No, I make my decisions based on verifiable facts, not based on what ifs.
If yours were the verifiable facts, and not the "what ifs" and hyperbole and anecdotal half truths, you'd have a leg to stand on.
The only concrete evidence that alludes to this being a murder is the guy's profession. So, not believing the conspiracy theory is not bending over and conforming, it's being a rational human being capable of thought, even if said thought isn't the "fun" story line like it is for immature conspiracy enthusiasts.
A few things GT. YouÂ’re entitled to your opinion and I think itÂ’s a 100% rational one too, as your just going by the official story that theyÂ’ve given to you.
However, I think it’s totally unfair to call folks who think there’s more to this “immature conspiracy enthusiasts”.
When you have a well-known, rebellious reporter who tells his wife that he’s working on one of his biggest stories ever, and can’t divulge information in fear for her life, and then dies under rather uncommon circumstances just DAYS later (fireball crash), and you have the police rule “no foul play” instantaneously, and cremate his body almost instantaneously (despite the wishes of his family), and decide to keep all records secret from the public and Mercedes Benz (who wanted to investigate their brand new model that just exploded like a stick of dynamite), it’s fair to ask some questions – right?
If you recall, our GovÂ’t perpetuated the killings of a few HUNDRED thousand Iraqis just a few years ago over a false premise under the direction of a former Haliburton CEO.
You think theyÂ’d blink over the assassination of a reporter whoÂ’s been giving them trouble?
I donÂ’t.
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I think that there needs to be more evidence than "the government is shady" and "this guy had a breaking blockbuster story" for anyone to draw these conclusions.
First - I'd like to see it from the HORSE'S MOUTH that his wife is even saying that stuff, and not just take a blogger's word for it.
Next - the cremation thing is sop for an already charred body.
Next - I'd like to see the actual conversations between the police and Mercedes before drawing any conclusions.
The Government stands to lose a LOT, they risk a great deal ever outright murdering someone. That you think these really really loose pieces of evidence are good enough to run with does, in fact, show a fast and loose hand with indictments, rationale, and logic.
The car was going at an incredible speed for that road. -fact
The car hit the fire hydrant and a tree. - fact
Accidents in the past have caused cards to blow up. - fact
Fire hydrants are heavy metal. - fact
Gas is highly flammable. - fact
The driver was a self admitted drunk driver, at least in the past. - fact
There are probably hundreds of people out there who would love nothing more than to pin this on the Government, as a huge career making breaking story. - fact
They've been unable to do so. - fact
^ none of that laundry list of facts is conjecture. They are hard irrefutable facts.
When you have that, versus hyperbole and anecdotes, it seems a bit amateurish in logic and responsibility to tow the line that it is in fact a hit job.
I'm going to always err on the side of the hard facts, not conjecture, not here-say, etc.
The wife story and things like that could also be made up. I haven't checked, but I've not seen any hard sources in front of me corroborating those things. And even if they did, it's still not enough to be convincing that it was a hit job.
The wife thing could have been made up simply because of the infamous rolling stone article that caused a military man to lose his job, thus giving the appearance that he is (Hastings) some sort of big balls no bullshit journalist who is seeking to take the Government down with a groundbreaking story. Give me a break, until there's concrete evidence there is nothing there but loosely based theories. And that to me is immature.
Last note:
It's worth noting that not everyone who believes in a conspiracy theory is immature and irrational, always. It's more of an indictment on those who are enthusiasts, and seem to follow the line of EVERY conspiracy theory out there that comes out, new and old. It's too convenient that they actually believe every little conspiracy, it can't be that. It's that their brains do not function properly and they've probably got some sort of paranoid delusions thing going on with their brains.
