PressTV - New studies: ‘Conspiracy theorists’ sane; government dupes crazy, hostile

PressTV - New studies: ‘Conspiracy theorists’ sane; government dupes crazy, hostile

Recent studies by
psychologists and social scientists in the US and UK suggest that
contrary to mainstream media stereotypes, those labeled “conspiracy
theorists” appear to be saner than those who accept the official
versions of contested events.

The most recent study was published on July 8th by psychologists
Michael J. Wood and Karen M. Douglas of the University of Kent (UK).
Entitled “What about Building 7? A social psychological study of online discussion of 9/11 conspiracy theories,” the study compared “conspiracist” (pro-conspiracy theory) and “conventionalist” (anti-conspiracy) comments at news websites.



The authors were surprised to discover that it is now more
conventional to leave so-called conspiracist comments than
conventionalist ones: “Of the 2174 comments collected, 1459 were coded
as conspiracist and 715 as conventionalist.” In other words, among
people who comment on news articles, those who disbelieve government
accounts of such events as 9/11 and the JFK assassination outnumber
believers by more than two to one. That means it is the pro-conspiracy
commenters who are expressing what is now the conventional wisdom, while
the anti-conspiracy commenters are becoming a small, beleaguered
minority.

JFK: consider this

From Iran to Australia, in the general era of JFK covering ten years before and after, there wasn't a murder of a head of state anywhere on earth in which CIA was not involved.

Had they then not been involved in the JFK murder conspiracy, that would have made that event unique in the history of CIA.

It would also make CIA the most hilariously incompetent agency in the history of secret intelligence. They clearly aren't.

But then there's photographic evidence - the so-called George HW Bush photo of the book depository entrance - of David Atlee Phillips directing the event. That single photo alone is proof positive CIA supervision of events in Dallas.

Nuclear power vs wind farms: the infographic the Government doesn't want you to see – Telegraph Blogs

Nuclear power vs wind farms: the infographic the Government doesn't want you to see – Telegraph Blogs

Hat-tip to our Energy Correspondent Emily Gosden for this Department of Energy & Climate Change infographic. It was deleted from Gov.uk this week "because of sensitivities", according to a DECC
press officer. "Hmmm," says Emily. Quite.

It turns out that the Renewable Energy Association called it "unhelpful" in a press release, pleading that "as Ed Davey stressed… it is not an either/or choice".

What's going on at DECC? I'd hate to start a conspiracy, but did the infographic come from the Tory Energy Minister Michael Fallon's people? Was it squashed by the Lib Dem Energy Secretary, Ed Davey?

Operation Sovereign Borders

There is a national emergency on our borders.

 Today, Scott Morrison and I announced that a Coalition government will establish a military-led response to combat people smuggling and to protect our borders – Operation Sovereign Borders.

 If elected, a Coalition government will initiate Operation Sovereign Borders which will be led by a senior military commander of 3 star ranking. In the first 100 days of a Coalition government, Operation Sovereign Borders will undertake key initiatives including:

 * Establishing the Operation Sovereign Borders HQ and creating a joint agency taskforce;

 * Finalising and issuing protocols for Operation Relex II, to turn back boats where it is safe to do so;

* Increasing capacity at offshore processing centres; and

 * Lease and deploy additional vessels to relieve patrol vessels of passenger transfers.

 Under Labor, there are more than 12 separate government agencies that have involvement in, or responsibility for, the security of our borders, yet the boats still keep coming and too much is falling between the cracks.

A Coalition government will streamline decision making into a single command structure with participation from all related agencies. Operation Sovereign Borders is another part of the Coalition’s policy for stronger borders which will deliver the safe, secure Australia that all Australians expect.

Our policy for stronger borders will:

 * Re-establish rigorous offshore processing for illegal arrivals;

 * Give orders to the Navy to turn back boats where safe to do so;

 * Re-introduce Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) for asylum seekers found to be genuine refugees, and return them home when it is safe;

 * Deny those asylum seekers who deliberately discard identification documentation the benefit of the doubt when determining their refugee status

 * Work with our neighbours to stop people smugglers and deter their customers from coming into the region; and

 * Guarantee places for offshore humanitarian visa applicants by denying permanent visas to illegal boat arrivals.

 For more details you can find today's full document here (http://lpaweb-static.s3.amazonaws.com/Policies/OperationSovereignBorders_Policy.pdf?utm_source=Liberal+Party+E-news&utm_campaign=94aa0261a0-Operation+Sovereign+Borders&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51af948dc8-94aa0261a0-57325113) .

Regards, Tony Abbott