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UK: Coronavirus: 'Murder threats' to telecoms engineers over 5G
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The prehistoric brain you gotta have to believe shit like that. This is fucking next level dumbness.
I think mass mind control rumors like this are particularly hilarious because if everyone is being mind controlled by something that's constantly surrounding everyone (including the person spouting the conspiracy bullshit) then how does the theory emerge in the first place? Given that if I was going to send instructions to the populace to mind control them, one of the first instructions would be not to question why people are suddenly so obedient. Do they think they were immune for some reason?
I had a conversation with a coworker today about 5g. Its hard to have an actual conversation without calling them a moron when their arguments are wild conspiracy theories and they don't believe anything you tell them. I tried to explain what 5g actually is, but they weren't having it, and insisted it was giving out some harmful radiation of some kind yet they didn't know what it was. They also said they didn't trust 4g either.
After that they tried to explain that the corona virus is a conspiracy and a bunch of other things, and thank god the phone rang and I got out of that conversation.
These people aren't going to believe the truth anyway, so I'd rather not waste my time.
After that they tried to explain that the corona virus is a conspiracy and a bunch of other things, and thank god the phone rang and I got out of that conversation.
These people aren't going to believe the truth anyway, so I'd rather not waste my time.
The best one I've heard so far...
The Chemtrail planes have been seeding smart dust, which can then be activated by 5G towers, and can be programmed to give you any number of ailments from aching limbs to the lab-made COVID-19.
4 conspiracies rolled up into one big one.
The Chemtrail planes have been seeding smart dust, which can then be activated by 5G towers, and can be programmed to give you any number of ailments from aching limbs to the lab-made COVID-19.
4 conspiracies rolled up into one big one.
I would bet 5 cent that being that the two group are basically two overlapping circle on a venn diagram lol.
Can we shut down facebook and youtube with all their garbage conspiracies.
That man on the left and that woman on the right sure are enjoying all them electric currents.
That's an anti electricity propaganda poster from the 1900's. The more things change, the more they stay the same
That man on the left and that woman on the right sure are enjoying all them electric currents.
and id bet the opposite, that people attaching 5g poles have mostly voted to the left most of their lives. This is why we shouldn't let our personal feelings based on zero evidence cloud judgement.
As i say, ironic in a thread about exactly that, a conspiracy theory, - you cannot see it can you?
It would be an interesting study to see if any particular conspiracy theory correlated to a particular left or right wing ideology
If you believe the grand majority of conspiracy theorists are on the left you are full of bullshit and you know it.
i did not say that, i think some conspiracies would favor left, some right
While conspiracy theorists do land on both sides of the aisle, research and data have repeatedly shown that conservatives are significantly more likely to engage with conspiracy theories. Just look at several of the most recent conspiracy theories movements - birtherism, Pizzagate, Gamergate, etc..
A strong conservative bend to conspiracy theories shouldn't be surprising considering how many are founded in distrust in the government or fear of "the other".
That's weird, because your post before shows you saying that.
Obviously the people who have bought in to being told that anything they don't understand from some foreign place are more likely to act on the impulse that something coming from some foreign place are bad, come on now.
Little girl is saying "that's now his this works, that's not how any of this works!"
That's an anti electricity propaganda poster from the 1900's. The more things change, the more they stay the same
If he hadn't been furloughed I just know the asshole I work with would be spouting this bullshit and as usual I wouldn't be able to bludgeon him.
oh and he's definitely on the left.
oh and he's definitely on the left.
The conspiracy theory you chose to highlight that conservatives are more likely to believe conspiracy theories is Birtherism?
That's a Theory championed by who is now the Republican President of the United States to discredit a Democrat.
I don't think you would get that past an ethics board, let alone published in a peer reviewed journal.
Same with pizzagate.
Do you see why these are bad examples?
if you go by the political leaning of places like r/conspiracy and the like I would say 1/99.
I'm being charitable here.
I knew that parts of the country had lost it after the pencil conspiracy, and the idea that MI5 was going to go through the huge effort of altering ballot papers with pencils.
The 5G stuff is at least techno-babble that they genuinely can pretend to be dumb about.
The 5G stuff is at least techno-babble that they genuinely can pretend to be dumb about.
You have to be a special kind of moron to believe this shit. Pretty much beyond help or reason.
Got called murders on Wednesday by some inbreeds driving past a site i was on in Donny.
Plus a few cunts, wankers and other shizzle.
Wonder if they will uogeade their phone later on🤔😂🤦♂️
As my old man says, "Son, you cant educate pork"
Plus a few cunts, wankers and other shizzle.
Wonder if they will uogeade their phone later on🤔😂🤦♂️
As my old man says, "Son, you cant educate pork"
Oh, that was a hell of a stupid theory, thanks for reminding me of that. Now I'm angry over that one all over again.
Did it never occur to those people that if they were going to alter ballots to get the result they wanted, it would be much easier to just swap the entire bag of votes for pre made fake ones and not go one by one through the whole lot finding any in pencil, and hoping they can convincingly change them.
Why conspiracy theories flourish on the right
B-bu-but BOTH SIDES!
Leave Brexit alone! Leave it alone! I'M SERIOUS!!
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B-bu-but BOTH SIDES!
Leave Brexit alone! Leave it alone! I'M SERIOUS!!
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Telecoms worker here. I've had people in cars giving me dirty looks and one guy was staring me out at traffic lights lol.
a guy apparently got stabbed in London, the company have tried to downplay it and imply it was a mugging instead.
a guy apparently got stabbed in London, the company have tried to downplay it and imply it was a mugging instead.
To be honest, if someone sees "Scientists say" and infers some form of equivalence to that bloke on the local Facebook group who posts nonsense, then they're probably too far gone already. A scientist's voice, by virtue of their role in society, should automatically have more weight.
They're also not likely to be getting their news from mainstream sources to begin with. I think debunking it is enough without having to radically change language which is clear to the general population.
I work for an ISP, doing basic repairs to phone lines but more wifi and connectivity stuff. Needless to say a lot is on hold at the moment because we can't go into properties.
Offered a customer a 4G wifi dongle to keep them going a day until Open Reach could fix an external fault and the first thing I was asked was "it's not 5G is it?"
Offered a customer a 4G wifi dongle to keep them going a day until Open Reach could fix an external fault and the first thing I was asked was "it's not 5G is it?"
This conspiracy is unfortunately not a UK only thing. It's all over FB for example.
I guess this is the next movement after the flat earth crapfest, wonder what other downright fucking stupid conspiracy some assholes will follow next.
I guess this is the next movement after the flat earth crapfest, wonder what other downright fucking stupid conspiracy some assholes will follow next.
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That's fucked up, sorry to hear.
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Stupid people get scared, stupid people hear a conspiracy theory - and all of a sudden they begin to notice telecoms workers and infrastructure on the streets that they previously would walk past without a second thought.
I think there's a general ignorance about the sheer amount of infrastructure, and number of people required to maintain it, that keeps broadband routers and 4G signals going - so it probably seems like a "sudden" appearance to these folks.
in the same way not everyone that voted for brexit is a racist but all the racist definitely did, this is 100% a right-wing conspiracy born out of a racist mish mash of reporting about China (Huawei/COVID). Don't take it personally.
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That's an anti electricity propaganda poster from the 1900's. The more things change, the more they stay the same
I wonder if it's related to Darkbeast Paarl:
well, statistically speaking it is more probable they voted brexit than against
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I wonder if it's related to Darkbeast Paarl:
Stop reminding me of my frustration Sony didn't throw money at From Software for Bloodborne 2.
you...haven't been paying enough attention then. It's in the US too.
5G has been blamed for nearly everything by the batshit crazy people.
Some racists might have been smart enough to recognise the economic harm of Brexit so I'm not sure all of them would have even if the vast majority did.
Well we know which ideology is more closely correlated with conspiracy theory.