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September 15, 2006
US: Third of Americans Suspect Government Involved in 9/11 Attacks
The story is over a month old, but I'll cover it now anyway. I mean, goodness gracious; a third of Americans believe that the government either brought the towers down by planting explosives or knew about the conspiracy and did nothing to stop it. A third. Here is the story: ONE IN 3 AMERICANS SAY U.S.
August 3, 2006 -- More than one-third of Americans suspect federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East, according to a new poll.The survey also found that 16 percent of Americans speculate that secretly planted explosives, not burning passenger jets, were the real reason the massive Twin Towers of the World Trade Center collapsed.
The national Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll of 1,010 adults also found that anger against the federal government is at record levels, with 54 percent saying they "personally are more angry" at the government than they used to be.
Widespread resentment and alienation toward the national government appears to be fueling a growing acceptance of conspiracy theories about the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
A note; the story goes on to say "University of Florida Law Professor Mark Fenster, author of the book "Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture," said the poll's findings reflect public anger at the unpopular Iraq war, realization that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction and growing doubts of the veracity of the Bush administration." (Bold added.)
That's part of the problem; because weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq; it is just that "they don't count" in the mind of our opinion makers because they were old and degraded. (Even though Saddam had not declared them and was hiding them, in violation of the Security Council's resolutions.) The whole narrative of the Iraq war and the Bush administration is wrong, spectacularly so. One falsehood feeds others.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at September 15, 2006 12:52 PM
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And some people even believe David Icke...
There will always be a minority of people who believe conspiracy theories. Even to this day there are a fair number of people who believe FDR knew in advance about the attack on Pearl Harbour, and let it happen so he could have an excuse to get into WWII.
And what about the loons who actually believe the Da Vinci Code is literal truth?
Face it - there are a lot of morons out there. Always has been, always will be.
Posted by: Sir Henry Morgan ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.westernresistance.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at September 15, 2006 2:34 PM
Enough is enough. Islamofascists learned this trick. Whenever someone says something critical about them, however justified criticism is, they rattle their knives and threaten to slit throats, forcing opponents to shut up and unleashing politically correct idiots into "sorry" mentality. This has to be stopped. Well done, Benedict XVI
Posted by: Vitali at September 15, 2006 4:13 PM
Sir Henry Morgan;
Sure there are a lot of morons out there, but a THIRD of AMERICANS? Goodness, it seems I have underestimated the moronic element in humanity's history. (Although that, along with the shameless violence, would explain Islam's growth quite nicely.)
Posted by: Ruy Diaz at September 16, 2006 3:05 PM
Yes Ruy, I do understand what you're saying. But look at the drivel people are being force-fed by the MSM - "It must be true, I read it in the Paper (or saw it on the telly)".
We have the same problem over here with the death of Princess Diana. A very large number of people - much more than 30%, that's for sure - remain convinced to this day that it was all a dastardly plot by the security services. My take on it is that if you are in a car, no seatbelts fastened, and driven by a drunk at 90mph in Paris ... then that's just asking for it.
I've driven a fair few times in Paris on motorbikes ... frankly, it's scary, even during daytime and at reasonable speeds.
But nevertheless, large numbers believe in the conspiracy theory.
Posted by: Sir Henry Morgan at September 16, 2006 8:37 PM
And at the moment, people WANT to think badly of GWB and the rest of the Administration ... so that when along comes a handy little conspiracy theory, many are receptive to it.
It'll wear off, in time, for most of them - but there'll always be a few who'll be yacking on about it forever.
This sort of stuff always happens with conspiracy theories.
You sounded a little offended up there. Sorry about that. I didn't intend it. To offend enemies is just fine by me, but not friends and allies.
There's nothing particularly moronic about Americans - I'm not that sort of Brit or European. People are people, and across a broad range of cultural similarity there will always be behavioural and belief similarities. We Brits and Europeans are no different to Americans when it comes to this sort of stuff. The same poll in five years is certain to reveal different results. It'll be the same here over Diana.
Posted by: Sir Henry Morgan at September 16, 2006 8:56 PM
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