Skeptic Project

I just can't figure out why swine flu vaccines are a way to commit genocide as many conspiracy theorists are claiming, it makes no sense what so ever. Alex Jones has an article which suggests that the purpose is to give people Guillain-Barré Syndrome, but what Alex Jones doesn't include in the story is that the syndrome effects roughly 1 in 150,000 - that's better than some other vaccines.

Jones and others keep talking about how the vaccine is going to be forced on others, but so far there's been no evidence of this than Jones going off the wall that it will happen. Alex Jones is notoriously bad at predictions he makes.

The article also claims:
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As we have previously documented, the swine flu vaccine is being rushed through safety procedures while governments have provided pharmaceutical companies with blanket immunity from lawsuits arriving out of the vaccine causing deaths and injuries.

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But that's not what the linked article actually says. As per the first part about safety: it says they're using a mock-up vaccine to help speed alone procedures, but safety is still a priority. The second part is no where in the article, it's another one of those Alex Jones "pulled it out of my anus" situations.
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It was previously revealed that some batches of the vaccine will contain mercury, a toxin linked with autism and neurological disorders. The vaccine will also contain the dangerous ingredient squalene, which has been directly linked with cases of Gulf War Syndrome and a host of other debilitating diseases.

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The linked article for the "will contain mercury" is out of context. The Washington Post article, which isn't linked, actually says some multi-dose vials, not single does syringes, will contain Thimerosal, which does indeed contain mercury. The Jones article goes on to say its been linked to Autism, but that's a flat out lie promoted by idiots like Jenny McCarthy. There's no evidence, at all, that Autism has anything to do with vaccinations or the previously listed ingredients.

The article then claims:
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The vaccine will also contain the dangerous ingredient squalene, which has been directly linked with cases of Gulf War Syndrome and a host of other debilitating diseases.

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It links to another Prison Planet article as evidence, but what they don't seem to realize - probably from not doing proper research - is that squalene is a natural part of the human body, it is required in synthesis of cholesterol, steroid hormones, and vitamin D. So then, why doesn't every single human being have "Gulf War Syndrome"?

Further it goes on to point out only 6% of polled pregnant women said they'd still take the vaccine, but it's an online poll from Mumsnet, and I'm not sure if that's a good source - aside from being online, web sites that publish fear mongering about vaccines, autism, and so forth, I'm not sure I can trust them to give readers good advice. It's a real shame that women are being misinformed, which is why mumps and other preventable diseases are on the rise again.

Soon I'm going to have a whole section dedicated to the vaccine controversy.

Glenn Beck has recently been going more insane. He's been losing sponsors over idiotic things he's saying, and the other day he even said there was a shadow government that's really doing everything sinister in America. It seems as though Glenn Beck is getting into that whole "anyone who disagrees with me is a part of it" thing.

Naturally with all the talk about shadow governments and secret communist conspiracies in Washington, someone pointed out the similiarities to Alex Jones. Oliver Willis over at mediamatters.org published a story that Glenn Beck is bringing conspiracy theories into the mainstream, and then goes on to talk about how nutty Alex Jones is.

Alex Jones responded by having an article about how Glenn Beck isn't like him and is just another government shill. The article then goes on to talk about basically the same things covered in the Obama deception, such as the whole "million man army" thing, then on to how Rahm Emanuel said that they're going to create a massive service forcing everyone to volunteer. Granted the video Alex Jones provides is cut up, no context is given, and it was said in mid-2006, but that doesn't matter.

It was basically the same old garbage from Jones which is played out, but what made me laugh most were the comments. They really go to show that these people are smart enough to uncover a massive conspiracy, but are not smart enough to avoid the classic infighting and name calling that destroys movements like theirs.

The comments essentially derail into calling everyone who disagrees a shill. This isn't atypical, but it's worth noting. Here are some of my favorites:



Yes, Glenn Beck listens to 4 hours of garbage every day just to steal what Alex Jones has to say. I guess these guys don't realize that Alex Jones steals nearly everything from everyone else. Even his Behomeian Grove investigation wasn't original, and his analysis originated from that utter moron Texe Marrs.



Then of course:



These guys are going to lead the revolution and be the heroes of the American way of life!

Just like the Zeitgeist Movement, the Alex Jones movement - or whatever they refer to themselves as - is just about as useless when it comes to actually doing anything, ever.

As I explained at the end of Zeitgeist: Addendum, the base platform of the entire movement is nothing but self-serving garbage and emotional masturbation.

The Alex Jones movement isn't that much different the video below is testament to that:

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In this video we see young men wasting their time to impress Alex Jones enough so maybe they can win $1,000. I'm not against winning money, obviously, but I'd bet Ameros to doughnuts they don't spend nearly as much time helping their communities - in fact I'd bet more that they never help their communities.

Of course, Alex Jones tells them that spreading the world helps people. Does it really?

No.

Nobody gives a damn about stupid theories that the Federal Reserve is run by a secret cabal of Freemasons that meet anually at the Bohemian Grove to burn children.

They care that their gas costs a lot, that they have to worry about everything in their lives, that everything revolves around money.

Are my kids getting a good education?

Are they going to get gunned down at school?

Is my car going to break down?

Why is public transportation so crappy?

What if I get sick? What if my kids get sick? We can't pay for it.

I can't live on $7.50 per hour.

So on and so on.

Even if you somehow convince them that going back to the gold standard and getting rid of the federal government will cure all their ills and America will return to the heroic, capitalist utopia it never was - is still doesn't solve any of those problems above. Ever.

It also doesn't help to have some 16 year old kid telling you that you're sheeple because you've got more things to worry about than the Federal Reserve or who's farting in the UN right now.

I volunteer a lot, and when you actually help people, they'll actually listen. Jamming something down their throats and then calling them stupid if they don't believe you is one of the worst ways to gain a follower.

For the last few months I have seen a lot of people talking on various forums. They kept saying how McCain was going to "steal the election" -- that is to say, "they" (the illuminati or whomever) would have McCain elected to further their agenda. Well, where's the conspiracy?

I'm waiting for an answer -- or is this just another way for them to REALLY trick us?

There is an interesting video about the attacks 9/11 at Youtube, and attempts to use "witnesses" and the like to prove bombs were planted.

Here it is

When watching this video you should count how many times someone says they heard another person say something about bombs. And how many times people say they heard an explosion, but don't mention anything about a bomb.

Basically, it comes down to this. Nearly all of the quotes in this video are taken out of context, implying they're talking about bombs, when they aren't. If they are talking about bombs, it's nearly always from a third party, and typically that person is never directly mentioned.

Simple fact: news casters are not structural engineers and just because they hear someone say something, does not make it fact when they repeat it.

And an important fact to mention, which they didn't, was that all the buildings had gas tanks for electric generators, in case of power failure. Naturally when those things catch on fire, they explode as well, and create a loud bang.

In the end, "I heard that..." isn't considered evidence of anything, much less science or fact. Just in the same way if someone said "I heard that someone saw a UFO", doesn't really make it true or science.

This video is not science and wouldn't hold up in court as evidence. Sorry, it's bullshot.