IS Hillary Clinton just insane?

[Csihar]

Originally Posted by Ahldagor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's not an ad hominem, but an explanation of a mindset. You're a moron. (PS, that last sentence is an ad hominem)

This.

For it to be an ad hominem I would had to have commented on the Hillary video. I'm not saying the video has no merit (not saying it has merit either).

I don't use conspiracy theorist as an insult. People theorizing about conspiracies isn't a bad thing in itself. It can actually be a good thing seeing as how there are conspiracy out there.

"They come in all different forms and it's impossible to stereotype them accurately".

There is no such thing as conspiracy theorist in that sense.

But a subculture has come into existence and as with all subcultures people start sharing certain traits and exhibiting similar behaviour. They start following similar narratives. It's human nature. Ayn Rand showed how little she understood human nature when she replied to accusations that she and her followers were a cult by claiming you could never have a cult of individualism.

Alex Jones is paranoid and he has a twisted worldview. Every person he meets falls into a certain category. It's especially apparent when he's interacting with people outside of his studio. Everything that happens around him is controlled by some higher power (not in spiritual sense) and is a conscious action with a specific purpose. People around him fulfull roles like in a board game. We have the infiltrator, the spy, the instigator, the distraction. A person tripped and bumping into him is 'a warning'.
You will likely never catch him just sitting back joking around with some friends about light hearted stuff. A good fart joke would do him good. His only form of humour comes in the form of mocking people or serious situations (in a 'better to laugh than cry' manner) and agitating those he feels are evil (ie. The Young Turks encounter). It's an unhealthy and inaccurate worldview.

He is overconfident in his abilities and (as is often the case) has stopped differentiating between something that's suspect and something that is a proven fact. None of this means that he is wrong about everything necessarily. He could be a paranoid schizophrenic and still get a number of things right. None of this means he's a bad person.

Those who are genuinely in search of truth should start by examining themselves for false beliefs, bad thinking patterns, intellectually destructive behaviour etc. Finding the flaws in 'your' group can sometimes be more important in finding the flaws in 'their' group.

The adherants of a belief don't necessarily reflect on the belief itself. You are not the theories. Criticism of you is not criticism of theories.