Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "Bill Gates Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Analysis | Dangers of Misinformation | Event 201 u0026 ID2020" video.

True, the term is weaponized. And people who do not understand evidence-based reasoning or Bayesian probability, even on a bare, intuitive level, and spin a more elaborate conspiracy when a simpler story is revealed to be baseless, are giving real conspirators the perfect cover. RICO was designed to address something.
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@AnnyMus-rc2zh Right. It was Mark Twain.
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There is enough accurate information about Microsoft and, especially, Bill Gates that is horrendous. Adding in lies, exaggerations, and conspiracy theories is the perfect cover. George Bush used this as a cover, and a way to evade questions. He'd just produce that smug grin and say "conspiracy theory," and never have to account for his policies. Everyone should read up on Gates from reliable sources. There are sound reasons to mistrust him.
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@anafaela The term has been weaponized. And people who do not understand evidence-based reasoning or Bayesian probability, even on a bare, intuitive level, and spin a more elaborate conspiracy when a simpler story is revealed to be baseless, are giving real conspirators the perfect cover. RICO was designed to address something. And extensive research into clandestine operations has revealed astounding conspiracies by the FBI and the CIA to dupe, use honest artists and writers as fronts, experiment on people with psy-ops protocols, and assassinate dissidents. Read Frances Stonor Saunders, read Flint Taylor. Or look up their books.
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Look up what he did to Paul Allen -- tried to push him out of Microsoft while he was undergoing treatment for lymphoma. Look up his antitrust conviction, which ended up with no meaningful punishment.
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The term "conspiracy theory" has been weaponized. People who do not understand evidence-based reasoning or Bayesian probability, even on a bare, intuitive level, and spin a more elaborate conspiracy when a simpler story is revealed to be baseless, are giving real conspirators the perfect cover. RICO was designed to address something. Extensive research into clandestine operations has revealed astounding conspiracies by the FBI and the CIA to dupe, use honest artists and writers as fronts, experiment on people with psy-ops protocols, and assassinate dissidents. Read Frances Stonor Saunders, read Flint Taylor. Or read The Atlantic on Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber." Or watch a BBC doc by Adam Curtis, take notes, then do your own verification of the claims. The real strangeness of the world, and of what people will do to one another, feeds these theories and the anguish of the people who believe them.
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The existence of unhinged conspiracy theories does not prove there are no conspiracies. One has no bearing on the other. Unhinged conspiracy theories show that strong emotions are not a guide to objective truth. RICO exists for some reason.
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@patrickharrison871 That's not a small example, and it is not the first time we were lied to, to induce us to go to war. The reality is that the global elites know how fragile the financial system is, and, rather than being in a position to control it, they know they are likely to botch it (though they wouldn't put it like that, since they'd never blame themselves). They certainly do meet and discuss what to do about the rest of us during the next cataclysm, and it is not out of benevolence. Conspiracy theories serve as a perfect cover. The global elites can point to any analysis of how they align their interests, and evade the issue by assimilating it to an unhinged conspiracy theory. Perfect move. They don't have to account for their actions to anyone, they can just titter dismissively.
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@muneebahkhan288 Check the news. First, would anyone have believed that there existed someone like a Jeffrey Epstein, with the connections he had? Most of us wouldn't have. Ponder that. Next, would you have believed that none other than Bill Gates had quite extensive associations with Epstein -- no, not just one or two visits to his NYC penthouse? Now, we don't know the motivation; in Gates' case, it is not obvious. A desire to become friends with Prince Andrew and similar "luminaires" cannot be excluded.
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@DerHammerSpricht I like how you put that!
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@patrickharrison871 BTW, you talk about jumping to conclusions and you throw in a crass insult ("your low IQ brain"), which is as ad hom as it comes. But the person you said that to said nothing at all about the truth of all conspiracy theories or any other conspiracy theories. They simply produced evidence of a real conspiracy, to show there are such things in the world. Is that too hard for you to ponder? Must be, since you jumped to conclusions, not he.
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@drmantistoboggan2870 Links are shadowed on YouTube. The post you are taunting to provide sources just told you, and said it was everyone's duty to verify information for themselves. You made it appear they are deliberately withholding sources. Having said that, I like Dr. Grande and do not think he smeared anyone. Recent news has shed light on Gates and his foundation. Look up The Nation article on how the foundation operates. A recent book on it came out in France, but has not been translated.
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@muneebahkhan288 What? I suggest you look up (1) Acosta's role in protecting Epstein from federal prosecution, Acosta later being appointed by Trump, then having to resign from Trump's cabinet; and (2) read the WSJ article and follow the hyperlinks it contains for a better picture of the extent of Gates's ties to Epstein. Let's just say it's all very hard to believe. And yet . . .
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@muneebahkhan288 Actually, I don't believe you don't know. There is some other reason for minimizing the truth.
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@muneebahkhan288 How interesting. What are YOUR sources that "Trump didn't have anything to do with it?" I assume you have not been in the same room on every occasion when Trump and Epstein were together. Would you trust WSJ for, say, a stock market update? A weather report? Or are you afraid to peek?
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He sure acts like it, though.
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@ANGELSVEN True, but there is a big difference between scrutiny, skepticism, and demanding that a burden of proof be carried, and supporting an alternative explanation that is much more elaborate, extremely improbable, and that the proponent will not give up no matter what the evidence. Only the latter is worth condemning. The term "conspiracy theory" has been used to discredit both healthy questioning and bizarre counterexplanations that people cling to like their lives depended on it. Nice trick! :/
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@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII It means he hung out with Jeffrey Epstein against his wife's advice, in the belief that Epstein had influential friends on the Nobel Peace Prize committee. For example.
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@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII Well, a Nobel Peace Prize is a noble goal, no pun intended. Or maybe Bill just wanted extravagant dinners in Manhattan for free. There's that.
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@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII Someone who tries to push out a business partner while that partner is undergoing treatment for lymphoma is a sociopath. And well-suited to meting out health advice in the for-profit American healthcare system. Perfect, actually.
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@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII People who keep answering questions that have already been asked and answered many times are . . . misguided. 🤣
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@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII What's a little federal crime between billionaires? You're right. It's nothing.
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@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII Paul Allen is dead.
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