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That’s me Lawnmans view
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My government has not and will not conspire against me.

And I will oppose any argument or evidence that suggests my government has conspired against me with any and all arguments and evidence the government provides.

Lawnman's view: all men protect their interests. 

And because of such I'll disbelieve both the conspiracy theorists and the conspiracy deniers!


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Genetic fallacy? Paradoxically No!

While it would be fair to assert that my argument is genetically flawed; after further explanation and consideration it is not flawed as it seems to appear.

It is fair to assert that both parties are serving their interests by arguing ad hominem in lieu of ad rem about a question of conspiracy.

Both terms, ‘conspiracy theorist’ and ‘conspiracy denier’, are merely ad hominem attacks directed at the opposition. Every man who attempts to persuade me that he is correct because his opponent is a ‘conspiracy theorist’ will never cause me to believe him as a validation of the absence of a conspiracy. And likewise, I will disbelieve the man who argues ad hominem ‘conspiracy denier’ to validate his argument of a conspiracy.

Now, concerning my viewpoint, I do not label individuals as conspiracy theorists or deniers. And any debate that involves labeling individuals as justification to believe or not believe is simply untenable.

Consider my argument to be a tenable response to the untenable position of most people about conspiracies.

146 days ago | Tagged As: Lawnmans view
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Well, I agree that everyone protects their own interests.

I don't believe that the tag of one as a theorist or a denier preceded by the word conspiracy though in any way affects the actual argument.

One can be a round earth theorist, and another a round earth denier, and one or the other is certainly correct, though they may well be in their insistence looking out for some self-interest.

That said, if there had ever been a successful conspiracy in the history of the world, we would have never heard of it. If we heard of it, it did by the nature of the word, fail.

So unless one is the propagator of said conspiracy, they are by the nature of the beast, actively denying it... or it's a myth.

145 days ago | Tagged As: Lawnmans view
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Well, who's "your government"?

Individuals consipire. The government, as a whole, does not have the ability to conspire.

I believe that individuals within the government have, are and will continue to conspire for their own benefit or gain, financial or otherwise.

146 days ago | Tagged As: Lawnmans view
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