So I'm looking at Washington D.C. demographics and it's more 50% African-American in 2010, so that's a pretty racist comment (or didn't you know? )
I just say it how it is, and let the pieces fall where they may. (I'm not sure the video was taken in Washington DC, I seem to remember hearing or seeing that somewhere, but don't want to watch the whole video again to check).
I do consistently but the problem is two-fold. First, there are real conspiracies. Though far fewer in number than the enormous quantity of false conspiracies, some real ones do exist making disproving them impossible.
The second problem has to do with the conspiracy theorists themselves. They tend to be paranoid
nutjobs. When you do present a careful analytical case disproving one of their many conspiracy theories, they resort to ad hominem and false assertions that you are "on the other side" or whatever idiocy comports with their paranoid delusions.
See, perhaps I am not as well read as you, but in my view, there are far more true conspiracy theories than false ones. When I say true, I mean generally true, although they may have a few of the specifics wrong. (e.g. a big one being the 11 September attacks. Whether there were planes, or what type of explosives used is moot to me - the important thing is that it was an inside job, and the highest levels of visible government were complicit, whether in the operation itself, or the concealment after the fact).
I like to think of myself as at least a little paranoid, although preferably moreso, however I do resist all temptations to describe myself as a nutjob.
I also try not to resort to ad hominem attacks and false assertions, but I have to admit I don't like it when people disprove my paranoid delusions with facts and data!
Note my comment of "can you prove it?" was not to you. I was just pointing out to Rachel that we can never know the effects of our actions (such as those warning of a government complicit terrorist attack at the London Olympics). Did the police presence at the local bank last night prevent a robbery? Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, and it seems some have forgotten that price, or mock those who aren't afraid to pay it.