Thanks to all who replied for confirming my suspicions about the type of
people who post on the group. Namely self-righteous, closed-minded,
died-in-the-wool conspiracy kooks who can tolerate no opinion but their own.
Like Dale Myers said back in 2007, it never ends. Excuse me now but I have
some CIA business to attend too. ;-)
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When the Internet was in its infancy, a friend of mine introduced me to
Internet newsgroups. I was thrilled at the idea of being able to instantly
communicate with other serious researchers like myself from around the
globe. He logged on to alt.conspiracy.jfk and turned the keyboard and mouse
over to me. I eagerly began browsing the topics and reading a few entries.
"Oh my gawd!" I exclaimed, absolutely horrified. "These people are nuttier
than a fruit cake!" My friend laughed his fool head off.
To say that things have only gotten worse would be an understatement. My
early vision of an Internet utopia where serious research and discussion of
the Kennedy assassination would lead to truth and clarity floundered on the
rocks of reality on day one. It never occurred to me that the Internet might
allow lonely, irrational, and psychotic people to clutter up the chat rooms
and discussion boards. And God knows, the Kennedy assassination is one big
magnet.
The worse part about the Internet and the Kennedy assassination is that the
technology has allowed old myths to rise from the ashes and proliferate.
Spin down the subject headings of any newsgroup: The Figure in the Doorway,
Two Rifles on the Sixth Floor, The Sidewalk Scar, Tommy Tilson's Car Chase,
James Files and the Dented Cartridge Case, and on and on. These subjects
were not just debunked decades ago - they were destroyed beyond recognition
and don't belong in any serious discussion, except perhaps as part of a
brief and whimsical look back on what passed for "important" issues. Yet,
there they are - hot, time-wasting topics for a new generation of young,
naive minds. Sadly, this cycle of endless myth-making, destruction, and
resurrection will never go away. It is the heart of the Internet.
Posted by Dale K. Myers
http://jfkfiles.blogspot.com/2007/06/it-never-ends.html