Saw this posted in another thread, I've been sending it to any conspiracy loon friends that post stupid anti-american statuses.
I stopped taking you seriously the moment you said "anti-american".
But, in response to that cartoon:
Majority of people who believe in at least one "cospiracy theory" (that's an accurate description of what it is, but the name's been used so much in such a defamatory way, I dislike using the term) only believe in one or two, and are open to intelligent debate about it, can accept the fact that there's the possibility of it having happened, but also the possibility of it having not happened. Contrary to popular belief, not all people who believe in some conspiracy theories also believe that the moon landing was faked.
On the other hand, people who refer to anyone who thinks a particular conspiracy theory is true as a "conspiracy loon" is the true loon.
It represents not being able to judge things from afar, and refusing to believe any conspiracy theory, on the grounds of insecurity, thinking people might class them the same way they class others. So instead, they play it safe, follow whatever they are told (unless others start calling the things telling them this loony - in which case they rapidly switch. [Fox news?])
Anything that falls into sounding like a conspiracy theory to them, will, in order to sound normal, and because it's easiest, will instantly be denounced as anti-american, and loony.
