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William Seger

(11,042 posts)
3. "That's correct" ?
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 09:50 AM
Feb 2015

Used as an adjective, "correct" means "conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate." The OP title claims that "the CIA coined the term 'conspiracy theory' and what arguments to use against it." Since the CIA did not "coin the term" or the arguments which refute JFK conspiracy theories, those claims are erroneous and inaccurate; they do not conform to fact or truth. Such a distortion of reality perfectly fits the definition of "disinformation" and the clear and deliberate purpose of doing so fits the definition of "propaganda" in its most nefarious form.

So here we have a nice little microcosm of what "really irritates some people" about conspiracy theorists, but your self-pleasuring commentary on it does at least provide some (voyeuristic?) amusement.

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