Archived The Biggest Scam In United States History: The Federal Reserve (youtu.be)
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Archived The Biggest Scam In United States History: The Federal Reserve (youtu.be)
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[–] the-cats-nipples ago
If Molyneux believed some of those less accepted conspiracies he wouldn't have the listenership he has. You cannot tell people everything immediately. People only believe things if you come across as reasonable and similar. Molyneux fancies himself as a rational so he's hardly going to say anything that would place him so firmly in a category that's widely seen as irrational and nor should he.
As a general point one of the chief reasons Hitler was able to rise to power and then do everything he wanted when he got there was by keeping quiet about his real views and being careful to only tell people what they wanted to hear. Originally for instance there was no appetite among the German people for more war but he planted ideas in people's head that Germany was too small. He would do things like that: plant a suggestion in people's heads and then nurture it over time, especially a problem. Then you can suggest a solution to the problem that people will instantly agree with and perhaps wonder why you hadn't suggested sooner.
So this is how you win affection for conspiracy theories. You do it slowly. First step is probably just to tackle this idea that conspiracy theories in general are on the face implausible. I always find that view so funny seeing as there have been so many widely accepted conspiracies already. Topple that tower before moving on to the next one.
[–] EngelbertHumperdinck ago
Hitler may have held his views in secret, but as far as I know, he did not promote opposing viewpoints and patronize those who agreed with his true opinions.
[–] the-cats-nipples ago
So there you have it: Stephen Molyneux, officially worse than Hitler! But seriously now that's because Molyneux avoids this stuff out of fear of what it would mean for his self-identity if he was one of those conspiracy nuts while Hitler was much more conscious and deliberate about it. Anyway I’ve been trying to reassure you here because you sound frustrated. What Molyneux is doing, rightly or wrongly, consciously or unconsciously, is just part of a necessary process. We need people like him to act as bridges between the more serious conspiracy theorists and the generally ignorant populous. Actually we need a lot more. This is by far the missing gap that needs to be filled.