36% Of U.S. Citizens Are Insane
So, 36% of people recently polled by Scripps Howard/Ohio University think that the U.S. government was at the very least partially complicit in the attacks of September 11th.
Are you people insane or delusional? I'll give you a choice, but it's definitely one or the other.
Of course the following bit isn't suprising at all:
The survey also found that people who regularly use the Internet but who do not regularly use so-called "mainstream" media are significantly more likely to believe in 9/11 conspiracies. People who regularly read daily newspapers or listen to radio newscasts were especially unlikely to believe in the conspiracies.
Gee, people who get most of their information online are more likely to believe in these crackpot theories.... Shocking. Really.
Because we all know that everything on the internet is absolutely true, right? I mean you have to have some sort of credentials or history of journalistic knowledge or integrity to take fiive minutes to throw up a website or blog.
Right?
Uh, no. ANYBODY can create a website, and doctored or poorly interpreted videos, hearsay, and innuendo can be MADE to sound like "the truth" when in fact it's a huge load of horseshit (pardon the language, but I was really flabbergbasted by this information).
The poll found that a majority of young adults give at least some credence to a 9/11 conspiracy compared to less than a fourth of people 65 or older. Members of racial and ethnic minorities, people with only a high school education and Democrats were especially likely to suspect federal involvement in 9/11.
Do I really have to add anything to the paragraph above? "Young adults" (I use the term "adults" loosely), non-college educated and shock of shocks: Democrats, are most likely to believe this tripe.
Color me stunned.