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I wouldn't be surprised if an increasing number of people believe 9/11 was an inside job - the massive negative signal-to-noise ratio on the Internet has encouraged people in general to believe incredibly stupid and batshit crazy things, and to generally react to pretty much everything with immediate outrage and passion rather than applying either a shred of logic, rationality, or - God forbid - anything resembling actual research or investigation.

"Someone shouted something really, really loudly - that's good enough for me! Time to continue believing it for the rest of my life no matter what contrary evidence people might try to present to me, all while calling anyone who disagrees "sheeple" or "NPCs" so I can feel better about how plugged in and informed I am! Whee!"



NeoSioType posted...

Haven't done any research but I suspect air force shot down flight 93.

I suspected this at the time and still do - it's about the only "conspiracy theory" involving 9/11 that actually makes sense.

The government already knew what was happening at that point, and had fighters in the air, and the plane was conveniently over a large open area where crashing would minimize damage (as opposed to whatever damage the plane would cause whenever it hit whatever its eventual target would be). In fact, the VP had already authorized interception and take-down, with the official story being that the plane crashed before the fighters could get to it.

It's entirely possible that the passengers' attempt to gain control of the plane did result in the crash. It's also possible it was shot down and the government just happened to massively luck out with the fact that the passengers were already fighting back so it could be blamed on them if a well-placed missile or two took it down.

The only real flaw with that theory is that literally no one involved has ever come forward to admit to it. Conspiracy theorists love the idea that massive conspiracies can keep every member silent, and everyone involved can either be kept quiet through money, fear, or just by killing anyone who plans to talk, but that's generally pretty far-fetched - the more people who know something happened, the more likely one of those people are to openly admit to that thing happening at some point. "Three can keep a secret if two are dead" is usually more of a truism than "Every single person involved in something horrific can keep their mouths shut for decades afterward and never leak a single word or let their guilty consciences force them into an open confession."

Which isn't to say that a couple fighter pilots won't eventually reveal in another decade or two that they or their wingmates shot it down, but at the moment there really isn't all that much to hang it on.
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