Conspiracy theorist -- Definition

[davidgmills]

A highly pejorative, condescending, degrading and derogatory term used to disparage anyone who has the temerity to question the official version of the facts.

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of hearing the term and I believe it is time to call people on it, especially the mainstream media.

[cheezus]

1. no, just go with the flow

make sure to label anyone who disagrees with you a conspiracy theorist

that's how the game is played

[EFerrari]

2. Yes. "Theory" implies "unproven" when there's so much

evidence you need to be on stilts to overlook it.

[MrMonk]

6. Umm, no.

A theory is developed to explain a set of verifiable data. When an idea is unproven, it's called a "hypothesis".

[EFerrari]

7. Not in the mind of the average person. Which is why it is being

repeated endlessly. And notice I said, "implies" not "means".

[understandinglife]

3. Euphemism for "someone who scares the shit out of me because they...

...are going to investigate until they know the TRUTH."

Peace.

[glitch]

4. Proud to be a tin hat wearing Conspiracy Theorist - the alternative

candy hat wearing Coincidence Theorist just wouldn't suit me.

I think the pejorative has lost it's sting through over-use anyway. And I love being called kooky, always have, always will.

[MrMonk]

5. Oh, I don't know . . .

I wouldn't necessarily call someone who questioned the "official" version a conspiracy theorist, if they presented a knowledgable, reality-based argument to support their position. When I see someone doing that, I'll be certain to be polite.

[glitch]

8. The same could be said for the "Official" version.

Most of the time we are never given the official version presented with a "knowledgable, reality-based argument to support their position", if we were the conspiracy theories would not be so prolific.
Mr Monk would see that, he looks just at the facts, which mainly reside outside the box, all the time.

[Stevepol]

9. The conspiracy theory is that everything is hunkey-dorey.

When the facts overwhelmingly support the thesis, it's not a theory anymore: it's a fact. Those who believe there are no anomalies in the election are part of a conspiracy theory that says there's some kind of crazy group that's using facts to confuse people, that it's a secret group of fact-based nuts trying to destroy our lovely virtual democracy. The liars and hallucinators are the conspiracy nuts.