Originally Posted by Phil.:
“Back to the question in hand and several things spring to mind, moon landings, 9/11, Obama's birth certifcate, Diana's death. All of have been subject to conspiracy theories and it seems we all love one. This just appears to be another in a long line of what initially seems plausable but on closer inspection is just so much hot air. There are many faults with the original blog as posted on the net, including glaring spelling mistakes. Surely any self respecting "executive" would spell check such a damning document before posting it online. And why chose a little known Polish website to post it on?”
“Back to the question in hand and several things spring to mind, moon landings, 9/11, Obama's birth certifcate, Diana's death. All of have been subject to conspiracy theories and it seems we all love one. This just appears to be another in a long line of what initially seems plausable but on closer inspection is just so much hot air. There are many faults with the original blog as posted on the net, including glaring spelling mistakes. Surely any self respecting "executive" would spell check such a damning document before posting it online. And why chose a little known Polish website to post it on?”
Charlie Brooker summed up conspiracy theories well a few years ago:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...eptember11.usa
Quote:
“The glaring problem - and it's glaring in 6,000 watt neon, so vivid and intense you can see it from space with your eyes glued shut - is that with any 9/11 conspiracy theory you care to babble can be summed up in one word: paperwork.
Imagine the paperwork. Imagine the level of planning, recruitment, coordination, control, and unbelievable nerve required to pull off a conspiracy of that magnitude. Really picture it in detail. At the very least you're talking about hiring hundreds of civil servants cold-hearted enough to turn a blind eye to the murder of thousands of their fellow countrymen. If you were dealing with faultless, emotionless robots - maybe. But this almighty conspiracy was presumably hatched and executed by fallible humans. And if there's one thing we know about humans, it's that our inherent unreliability will always derail the simplest of schemes.
It's hard enough to successfully operate a video shop with a staff of three, for Christ's sake, let alone slaughter thousands and convince the world someone else was to blame.”
“The glaring problem - and it's glaring in 6,000 watt neon, so vivid and intense you can see it from space with your eyes glued shut - is that with any 9/11 conspiracy theory you care to babble can be summed up in one word: paperwork.
Imagine the paperwork. Imagine the level of planning, recruitment, coordination, control, and unbelievable nerve required to pull off a conspiracy of that magnitude. Really picture it in detail. At the very least you're talking about hiring hundreds of civil servants cold-hearted enough to turn a blind eye to the murder of thousands of their fellow countrymen. If you were dealing with faultless, emotionless robots - maybe. But this almighty conspiracy was presumably hatched and executed by fallible humans. And if there's one thing we know about humans, it's that our inherent unreliability will always derail the simplest of schemes.
It's hard enough to successfully operate a video shop with a staff of three, for Christ's sake, let alone slaughter thousands and convince the world someone else was to blame.”
The Ronan/ Syco 'conspiracy' would involve a lot less people and would be far less complex.
Obviously, you've got Cowell and his inner circle. It's plausible that they have the skills, power and know-how to pull off some pretty nifty schemes - kind of like Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
But then you have to throw in:
- Ronan Parke's parents. Who seem like incredibly ordinary folk.
- Bryan Gunn. Legendary Norwich City goalkeeper, less than legendary Norwich City manager. But, quite knowledgeable on how the media and marketing works.
- Susan Gunn. Celebrated artist and wife of Bryan. Also media-savvy.
- Ronan Parke. A 12 year old boy with a decent pair of pipes and a Justin Bieber haircut.
Quite what the Gunn's would have to gain from this, I'm not sure.
But doesn't the conspiracy idea kind of fall apart when it entirely relies on a boy who was just 10 years old when this allegedly started?
