I see you’ve opted to just redefine somebody’s requirements rather than solve their problem.

How do I do that for just that post? And how do I ignore replies for that post so I didn’t get any other notices?

If it’s easier to delete the post guess what people will do.

So just ignoring everything else then.

Why do you think I’m saying the Guardian is involved in a conspiracy? I agreed they can be just doing factual reporting and also that this reporting happens to be useful to people who want to justify the US and Israel’s actions.

This is the “I’m just asking questions” wing of conspiratorial thinking. What you’re missing is that there’s absolutely no reason to be bringing any of this up at all. The connections you’re making are spurious. It’s also super common (and annoying) in on-line conversations of any sort when politics is being discussed. When maga does it leftists cry “conspiracy theory” (rightly so). When leftists do it and I point out the conspiracy thinking I get “you’re so naive! you can’t see that these things are related!?!”

BoTh SiDeS are absolutely guilty of conspiracy thinking. They just like their conspiracies and feel justified. Introspection is not a common talent.

“And it just goes to show how the world’s on its head when a left-wing Labor prime minister is trying to convince a right-wing Republican president that free trade is actually the right way to go,” Mr Hockey said.

Trump’s not really “right wing”. He’s an autocrat with zero political philosophy other than his instinct. Nothing is thought out and his policies are based on personal feelings rather than some idea about what is best for society.

Way to shill in favor of war, doesn’t make a damn bit of sense but goddamn look at you go.

If you got that from this conversation you’re an idiot.

Nothing is “just” anything. We live in a society etc

The cry of the conspiracy theorists!! “THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES” “FOLLOW THE MONEY”!

That’s exactly what you claimed with this line 3 of your posts up from the above:

The absolute arrogance of thinking you know better than me what I’m saying. Bye.

Desperation for… What? What a stupid thing to say.

I get that people love to deride America as descending into fascism but one of these two is LITERALLY a theocratic dictatorship with a “supreme leader” chosen from clerics to “guide” the nation according to their interpretation of Islam.

It can also just be an article about an objectively totalitarian regime doing horrible things.

Sometimes a banana is just a banana.

That’s not what I’m claiming. Thanks for playing.

That isn’t the conspiracy. The conspiracy is therefore this article is propaganda.

Yes - conspiracy theorists are great at finding any and all possible supporting evidence no matter how poor. Just vague general “relationships” is sufficient.

They’ve worked together in the past != The guardian ran this to support Trump.

So do you complain in stories about Trump doing stupid and evil things with “a nagging feeling that it’s just to help justify the next move of Iran?”

You admit the Iranian government “sucks” yet news of them doing bad things surely must be American propaganda? Even from a British paper?

Conspiracy thinking does us all no good.

I don’t remember that from Melania…

“We should respond to this with pure cold rage.”

No. You’re adults and leaders. You can be angry but your response should be rational, not emotional.

This is a real contender for “stupidest comment I’ve read this month.”

Again, amazing to see leftists going to bat for religious fundamentalists.