[kmeisthax]

A conspiracy theory proven true is no longer a conspiracy theory, it is a boring fact. Conspiracy theorists aren't going out on the streets protesting the gradual erosion of civil liberties. They're calling that a limited hangout and demanding the real juicy shit, even if it doesn't exist.

[LMYahooTFY]

I can't fathom how you could read the Church Committee report and describe the facts in it as "boring".

The definition of "conspiracy theorist" seems either pejorative or not, depending on who you ask. Why do you prefer to use it as a pejorative?

[Retric]

Abuses of government power are generally boring facts, like civil asset forfeiture. “A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory

So, when cops rob an armored car via civil asset forfeiture it’s just something that happened no conspiracy theory required because there isn’t some other example that fits. But, the moon landing was fake fits because there’s another explanation.

Occasionally what once was a conspiracy theory is now considered factual, but at that moment it stops being a conspiracy theory because it’s no longer fringe. As such this isn’t a pejorative definition as it doesn’t directly imply such theories are incorrect.

[bleuchase]

> Conspiracy theorists aren't going out on the streets protesting the gradual erosion of civil liberties.

I love a good No true Scotsman mixed with a twist of ad hominem.