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by _-david-_ 1787 days ago
Let me get this straight. You believe saying Obama is from Kenya is a conspiracy theory, but think accusing Trump of planning a coup is just fearful thinking?

You pretty clearly are just choosing what to call a conspiracy theory based on politics. There is no sense in continuing this conversation since you have shown you do not have a consistent definition of conspiracy theory.

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It depends on the actual evidence about what is going on!

Also, accusing him of planning a coup is different than fearing he will attempt one. There were valid reasons to be concerned about that.

You're doing the exact same thing you're accusing me of, which is choosing what to call a conspiracy theory based on politics! You think it's ridiculous that he would plan a coup, so it is convenient for you to call it a conspiracy theory to try to make your argument work.