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"Here's what's most interesting about this movement: 9/11 conspiracy theorists -- from Jayhan to the provocateurs who produced the popular film "Loose Change" -- all rely on photos to make their case, the same images that the rest of us use to support our version of the story."
Isn't this something of a strawman argument? Is the whole criticism reduced to merely subjective photo interpretations? The photos offer some evidence which is accessible to everyone - that is why discussions often begin there. The public is not allowed to sit in on the private deliberations of those in power who pen the official story.
Why must I swallow whole the explanation of either the establishment or the paranoid? Aren't you presenting a false dichotomy? Am I not allowed to have a critical mind?
Can you honestly say that you have no reservations regarding the conventional explanation for why Building Seven collapsed in the manner it did? Did the government really do it's job in representing all voices when it authored the truth of 9/11 so presumptiously? Who, then, is so talented as to "know" the truth. Someone recognizing our existential dilemna should be frightened of how little we know and wonder at those who offer us certainty.
