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frogmarch

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58. John Lear’s insane babblings
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 12:45 PM
Mar 2012

His father, Bill Lear, founded Learjet.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/john-lear.htm

snip:

In recent years new and even wilder strains of paranoia have sprouted along ufology's fringes. Inspiration comes not just from UFO rumors but from conspiracy theories associated with the far right end of the political spectrum. The two major figures in what has been called the "dark side movement" are John Lear, a pilot who once flew aircraft for a CIA-linked company, and Milton William Cooper, a retired Navy petty officer.

According to dark siders, a ruthless "secret government" controls the world. Among other nefarious activities, it runs the international drug trade and has unleashed AIDS and other deadly diseases as population-reducing measures. Its ultimate goal is to turn the Earth and surrounding planets into slave-labor camps. For some time this secret government has been in contact with alien races, allowing the aliens to abduct human beings in exchange for advanced alien technology.

The aliens, known as the "grays" (because of their gray skin color), do more than abduct human beings. They mutilate and eat them as well, using the body parts to rejuvenate themselves. The secret government and the aliens labor together in vast underground bases in New Mexico and Nevada, where they collect human and animal organs, drop them into a chemical soup, and manufacture soulless android creatures. These androids, who are then unleashed to do dirty work for the government/alien conspiracy, are best known to the rest of us as the men in black.With each retelling, with the appearance of each new and expensive book, video, or tape, the dark-side story gets crazier.

In one version the conspirators travel into the future to observe the emergence of the anti-Christ in the 1990s, World War III in 1999, and the Second Coming of Christ in 2011. George Bush oversees the world's drug traffic. The secret government has maintained bases on Mars since the early 1960s. The conspirators employ drugs and hypnosis to turn mentally unstable individuals into mass murderers of schoolchildren and other innocents; the purpose is to spur anti-gun sentiment, resulting in gun-control legislation. Thus, Americans will be disarmed and defenseless when the secret government's storm troopers round them up and herd them into concentration camps.


Can anyone top that?
Expanding earth Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #1
It was an early, idiotic, attempt to explain seafloor spreading. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #2
Got it. Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #4
Explained here: laconicsax Jan 2012 #5
Google "Edo Nyland". Odin2005 Jan 2012 #3
Huh laconicsax Jan 2012 #6
There was another Dutchie about 20 years ago SwissTony Jan 2012 #44
The Universe is a giant plutonium atom. eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 #7
We have a winner! laconicsax Jan 2012 #8
That's a pretty open-shut case of Schiozphrenia. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #9
That is definately out there. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #10
From those I have known in person when I was often associating with religious cults... ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #11
electric universe is up there, but I'd say homeopathy lazarus Jan 2012 #12
another one: TIMECUBE! lazarus Jan 2012 #13
I'd forgotten all about timecube! laconicsax Jan 2012 #14
I can't even figure out WTF time cube is trying to say. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #97
Ian, you're not the only one. Trust me. nt SwissTony Jun 2012 #98
F'ing classic Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #110
Happeh Theory jberryhill Jan 2012 #15
Whaaaa??? progressoid Jan 2012 #16
Your face looks a little crooked there.... jberryhill Jan 2012 #17
... progressoid Jan 2012 #21
Dear God in Heaven Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #22
Obviously wrong. My face is distorted totally contrary to that theory. DetlefK Jan 2012 #23
That's hilarious drm604 Jan 2012 #38
Flat Earthers, by far Cherchez la Femme Jan 2012 #18
Meet Cyrus Teed... sofa king Mar 2012 #59
To me the "craziest woo" is something MicaelS Jan 2012 #19
Careful! Are you trying to get this thread locked?!? laconicsax Jan 2012 #20
David Icke. JoeyT Jan 2012 #24
Icke's got a few of them SwissTony Jan 2012 #42
I'd have to go with Scientology REP Jan 2012 #25
Religion doesn't count. laconicsax Jan 2012 #26
It's a religion? I thought it was a business. REP Jan 2012 #27
Yeah, it's a religion. laconicsax Jan 2012 #28
This little gem is well, priceless REP Jan 2012 #29
I agree 1000% DiverDave Feb 2012 #55
Applied Kinesiology, specifically, tapping wyldwolf Jan 2012 #30
This is one of the craziest threads I have read on DU. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #31
I've been called crazy for believing in the Hollow Earth Theory Ter Jan 2012 #32
Hollow Earth Theory? laconicsax Jan 2012 #33
It means, we live on the inside of a hollow sphere with the rest of the universe at the center. DetlefK Jan 2012 #34
Hollow Earth MicaelS Jan 2012 #35
As regards woo that I've come across directly... LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #36
Homeopathy is my favourite... SidDithers Jan 2012 #37
Spirit and consciousness are in water, which is why life requires water. LeftyMom Jan 2012 #39
You know, I think I might have to change my opinion... laconicsax Jan 2012 #40
The pyramids also used to keep fruit fresh SwissTony Jan 2012 #41
Homeopathy and psychics, just because they are so popular. SwissTony Jan 2012 #43
Take your pick from the Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense! Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #45
That a person was dead for three days, buried in a tomb, came back alive, then ascended to heaven. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #46
Feng Shui zappaman Jan 2012 #47
HAARP saedi1995 Jan 2012 #48
It's real Ter May 2012 #83
Please cite your sources. n/t laconicsax May 2012 #84
ha qazplm May 2012 #87
2 from right here on DU! onager Jan 2012 #49
For me, it's the belief that minerals and crystals do anything. MineralMan Jan 2012 #50
Oh, that's easy. slutticus Jan 2012 #51
You can tell that she's serious because it's one, very long page laconicsax Jan 2012 #52
that's kinda sad qazplm Feb 2012 #53
I don't think I can eat a word salad like that in one sitting. ElboRuum Mar 2012 #60
Ahahahahahaha MadrasT Mar 2012 #61
Timecube by a vast margin. Electric Universe is #2 at, oh, 0.7 Timecubes. Posteritatis Feb 2012 #54
He offers 1000 bucks to anybody who can disprove his "theory" which is just rantings and insults. DetlefK Mar 2012 #56
He also claims -1 x -1= +1 to be wrong, which means he doesn't understand geometry. DetlefK Mar 2012 #57
John Lear’s insane babblings frogmarch Mar 2012 #58
Reincarnation and the idea that Angels come to visit us MineralMan Mar 2012 #62
well that's more religion than woo qazplm May 2012 #88
Exactly. MineralMan May 2012 #89
Starseed Transmissions, too. MineralMan Mar 2012 #63
Geez, there are so many fightforfreedom123 Mar 2012 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author fightforfreedom123 Mar 2012 #65
There are so many fightforfreedom123 Mar 2012 #66
Instant age! nt rexcat May 2012 #86
Hi folks! hamerfan Apr 2012 #67
The 9/11 forum has been renamed "Creative Speculation." laconicsax Apr 2012 #68
Thanks for the info, laconicsax! hamerfan Apr 2012 #69
Sly Stallone's mother longship Apr 2012 #70
New candidate: Anatoly Fomenko's "New Chronology:" laconicsax May 2012 #71
That's awesome. MadrasT May 2012 #72
Remember we had a Fomenko fanatic on DU a few years ago? muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #90
Damn, I missed that. n/t laconicsax May 2012 #91
Single male god in charge of universe; invisible hand of the market creates best possible world. JackRiddler May 2012 #73
Globally, they aren't as common. laconicsax May 2012 #74
Aren't as common as what? JackRiddler May 2012 #75
Sorry, the numbers don't really support you. laconicsax May 2012 #76
Once again, compared to what... JackRiddler May 2012 #77
No, I understand and agree with your point. laconicsax May 2012 #79
Supernatural fictions are only crazy if too few people believe them. JackRiddler May 2012 #85
Google Rupert Sheldrake. Odin2005 May 2012 #78
Odd...it redirected me to the page of a Finnish anarchist. laconicsax May 2012 #80
Should be a British woo-woo. Odin2005 May 2012 #81
I searched again and it took me to the Science group. laconicsax May 2012 #82
Something about all plants mutating because some individual plants mutate, right? nt daaron Jun 2012 #94
IIRC, he's all about "quantum" bullshit and telepathy. laconicsax Jun 2012 #95
That's the fluff I read. Morphic resonance via quantum telepathy. daaron Jun 2012 #96
I'll always remember the time LeftishBrit Jun 2012 #99
Sheldrake also claims one person solving a problem makes it easier for anyone else. SwissTony Jun 2012 #100
Sean Manchester: vampire hunter/exorcist Nevernose May 2012 #92
Nothing weird about weird people attracting a following SwissTony Jun 2012 #101
Astrology. No question. Cherry-flavored astrology. nt daaron Jun 2012 #93
Caught an episode of Ancient Aliens this weekend MountainLaurel Jun 2012 #102
its the true beleivers that i love Phil_S_Stein Jun 2012 #103
Breatharians. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #104
Yoga pwhtckll Jul 2012 #105
ouch hauweg Jul 2012 #106
The woos are the ones who believe the mainstream lies Ter Aug 2012 #107
There's no such thing as "alternate science." trotsky Aug 2012 #108
Here's what you can do Confusious Sep 2012 #109
david icke skor584_2il Sep 2012 #111
So many loons... Retrograde Sep 2012 #112
"Statues Of The Gods" Liberal_Dog Oct 2012 #113
That was a parody, actually. Codeine Oct 2012 #115
I Am Actually Relieved To Find This Out Liberal_Dog Oct 2012 #118
Orgone energy. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #114
When I was about 19 I used to hear about that guy on the radio an awful lot. Codeine Oct 2012 #116
I wish I could believe in the supernatural but I've always been a skeptic, beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #117
I find the expanding earth idea fascinating astral Nov 2012 #119
some of my favourites (in no particular order) Anarcho-Socialist Nov 2012 #120
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