I haven't been here in a while so I thought I would drop by.
I made a couple of predictions before I did. One was that there would be a conspiracy theory thread about the Boston bombings ---. Looks like I was right on both counts.
Independent, I think the fun will come later. You should bookmark this thread so that in a year you can look it up again. Because new facts will come out and the conspiracy theorists will have to totally change what they are saying. What they claim a year from now will be completely different than what they claim now, yet they will still continue to cling to any random "fact" they find to support it.
Such theories are not based on people looking at facts and then coming to a conclusion. They are based on coming to a conclusion and then creating facts (and conveniently ignoring others) in order to "prove" their conclusion.
I also love the baseless accusations that are made with no proof but also no way of disproving them. It makes the people feel like they are making an intelligent point when in fact they are not. (this was all practice for imposing national martial law? Really?) It's like those people that claim that the world leaders are all really lizards disguised as humans. It's so ridiculous that you can't believe people would fall for it, yet you really don't have an answer when they ask you to disprove it.
And just for some fun:
2. That clever terrorists disguise themselves as dope smoking slackers who don't have a religious or political bone in their bodies
Yes, because any true Muslim bomber would act how? And let's ignore the hundreds of Muslim witnesses that saw one of the brothers get reprimanded multiple times in his mosque for being so outspoken about his religious disagreements with the Iman, even to the point of getting kicked out. I guess all those Muslims are in on the conspiracy too?
3. That you can train yourself in bomb making and combat handgun skills by reading the Internet without even the slightest hint of any visible real world practice
Yes, you can learn to make a bomb on the internet.
Combat handgun skills? What are you talking about?
4. That the safest way to capture dangerous criminals is to broadcast the fact you are looking for them rather than to simply go to the address where you've already visited with them before and pick them up
When they first posted the photos they did not know who they were. Part of the reason for releasing the photos was because they needed them identified. I am sure they did go visit their residence in addition to many other places, but if they are not there then it sure helps to have a few million people keeping an eye out for them.
5. That when one criminal is in the loose, it justifies the shutting down of an entire city, entering anyone's home without a warrant and sticking guns in their faces
Do you have any evidence this happened? I am unaware of any searches without permission or a warrant, nor am I aware of them entering anyone's house without a warrant and sticking a gun in their face.
6. That "hating America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan" is something that terrorists do.
Are you insinuating that there are Muslims that would do this yet be for the wars in Iraq in Afghanistan? That's absurd don't you think?