Doug Henwood wrote: > > On Jun 20, 2006, at 6:28 PM, Peter Hollings wrote: > > > She doesn't have to allege any particular "conspiracy theory," such as > > that the plane was shot down. That is unknowable without a REAL > > investigation. Doing so would destroy her credibility. All she has > > to do is to debunk the official story and in the process destroy Bush's > > claim that he is protecting America from terrorists. It would show the > > war on terrorism to be a sham. > > Sounds simple. Good luck!
Indeed. Since argument is useless, let me at least make a prediction. No version of conspiracy theory, even the occasional true theory (Watergate, Tea Pot Dome), will ever make a substantial political difference. Exposure of the lies about WMDs in Iraq have not made and will not make any political difference. Probably already 10s of millions of americans 'believe' that something was fishy about 9/11 -- AND IT DOESN'T MAKE A ANY DAMN DIFFERENCE IN THEIR ACTIVITY. Conspiricism is consistently, even when it lands on a real conspiracy, utterly trivial politically. Though in one way and one way only it makes a difference: it distracts leftists from their proper business and clutters leftist conversation with nonsense. Carrol > Doug
