YouTube - 9/11 Deniers Speak - Part 1/5. There are 5 parts and they're all available from the sidebar after you see the first one. I have no words for the anger and contempt for these people. They care nothing for the victims. "The people are secondary" says one of the Loose Change worms. The only thing that matters is knowing that the administration or the Jews or whomever is "really responsible" gets the blame. Anything else would be intellectually problematic (I was going to say morally but I think some of these people are so divorce from any moral universe it doesn't apply). If it was actually true that thousands of Americans were slaughtered by terrorists with boxcutters, they'd be forced to admit the world is a dangerous place and that a great many Muslims want to kill us. They would then have to conclude we need to do something to protect ourselves. That indicates we need a strong military and the will to use it. That is the blind spot. Nothing can lead them in that direction for that way lies madness. Any scenario where we need America to be strong and militarily mighty is unacceptable. How else can we be meek before the world and humble in our dealings? How else can we put our heads in the sand?

h/t: The Good Lieutenant

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