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[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 50 points 9 months ago

Because the government classifies things when they're simply embarrassing. It doesn't need to rise to "national security threat" for the USA to feel the need to quash the ability of citizenry to talk about it. Even if it's not all that bad and simply embarrassing. They are way too cavalier about using classification powers because they don't want their dirty laundry aired.

What's left to release is probably a lot less exciting than people think.

[-] Alto@kbin.social 31 points 9 months ago

As with a large portion of conspiracies, the conspiracy was almost certainly the cover up of incompetence

[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

Incompetence and conspiracy, name a more iconic duo.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago

When I was younger, I believed there was a good chance that it was an inside job - the CIA, specifically. This was the only conspiracy theory I ever took seriously.

Now, my beliefs are much closer to yours.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago
[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

I just watched White House Plumbers a few weeks ago, an HBO miniseries about Hunt and Liddy’s ridiculous fuckup at Watergate.

[-] LeadSoldier@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Certain missing police tapes are a good example. Why can they keep the school tapes from the people? Surely the suspect is dead.

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

Or it could be some crazy ass conspiracy shit. It's all speculation til we see the goods.

[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I’m not saying it’s aliens…

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