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The Philadelphia Experiment Summary

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The popular or accepted version of this story is that it was all a made up story designed to put the military in a bad light to the citizens. The president of the United States at the time was President Franklin Roosevelt. Many people believe that Allende was among those that disliked Roosevelt and that Allende made up his story to stir up his presidency. Remember that Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only president in history to serve more than two terms so he was rightly one of our greatest presidents, but as all great leaders, he did have enemies. It is believed that Allende was part of a group that resented President F.D.R. especially because he served four terms, and wanted not only to take him out of office, but to make a stain on his good image.
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Conspiracy theorists speculate that Allende’s claims were true and that the government denies them to deceive the public. They go as far as to claim that aliens were involved or that Allende was an alien himself. They believe that at the time, the story was too crazy to be made up, but others simply call Allende a lunatic and dismiss the whole issue. Near the end of Allende’s life, in what is now called his “Deathbed Statement,” Allende was talking more about the Philadelphia Experiment, and as stated by Frazier J., “On [Allende’s] …show more content…

In the United States, the First Amendment grants citizens Freedom of Speech. It is one of our most basic rights as human beings which is why the Founding Fathers saw it fit to put it in the very first amendment of the Constitution. However, people often take their rights to the extreme and sometimes even too far. Just because someone has the right to say something, it does not mean they necessarily should. Freely sharing opinions is a good thing, but not if it prevents others from gaining their own personal and true opinion as is their

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