for a noble cause, yes? > No, if they really cared they would ban or strictly regulate the use of such chemicals. Sure, and if they really cared , they could do that even despite the TTIP, or they could reject or re-negotiate the TTIP. There's no way around that, regardless of whether you trust that governments are operating with our best interests at heart.