9/11 Mind Swell

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9/11 Mind Swell
Scientific evidence refutes the official story

by Joel S. Hirschhorn

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Who should we blame for the failure of the 9/11 truth movement to fix the historical record and, better yet, identify those in the government who turned 9/11 into an excuse for going to war, getting them indicted, prosecuted, and punished for their murderous acts?

It is too easy to blame the mainstream media and political establishment for refusing to demand and pursue a truly comprehensive and credible independent scientific and engineering investigation. President Obama with his tenacious belief in looking forward, not backward, exemplifies a national mindset to avoid the painful search for truth and justice that could produce still more public disillusionment with government and feed the belief that American democracy is weak at best, and delusional at worst.

Marginalized movements always face competition for public attention. There are always countless national issues and problems that feed new movements and distract the public. There have been many since 9/11, not the least of which was the last presidential campaign and then the painful economic recession, and now the right wing attacks on health care reform. The 9/11 truth movement illustrates a total failure to compete successfully with other events and movements.

This can be explained in several ways. The 9/11 movement has not been able to articulate enough benefits to the public from disbelieving the official government story and pursuing a new investigation. What might ordinary Americans gain? Would proof-positive of government involvement make them feel better, more secure, and more patriotic? Apparently not. In fact, just the opposite. By its very nature, the 9/11 issue threatens many things by discovering the truth: still less confidence in the US political system, government and public officials. Still more reason to ponder the incredible loss of life and national wealth in pursuing the Iraq war. In other words, revealing 9/11 truth offers the specter of a huge national bummer. Conversely, it would show the world that American democracy has integrity.

The second explanation for failure is that the truth movement itself is greatly to blame. It has been filled with nerdish, ego-centric and self-serving activists (often most interested in pushing their pet theory) unable to pursue strategies designed to face and overcome ugly, challenging realities. The truth movement became a cottage industry providing income and meaning for many individuals and groups feeding the committed with endless websites, public talks, videos, books and paraphernalia. They habitually preach to the choir. Applause substitutes for solid results. In particular, it embraces the simplistic (and obviously ineffective) belief that by revealing technical, scientific and engineering facts and evidence the public and political establishment would be compelled to see the light. Darkness has prevailed.

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http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14724

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1. "revealing technical, scientific and engineering facts and evidence"

Which is what the movement has yet to do.

Joel Hirschhorn is a great example of someone on the left whose heart is obviously in the right place, but is dead wrong on this issue -- and there are plenty of people like that. The buildings that fell on 9/11 were not controlled demolitions, and this is something the evidence bears out. Controlled demolition theories thrive on special pleading, cherry-picked and carefully arranged evidence, and outright factual inaccuracies to evoke a facade of plausibility.

Since Hirschhorn thinks otherwise, his analysis is off. 9/11 Truth had nothing else to do BUT collapse into a cottage industry preaching to the choir since it insisted on advancing ludicrous, baseless theories of how 9/11 happened. That is the sufficient cause weighting 9/11 Truth down that Hirschhorn simply can't bear to face. He can't even mention it as an option in this article.

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2. Hey it doesn't help DU throws anyone who wants to bring this subject up into the ..

den of shame. I mean come on. You forgot to include our very own DUers who love nothing more than to send endless insults and contempt
heaping upon the heads of those who want another investigation. The article could very well point out the self serving egocentric official story geeks who spend countless hours on forums like this trying to make sure no new evidence is ever discovered and the present narrative maintained. Never mind that disinformation is a real and present reality and that it lurks in our media.The CIA had an estimated 400 journalists on their payroll scattered thru the national media in the 1960s. And yes they have people huddled on 911 forums hotly disseminating little nuggets of contempt and crazy theories meant to discredit.
But the real danger here is to our country. The truth has a way of dribbling out. At some point it will be clear to any one with an awareness and interest that there are major problems with the official story.
And how we as a country are able to face the darkness we allowed to be created in our name will determine the survival of our nation. Anyone who has lived for fifty or so years has seen instance after instance of abuse of power corruption and out and out criminal behavior from our elected officials. Like the mentally ill person who hears voices in his head we seem to think they will go away if we ignore them.
But they will not go away they will only get stronger until we face the evil they represent.

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