What else would you like us to call a theory about an alleged conspiracy? What's your preferred term that accurately encompasses the collection of quite-plausible all the way to batshit-insane possible explanations that have been proposed?
I provided it: "plausible-but-unproven accusation"
You had said "this is itself a conspiracy theory" and then provided evidence that it was false. Therefore it is simply false. But the implication seemed to be that "conspiracy theory" = "something that is false but people still believe"
My point was that, similar to many of the other "-ist"s, a term can have a technically valid meaning yet still be misused in bad faith to shut down debate. (Not at all saying that's what you were doing - just seemed like a relevant place to make the point.)
I think anything that isn't also a term that people like you have spent decades using as a slur would suffice.
The problem isn't the term. It's the connotation. Many conspiracy theories are baseless, some are not. When people like you constantly use the term as an umbrella slur for people who are alleging that things aren't quite as they are being purported (often times they are not even alleging that conspiring is happening) for reasons that the public would not like it no longer becomes useful for it's original intent. See also: retarded.
The problem isn't the term. It's that it's a constant game of cat and mouse with you. Over decades people like you will co-opt it in order to lump people who have legitimate "hey, this press release says X because Y but the facts all seem to say Z" criticism in with "the politicians are lizards" type garbage.
You seem to really have it out for "conspiracy theorists" as a whole lumped group.
Seems like you are the one allowing "emotions to overwhelm their rationality."
Especially in the context of JFK assasination, which is like the most mainstream of anything that could be called a conspiracy theory.
I googled the lyric when posted because I only have it from the contextless world of Instagram reels, and I have a fetish for accuracy.
It was indeed from Jon Lajoie, but not the song you link. It looks like he did a followup track called "Everyday Normal Guy 2" which includes exactly the loop you hear (with "motherfucker" and not "guy" in the refrain) everywhere on social media right now.
