What truthers and debunkers have in common
My first blog post in a while.
Intro
There are 3 things that I recently found both sides of these 9/11 conspiracy debates have in common. Let me get started right away.
First thing in common
Both sides at times see many on the other side as shilling for or being with the perpetrators or those responsible for 9/11. This is a generalization of course, and not all do this, and those that do may not claim all on the other side do this. But I am sure you've heard truthers claim debunkers are "government shills" or may have been called that yourself numerous times.
As a debunker, you might think several truthers sort of "shill" for the attackers by calling them "patsies" etc.
Either one side is correct or neither is correct.
As a debunker, you might think several truthers sort of "shill" for the attackers by calling them "patsies" etc.
Either one side is correct or neither is correct.
Second thing in common
Both sides might think the other side is stupid or that they're "idiots".
Truthers may and often do call debunkers "sheep".
Debunkers often use the term "twoofers".
There are variations of course for both sides, but still. It's interesting how both sides believe this about the other.
Here I guess both COULD be correct. We ALL could be idiots, or, in the best case, none.
Often in real life though: people generally don't call actual idiots "idiots".
Here I guess both COULD be correct. We ALL could be idiots, or, in the best case, none.
Often in real life though: people generally don't call actual idiots "idiots".
What I think it's really about here in the case of 9/11 are very different points of view making neither side unable to understand the perspective of the other side.
Truthers internally may be unable to understand other factions of the truther-community, but that's a separate issue.
Truthers internally may be unable to understand other factions of the truther-community, but that's a separate issue.
The third thing in common
Finally, both sides often these days feel like the debate is over.
Truthers for their part have almost since I can recall when I began to look at this, perhaps in 2005 or so, said "We know what happened".
They also have videos claiming 9/11 has been "solved", but then point in the totally wrong direction and without evidence, but that's besides the point. The point is they claim it has been "solved".
You can probably think of variants of these where they basically say it's over.
Us debunkers may think these discussions sort of "ended" around 2011 or 2012 perhaps. At least, after 2006. We might think it's 2006 all the time in "trutherland" as many truthers seem to use arguments stemming from roughly that time-period although some arguments made then had been launched earlier.
They also have videos claiming 9/11 has been "solved", but then point in the totally wrong direction and without evidence, but that's besides the point. The point is they claim it has been "solved".
You can probably think of variants of these where they basically say it's over.
Us debunkers may think these discussions sort of "ended" around 2011 or 2012 perhaps. At least, after 2006. We might think it's 2006 all the time in "trutherland" as many truthers seem to use arguments stemming from roughly that time-period although some arguments made then had been launched earlier.
So, many of us debunkers feel the debate is indeed over and that truthers lost (sorry truthers, just saying from our perspective). It was AQ that did it in our point of view with some of the finer details like what Saudi-Arabia did or what the support-network of the hijackers in the US were etc. to be worked out.
End thoughts
Although 3 things in common sounds pretty positive, I do not think it helps us move forward unfortunately.
But it is very interesting how both sides can be so convinced of being correct even though the perspectives are so different so that likely one side ought to be correct, while the other isn't. Not saying which side though, even if I have my opinion as I wrote under the 3rd thing we have in common.
But perhaps these 3 things in common might make some of us more humble and understanding towards the other.
And you can probably come up with more things in common, such as how we both say we want to get to the truth and spread the truth. Hopeful I guess.
