"9/11 was an inside job" is a phrase that rose in popularity on forums and websites in the years following 9/11. Most of the talking points come from a small hand full of video "documentaries" such as "Loose Change" that circulate around the internet. Along with Moon Hoax conspiracies, super secret dominating new world order conspiracies, and JFK conspiracies, it supports itself on a set of lies, distortions, myths, and debunked crap.
People who believe it was an inside job call themselves "truthers." Yeah, that's right, "truthers." The worst thing you can do is get sucked into an argument with one of these "truthers." The are impervious to logic and devoid of intellect. And even if you manage to cure one of their misbelief, five more will spring up the next day. While at first glance it might seem like these "truthers" are mostly liberals or democrats, it seems they include a large number of conservatives or republicans as well. The liberal population is mostly kids who will grow out of it at some point, but the right wing population is usually middle aged loonies suffering from some kind of extreme paranoia illness.
Observe the post by Krystem above. This kid brought up 5 regurgitated talking points that have been repeated ad nausea over the years. And the answers have always been patiently explained to them. They haven't gotten it yet, and they probably won't get it ever.
The bulk of conspiracy arguments work like this: "X is impossible for me to understand therefore there is a conspiracy." Perhaps the favorite claim by conspiracy nuts is: "Jet fuel burns at a temperature not hot enough to melt steal therefore there is a conspiracy" Don't bother trying to tell them the difference between temperature and heat, or that the fires burned many things besides jet fuel. In the end, the buildings collapsed not because of melting steal anyway. The buildings collapsed because the fire weakened, not melted, the steal. Under extreme heat, beams warp, bend, buckle under load, and joints and bolts become stressed. It doesn't have to be hot enough to melt the steal. It only has to be hot enough to weaken the structure enough that it can't support itself.
People who believe it was an inside job call themselves "truthers." Yeah, that's right, "truthers." The worst thing you can do is get sucked into an argument with one of these "truthers." The are impervious to logic and devoid of intellect. And even if you manage to cure one of their misbelief, five more will spring up the next day. While at first glance it might seem like these "truthers" are mostly liberals or democrats, it seems they include a large number of conservatives or republicans as well. The liberal population is mostly kids who will grow out of it at some point, but the right wing population is usually middle aged loonies suffering from some kind of extreme paranoia illness.
Observe the post by Krystem above. This kid brought up 5 regurgitated talking points that have been repeated ad nausea over the years. And the answers have always been patiently explained to them. They haven't gotten it yet, and they probably won't get it ever.
The bulk of conspiracy arguments work like this: "X is impossible for me to understand therefore there is a conspiracy." Perhaps the favorite claim by conspiracy nuts is: "Jet fuel burns at a temperature not hot enough to melt steal therefore there is a conspiracy" Don't bother trying to tell them the difference between temperature and heat, or that the fires burned many things besides jet fuel. In the end, the buildings collapsed not because of melting steal anyway. The buildings collapsed because the fire weakened, not melted, the steal. Under extreme heat, beams warp, bend, buckle under load, and joints and bolts become stressed. It doesn't have to be hot enough to melt the steal. It only has to be hot enough to weaken the structure enough that it can't support itself.
by Inaxarta January 11, 2008
by Doh Nuts 13 September 13, 2004
Person 1: Who did 9/11
Person 2: GEORGE BUSH DID 9/11!
Person 1: What the fuck dude, how would Bush-
Person 2: FUCKING NORMIE REEEEEE!
Person 2: GEORGE BUSH DID 9/11!
Person 1: What the fuck dude, how would Bush-
Person 2: FUCKING NORMIE REEEEEE!
by Newt The Crusader Cat November 29, 2017
When an ass is so beautiful, you never forget what it looked like. The 9/11 slogan was “Never Forget”. So to have an Ass like 9/11 is to have an ass that you won’t forget, just like people will never forget 9/11.
by BigNickel1944 September 11, 2018
Some other possibilities for "9/11 inside job?".....
1: Those in power had no idea what these planes where going to do. Perhaps the terrorists would simple ask for some sort of shit, and diplomacy could be used.
this lack of understanding is only the basis, however. the big thing is that theres so much red tape when it comes to "comand defense", which is assume you mean to represent shoot the fuckers down, that to send out fuckin fighter jets to destroy civilian aircraft over the course of a few hours would be impossible.
the goverment is slow to work, and doesnt like to go out on limbs. And shooting down a civilian aircraft with only the knowlege that it has been hijacked is a pretty big limb. Hijackings occur more than you would think on our planet, and tact tends to be the best cure for the situations.
2: the world is an awefully big place. if you have enough money and brains, you can hide anywhere. Bin Laden is most certainly not retarded, and knows how to stay away from a god damn army looking for him.
3: The problem isnt that the steel frames straight melted. It's that they started to slowly bend under pressure. Sure, it wasnt 3,000 degrees hot, but it was hot enough so that the wieght of the building, on top of the heat that was there, took care of business.
You put enough weight on steel that is structuraly unsound, and gravity turns into a bitch.
steels great, but not invincible.
Ah, and it was SOME of the firefighters who reported hearing these explosions, which where probably just the sounds of the building starting to colapse in on itself. in the mass clusterfuck that was the world trade center on 9/11, im sure mother fuckers where hearing all sorts of things that sounded like one thing, but where really another.
as to the destruction of the basement idea, well, its realy this simple: alot of stuff fell. Like, drop a bowling ball off your house onto the sidewalk. it will make a big ass dent. so, imagine what would happen if the combined mass of the entire world trade center fell on the area that it did. You would get a very big crater. Hence, no basement. And, please, "All" of the eye witnesses? did you sit every one of them down and ask what exactly the scene looked like, in their expert opinions? And, again, confusion and panic make for odd observations.
Your argument is less baked then a turd on a sidewalk.
4: It incriminates countires that we don't want to have pissed at us right now more than they need to be (i.e. Iran, etc.). Stop thinking we're so god damn important. There are other countires involved in this mess much more than you claim america to be.
5: pretty much the same as 4.
There are plenty of reasons to hate Bush. Being responsible for 9/11 is not one of them. Please please please, stop pretending you're some sort of expert on this matter by presenting your "true facts of the matter". I do like what you have to say about the war, however. In fact, I totaly agree with you. But 9/11 isnt the ground to base your debate on.
I mean, didn't you hear? we're fighting in Iraq to save the mystical pixies from their caverns! and thats the gods honest truth!
Hail bush!
1: Those in power had no idea what these planes where going to do. Perhaps the terrorists would simple ask for some sort of shit, and diplomacy could be used.
this lack of understanding is only the basis, however. the big thing is that theres so much red tape when it comes to "comand defense", which is assume you mean to represent shoot the fuckers down, that to send out fuckin fighter jets to destroy civilian aircraft over the course of a few hours would be impossible.
the goverment is slow to work, and doesnt like to go out on limbs. And shooting down a civilian aircraft with only the knowlege that it has been hijacked is a pretty big limb. Hijackings occur more than you would think on our planet, and tact tends to be the best cure for the situations.
2: the world is an awefully big place. if you have enough money and brains, you can hide anywhere. Bin Laden is most certainly not retarded, and knows how to stay away from a god damn army looking for him.
3: The problem isnt that the steel frames straight melted. It's that they started to slowly bend under pressure. Sure, it wasnt 3,000 degrees hot, but it was hot enough so that the wieght of the building, on top of the heat that was there, took care of business.
You put enough weight on steel that is structuraly unsound, and gravity turns into a bitch.
steels great, but not invincible.
Ah, and it was SOME of the firefighters who reported hearing these explosions, which where probably just the sounds of the building starting to colapse in on itself. in the mass clusterfuck that was the world trade center on 9/11, im sure mother fuckers where hearing all sorts of things that sounded like one thing, but where really another.
as to the destruction of the basement idea, well, its realy this simple: alot of stuff fell. Like, drop a bowling ball off your house onto the sidewalk. it will make a big ass dent. so, imagine what would happen if the combined mass of the entire world trade center fell on the area that it did. You would get a very big crater. Hence, no basement. And, please, "All" of the eye witnesses? did you sit every one of them down and ask what exactly the scene looked like, in their expert opinions? And, again, confusion and panic make for odd observations.
Your argument is less baked then a turd on a sidewalk.
4: It incriminates countires that we don't want to have pissed at us right now more than they need to be (i.e. Iran, etc.). Stop thinking we're so god damn important. There are other countires involved in this mess much more than you claim america to be.
5: pretty much the same as 4.
There are plenty of reasons to hate Bush. Being responsible for 9/11 is not one of them. Please please please, stop pretending you're some sort of expert on this matter by presenting your "true facts of the matter". I do like what you have to say about the war, however. In fact, I totaly agree with you. But 9/11 isnt the ground to base your debate on.
I mean, didn't you hear? we're fighting in Iraq to save the mystical pixies from their caverns! and thats the gods honest truth!
Hail bush!
Bush is an asshole, but he isnt responsible for this "9/11 inside job?". Just trust me on this one, okay?
by mique December 25, 2006
A term to describe anyone who grew highly accustomed to the culture of the 1990's, and subsequently feels jaded about growing up in the information age, especially since the saturation of mediocrity that has dominated popular culture in the aftermath of 9/11.
Since 9/11, Western Culture lost its integrity, resulting in the following:
The declining quality of mainstream media, the excess of the youth, the superficiality of modern lifestyles, the rise of underage sexuality, the corruption of authority figures, the unethical practises of corporate institutions, the exposure of adult subjects amongst young people, the breakdown of gender roles, the general distrust of society, etcetera
Welcome to the post 9/11 culture burnout...
The declining quality of mainstream media, the excess of the youth, the superficiality of modern lifestyles, the rise of underage sexuality, the corruption of authority figures, the unethical practises of corporate institutions, the exposure of adult subjects amongst young people, the breakdown of gender roles, the general distrust of society, etcetera
Welcome to the post 9/11 culture burnout...
by GoAskAlex1991 February 04, 2012
bush did 9/11 because it was an inside job. for example,1. the standard jet fuel in the U.S. has a burning point of 980 degrees. the standard steel beams have a melting point of 2,800 degrees. 2 right before the planes hit, there was a loud bang noice from the floors below. 3. World Trade Center 7 had fallen by itself. even though it wasnt hit in particular. 4. Illuminati
by pattyg June 17, 2015