Daniel89 wrote:
I don't know if he is crazy or if its an act but I have no idea how so many seem to take him seriously.
That's an easy one. Most people don't seek the truth. They seek validation. They believe on a certain thing that somehow makes sense to them, then they proceed to search for elements that support their beliefs. Not the other way around.
AJ fits well in that for two reasons. First, because he's the ultimate icon of pseudo-advocate of truth: he claims one thing way before having the evidences, then one day he shows what he regards as evidence and no matter if said evidence shows the exact opposite, he still insists on the wrong interpretation of the source material. People in general buy that because he is very confident, therefore he becomes a spokesperson for them and should anyone say anything against the beliefs, they just turn to Alex Jones and say "no, Alex Jones just proved it to me - behold"!
Example: that Bohemian Grove video. There's no evidence of human sacrifice or a satanic cult there. From what it looks and sounds like, that's an opening theatrical performance on how wisdom is capable of turning people away from evil and that all present expectators solemny agree to renew their votes of seeking wisdom against evil, every year at that same date and place. The recording is very noisy but it's clear there's no relation to demonic rituals in there. However, no matter what is in there... AJ went through so much trouble to show a satanic cult that he would be very disapointed to just come to the conclusion he's had been wrong the whole time. Then what he does? Denial. "It's the devil, ladies and gentleman! I told you so"!
Second, so many times there's nothing wrong with his message - I've come to agree with him countless times as weird as it may sound! The problem is the context in which he frames his message.
Example: he picks a TV show or a film. He proceeds to analyse it painstakingly. You watch his vid for a while and realise he gets it right, in fact he notices stuff that even hardcore fans never ever dreamt of. Next, he delivers the statement that spoils everything: "That all happens because, loyal viewers, the devil inspires such artists to manufacture those sinful works and deny the glory of lord jesus, so that the expectators no longer can be saved! This world is lost ladies and gentleman".
So all works of fiction would have to be about fluffy bunnies, angels, jesus and so on? We can't discuss stuff that actually could happen in the real world by means of fiction? That's utter burial of one's intellectual properties.
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What I want to add lastly is this: he who really seeks to enlighten a given subject should raise the questions, show facts and let people free to come up with the answers. Shouting that you are right while everyone else who thinks the other way around is wrong, this won't help you gather true allies to your cause. On the contrary, there you will have the true sheep, the cattle that believe in whatever words come out of your mouth. In fact, if you have to shout so that people listen to you, you have no real arguments.
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