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Is Alex Jones "Crazy"?

Ia Alex Jones "Crazy" and do people take him seriously?

  • He is crazy and i take him seriously

    Votes: 9 10.7%

  • He isnt crazy and i take him seriously

    Votes: 6 7.1%

  • He is crazy and i dont take him seriuosly

    Votes: 47 56.0%

  • He isnt crazy and i don't take him seriuosly

    Votes: 17 20.2%

  • NWO! OBAMA! REVOLUTION!

    Votes: 5 6.0%
  • Total voters
    84
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Ben K. said:
He has some signs of a manic disorder. Pressure of speech, flight of ideas, hyperactivity and delusions are all apparent in this interview.
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Thank goodness the guy wasn't armed during the interview.....I honestly believe Pers might have been in serious trouble.

Folks like Jones convince me that military semi automatic assault weapons and extended capacity clips or magazines should be banned from the civilians in America and those which are out there should be collected and donated to the military....they need them.

Don't misunderstand me....I was in the military and ever since 1958 I've owned guns. Right now I have a .38 S&W Chief's Special, a semi automatic 12 gauge Remington shotgun and a .30 .30 Marlin rifle. None of them are capable of firing 100 rounds in less than a minute.
 
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Ben K. said:
'Tis the internet, what good would stating my qualifications do?

Mania is not necessarily a component of schizophrenia, which I certainly don't think Mr. Jones has. People with manic disorders aren't necessarily bad people either. He does have the signs though.
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Ok, good, since you have the qualifications, (which I doubt, but I'll take your word for it), you would know that a 8 minute hostile interview (and yes, if Alex had been timid them piers would be hostile), that you could not use that to psychologically analyze the person with any accuracy.

But you think he's manic, well, I've known a number of people that had been diagnosed as such, and frankly, none of those people are able to run their own lives without support, nevermind running a large media organization.

You do know that most people that take psychology / psychiatry are crazy themselves and seeking to self-diagnose... I'll start looking for sources before you ask in response.
 
BmanMcfly said:
Ok, good, since you have the qualifications, (which I doubt, but I'll take your word for it), you would know that a 8 minute hostile interview (and yes, if Alex had been timid them piers would be hostile), that you could not use that to psychologically analyze the person with any accuracy.

But you think he's manic, well, I've known a number of people that had been diagnosed as such, and frankly, none of those people are able to run their own lives without support, nevermind running a large media organization.

You do know that most people that take psychology / psychiatry are crazy themselves and seeking to self-diagnose... I'll start looking for sources before you ask in response.
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I never claimed I was a psychologist or a psychiatrist. Nor did I reach a diagnosis on this interview, I said he displayed the signs.

And yep, plenty of people with psychological disorders have achieved success in history. Do I really need to list examples?
 
Campbell said:
Thank goodness the guy wasn't armed during the interview.....I honestly believe Pers might have been in serious trouble.

Folks like Jones convince me that military semi automatic assault weapons and extended capacity clips or magazines should be banned from the civilians in America and those which are out there should be collected and donated to the military....they need them.

Don't misunderstand me....I was in the military and ever since 1958 I've owned guns. Right now I have a .38 S&W Chief's Special, a semi automatic 12 gauge Remington shotgun and a .30 .30 Marlin rifle. None of them are capable of firing 100 rounds in less than a minute.
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Ya, I think Alex jones has bigger plans than spending much of the rest of his life rotting in a jail cell.

I would rather have more guns around so that when someone does go crazy and start shooting, that there's a better chance that someone nearby would be armed and be able to have a better chance at ending the madness BEFORE POLICE arrive.

Oh, and a well armed society is a polite society because anyone you slight has the capacity to end you.

Also, since it seems that most mass shooters also tend to commit suicide once confronted, the sooner someone confronts them the sooner they might choose to end the rampage themselves.
 
Ben K. said:
I never claimed I was a psychologist or a psychiatrist. Nor did I reach a diagnosis on this interview, I said he displayed the signs.

And yep, plenty of people with psychological disorders have achieved success in history. Do I really need to list examples?
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Yes, and every human trait has a psychological disorder associated with it... Especially if you were to look at the newest publishing of psychological designations (can't think of the title of the document ATM).

And yes, you are right, about successful crazy people... And like I said, I've known a bunch of "crazy" people that are completely functional, and still have knowledge to offer. Thanks for making that point, which raises the question, what's your purpose for panelling him crazy then?
 
Like Alex Jones, I'm an Austinite. I've heard his radio show on several occasions. Jones has an odd way of gathering information. Well, actually, it's not all that odd as I see a lot of people doing the same thing in forums such as DP.

Jones continually offers sources to back up his "theories". The problem is that he acts as though everything that he reads (mostly from the Internet) is reliable and valid.

That leads to my conclusion about Alex Jones. I can clearly hear him say, "Just because I made it up...doesn't mean it's not true."

The end.
 
He's a 9/11 Conspiracy Nutter and is supported by a lot of folks on the internet. Enough said.
 
BmanMcfly said:
Yes, and every human trait has a psychological disorder associated with it... Especially if you were to look at the newest publishing of psychological designations (can't think of the title of the document ATM).

And yes, you are right, about successful crazy people... And like I said, I've known a bunch of "crazy" people that are completely functional, and still have knowledge to offer. Thanks for making that point, which raises the question, what's your purpose for panelling him crazy then?
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If he painted or made music I may enjoy his work. I won't be taking his advice on empirical matters.
 
Fiddytree said:
He's a 9/11 Conspiracy Nutter and is supported by a lot of folks on the internet. Enough said.
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He also appears to be a Waco and an Oklahoma City conspiracy nut. Just about clinches it for me. I see why Morgan invited him. No matter how much Morgan pleaded his case, he couldn't have done a better job than Jones did for him. All Morgan had to do was stay calm and let Jones rant.
 
Generosity can be seen as a disorder. Look at it this way, those who believe in social darwinism would say giving ANY of your assets away to outsiders diminishes your genetic lineage's chance of survival and maybe giving a rival some advantage down the road. No, the 'sane' man would hoard everything he can gather, fight hard to keep every thin dime and always respond with cut taxes, less government and stay off my lawn! ;)

Down here we have a saying for guys like Jones- 'bout ate up with the dumb ass... :peace
 
Andalublue said:
He also appears to be a Waco and an Oklahoma City conspiracy nut. Just about clinches it for me. I see why Morgan invited him. No matter how much Morgan pleaded his case, he couldn't have done a better job than Jones did for him. All Morgan had to do was stay calm and let Jones rant.
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The sad thing is that at least someone like Bill Hicks (the nutty guy he was) was funny. Alex Jones is just tragic.
 
JohnWOlin said:
Alex Jones is an asshole that makes his money off of feeding fear. Nothing more, nothing less.
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You're right but he owns 50 guns. That's what makes the guy dangerous.

The NRA is the modern day Ku Klux Klan. This nation needs to get some therapy for it's "Cowboy Complex"
 
joko104 said:
Bet you can't link to one message by any pro-gun rights person on this forum who has posted that they see Alex Jones as a spokeman for the gun lobby. As I often note, anti-gun people generally lie - a lot - in their messages.
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Well, you seem to be a devoted follower of him, judging by your spirited defense of any criticism leveled at this fruitbat.
 
What I found disturbing, is the use of facts to back his case are those very same facts that 'respected' Gun proponents have used on this very board. Hell, there's a lot of crazies out there :)

Paul
 
gunner said:
What I found disturbing, is the use of facts to back his case are those very same facts that 'respected' Gun proponents have used on this very board. Hell, there's a lot of crazies out there :)

Paul
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Agreed....but crazies with guns are dangerous.
 
Campbell said:
You're right but he owns 50 guns. That's what makes the guy dangerous.

The NRA is the modern day Ku Klux Klan. This nation needs to get some therapy for it's "Cowboy Complex"
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How on earth would you say they are the modern day Ku Klux Klan? That's devaluing the criminality and terrorist tactics of the Klan.
 
Fiddytree said:
How on earth would you say they are the modern day Ku Klux Klan? That's devaluing the criminality and terrorist tactics of the Klan.
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My statement was actually intended to highlight some updated facts of life:

1) The Klan has been reduced to no more than a few thousand in the country

2) The organizations who preach revolution and hoard guns by the thousands significantly outnumber the Klan activities and if real statistics were available possibly outnumber the Klan when it was at it's peak.
 
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