The pile hypothesis
Posted by: ZombyWoof on Jul 12, 2006 4:20 AM [Report
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A problem with conspiracy research is that a motive is often assigned
based on a pile of facts. Many of these researchers have discovered
many verifiable interesting facts about 9-11. Some go further and
assign a nefarious motive to one group or another, often with great
leaps of logic. There are certainly a number of misconceptions and
inflated evidence floating around the 9-11 research community because
of shabby research, strong preconceptions or possible disinfo.
That being said, the author seems to believe that disproving a handful
of off-the mark allegations is a reason to stop asking questions which
have never been satisfactorily answered.
A pile hypothesis still demands a pile of information. We do have a
pile of information which contradicts or brings into question the
conventional wisdom. The administration has, in many ways, actively
hindered the offical analysis of such information. Why, I do not know.
If these questions are so easily disposed of, the author would be
better off doing some investigation and explaining away some of the key
unanswered questions rather than cherry-picking a few of the low-lying
straw men and recommending that the subject be dropped.
I often hear people say that there are some things we shouldn't know
about the government's actions. I bristle at that because it is a way
of telling yourself that you are absolved from responsibility as a
citizen.
If the government doesn't work for us, it works for someone else. As
Dylan sang, "You've got to serve somebody." No President is Superman.
Different power centers always direct or influence the government. I
would prefer it to be the citizens, but an uniformed citizenry is
useless for that purpose. Unfortunately, that is the end result of too
much secrecy in government.