Reply #17: Personally, I'm completely baffled by the mindset. [View All]

Assuming that these contributors are not regressive, of course ...

Even if you believe the official story about 9/11 is 100% true, why would you want to go around bragging as much considering all the damage the "9/11 Changes Everything" meme has visited on us?

Maybe I can illustrate my thought process on this better with an analogy.

I'm not at all convinced that global warming is an irreversible, 100% man-made phenomenon. However, I support solar, wind, water and any other clean and renewable energy sources as well as conservation for a myriad of reasons, and I don't support burning fossil fuel at an increasing rate for a myriad of reasons.

In light of this, whether or not the Earth is capable of regulating its temperature with humans continually screwing with its tiny top layer of crust is simply of not much interest to me. The Earth may or may not be able to regulate its temperature within boundaries that are humanly comfortable under our current environmental pressures. I simply don't believe that anybody knows this answer with any certainty yet.

On the other hand, I'm not going to make it my life's mission to debunk those who feel that global warming is 100% fact because, either way, I completely agree with their overall energy agenda. This is something I feel that the "OCT" crowd could stand to learn.

Trying to shut down legitimate questioning of the event of 9/11 is doing Rove's work for him. Look what the "9/11 Changes Everything" meme has wrought: the Iraqi invasion and occupation, a state of never-ending warfare, a "Bush doctrine" of military pre-emption, a culture of authoritarian secrecy, an assault on our Bill of Rights, a crisis of Constitutional separation of powers, the alienation of most of our former allies and the complete loss of our nation's credibility with the rest of the world. And that's just a partial list. Meanwhile, we simply haven't taken any of the obvious, concrete steps that would help to secure our nation against the threat of Muslim fundamentalist terrorism. What could possibly be the explanation for this?

Moreover, why would anyone want to spend their time propping up any meme that has had so much harm done in its name as the "9/11 Changes Everything" meme? Why would anyone seek to shut down all questioning of the basis of such a destructive meme -- no matter how rational the questions or how legitimate the concerns? What could possibly be the motivation of any progressive for spending hundreds of hours protecting the basis of this heinous meme?