Originally Posted by bollywood:
“There's a difference between a conspiracy theory and a conspiracy. Conspiracy theory is a derogatory term. It is used where the covert act goes against accepted understanding. In this case the accepted understanding is that Russia did hack the emails.
This isn't a court of law, so hearsay doesn't apply. This is about our takes on the news. I'd need someone in a responsible position to show that the Dems made this up, to believe it's not as the CIA said. Before the Iraq war there were many who did speak out.
The world being a little safer if Clinton won, isn't an advantage?
You're totally overlooking that Hillary was deliberately compromised. Not just personal emails but the suggestion by Assange that more was to come. That's hardly the usual spying.”
A conspiracy theory is a theory of a conspiracy without any actual evidence. What you appear to be calling circumstantial evidence.
I told you that you wouldn't like to see it in that way. But I wasn't meaning to be derogatory towards you, I was speaking about your theory being unsubstantiated.
It's a conspiracy theory.
The conspiracy theory in this cases is that Russia hacked the Democrat emails as part of some sort of plot to affect the election result.
I suggest to you that
if they were the ones responsible
IF, then they were doing what they normally do and found a weakness in security which they exploited. They got hold of the information and it was out there.
They wouldn't have a clue what was in those emails before they got hold of them.
Whoever hacked the emails passed them on to Wikileaks.
Wikileaks has been going for years releasing information whether there is an ongoing election or not.
Of course it's advantageous for anyone who is an enemy of Clinton to get that information out there. Assange included. It's just that this information came out at this time because much of what was referred in the emails was about the election campaign process and communications between different people about the election.
Rather than it being some premeditated plot, I'd argue that it was a mixture of timing and circumstance, coupled with security loopholes which were taken advantage of during this particular time. Less about Russia masterminding some devious plot, and more about Democrats high up in office being guilty of gross stupidity.
It wasn't just emails, some Democrat officials were caught on camera admitting to some incredibly idiotic things which they needed to keep their mouth shut about if they didn't want to risk losing the election.
This would not make the voting reasons of any of the voters any less valid.