Much as I wish people wouldn't drag dogs into the 9/11 Truther business, I found this and thought I should share it so that readers whose compassion knows no bounds might be better able to understand the Truther mindset.
The meaning of the above is explained here (although not quite to my satisfaction):
Nathan Janes, who has become known for his fun and light-hearted renderings of man's best friend, has released his newest painting of a much more serious subject matter. The painting, titled "With Liberty and Justice for All," represents a movement within the United States and abroad that seeks answers to questions about the catastrophic events that occurred on September 11, 2001. Within the last two years a number of celebrities and public officials have come forward to support the growing movement including Charlie Sheen, Rosie O'Donnell, Mos Def, Gov. Jesse Ventura, Aaron Russo, and Raymond L. McGovern, and many more.
Janes says that he was inspired to complete this painting in order to make more people aware of the questions that have remained unanswered by the 9/11 Commission Report and by officials within the federal government. "Once you look closely at the events that happened on September 11, a lot of holes appear in the story," Janes says. "So many people have died as a result of this event and we all deserve to know the truth about the events that led up to 9/11."
The painting depicts a dog wearing a stars-and-stripes blindfold and surrounded by a ring of seven stars. Janes explains that, "The stars represent World Trade Center Building Seven, which mysteriously fell on September 11 even though it was not hit by an airplane nor sustained any major fires or damage from the collapse of WTC Buildings One and Two." The patriotic blindfold represents the apprehension that many Americans have in accepting that the government could be capable of intentionally harming its citizens. Also depicted in the painting is the 'All Seeing Eye' and stealth bombers, which Janes says represent the power that the government has seized over the American people in modern times.
In hopes of increasing awareness, Janes has posted facts and resources about the 9/11 Truth Movement, which can be found in the link below.
The link is here, but there's nothing about the dog.
I realize the artist loves dogs (so do I), but still... Why the dog? What would any dog have to do with 9/11 Trutherism?
The explanation comes not from the artist but from a man named Kevin Barrett (of the "Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance for 9/11 Truth, Mujca.com"):
"Even a blindfolded dog can see that those Towers didn't collapse, they exploded -- unless the dog is hypnotized by His Master's Voice."
Even a blindfolded dog can see that? How? This is supposed to persuade people of a theory?
I knew Barrett's name looked familiar. He's the guy who they actually hired to teach at the University of Wisconsin.
I wish they wouldn't give these people the cover of respectability.
Well, I see that the Barack Obama is pulling many of the 9/11 Truther links listed here from the official campaign web site (although the Communists are still there), so perhaps that's progress.
Not to nitpick unduly, but the idea that the fiendish masterminds who brought down the Twin Towers by controlled demolitions also brought down WTC-7 strikes me as extremely unlikely -- especially from a paranoid conspiracy perspective. If the whole idea was to have CIA stooges fly planes into the buildings to create a "cover" for the controlled demolitions which really brought them down, then why be so stupid as to blow up a building that wasn't hit? In fact, why the need to destroy WTC-7 at all? The idea that people who would carry off such a plan would make such a stupid mistake is in clear conflict with the basic theory which assumes they were diabolically clever.
But then, it's never made much sense to me that the moron they all think Bush is could ever have pulled it off after only eight months in office.
Just don't expect me to say that only a blind dog would believe the 9/11 Truthers.
I like dogs too much.
posted by Eric on 07.02.08 at 06:12 PM
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Truthers are latter day Holocaust deniers, and as such combine credulous ignorance with a fascination for evil. In fact, I have to believe that the evil they so casually project onto "The Government" stems from their own personalities.
How many must have been involved in the Truthers' conspiracy? Hundreds? Thousands? And they all cheerfully violated theor oaths to protect and defend the Constitution and marched off to murder thousands fo their countrymen?
Before them, there were the Holocaust deniers, and before them were the morons who had FDR behind the Pearl Harbor attack. Thier fantasies say much more about the evil in their own psyches than anything else.
Steve Skubinna · July 2, 2008 06:35 PM
Well, if Charlie Sheen and Rosie O'Donnell believe it, there must be something to it.
Sheesh.
Cris · July 2, 2008 07:25 PM
There are people who latch onto simplistic ideas and hold on to them like life preservers when the REAL truth is too difficult to bear. Truthers are a branch of that. They'd much rather believe in an insanely massive, complex, convoluted conspiracy that would require EVERYTHING in an incredibly intricate to function just right - and that the hundreds, if not thousands, of people behind such an act are so evil and depraved that not a single one of them has leaked any info about it in the last 7 years...
Than believe they're vulnerable to a handful of suicidal zealots.
JLawson · July 2, 2008 09:25 PM
I put a blindfold (doubled-over sock with the toe cut out) on my Doberman Susie to teach her tracking, to discourage herlooking for the object-to-be-found instead of following the crush scent to it.
Right, there was a massive conspiracy to wire several buildings for a controlled demolition, which "they" managed to carry off without THOUSANDS of people in those buildings even noticing. I mean, it's so obvious.
Truly, these are people with too much time on their hands and not enough to do to occupy it.
the wolf · July 3, 2008 12:55 AM
Mark Steyn said it best: "If 9/11 were an inside job, you wouldn't be driving around with it on a bumper sticker."
Because murdering thousands in one massive conspiracy is simple, shutting up the Truthers too difficult. I made the same point once when somebody was raving about how great Oliver Stone's JFK was. I said "If Stone were anywhere near being right, he'd have been found dead of a cocaine overdose the day after he pitched the idea for the film."
Steve Skubinna · July 3, 2008 01:07 PM
I noted several months ago that a salient characteristic of these paranoid interpretations is that they believe "secret" information, no matter how improbable, in favor of the open knowledge. It is as if they are predisposed to believe that the world is ruled by secret forces, and fasten on to whatever explanation is at hand: Freemasons, the Illuminati, Jewish bankers, Trilateralists. The belief in some conspiracy precedes any actual evidence.
Steve Skubinna is exactly right on his part of this. These folks are giving us a clear window into how their own hearts and minds work. Some few of them are paranoid schizophrenics; some are paranoid personality disorders or schizotypals; I do wonder whether there is some neurological glitch in the majority of others, who otherwise function normally.
This just pi$$e$ me off. How dare those who are suffering from ID 10T errors dis my DOGS? My dogs are smarter than the whole bunch of them put together. They are PBGV's - All About Eve aka Evie & Wild Jasmin aka Jazz (as in dog jazz - let your inner ear work that). They are smarter than any truther and can spot B$ people quicker than smell travels.
Like Bill Whittle said in one of his essays, we have to publicly face these kinds of idiots and laugh at them. I mean point and laugh rudely while commenting on their obvious mental shortcomings. Really. And Hollyweird actors are who I am supposed to look to for guidance in foreign policy and international relations? Most of them hardly finished high school.
Robohobo · July 4, 2008 08:52 AM
Aaron Russo's dead right, not there's any connection. With that assemblage ofintellects
involved; how can there be any doubt. There have been a number of pseudo-truther novels that argue the point, one by a nut named Henri Peri; another a psuedo-biography of Atta by Opus Dei afficianado Pilar Urbano.
There's a new American entry, Shell Game, by the man behind the Meg prehistoric sharks and the bizarre Mayan 2012 apocalypse plots.
narciso · July 5, 2008 10:45 PM
Wow- what logic and "critical thinking" substance this article/blog contain! [/sarcasm]
I've distilled the comments down to what I would call "ad hominem how to in 3 days or less:"
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Truthers are: Holocaust deniers, credulous, ignorance, their own [evil] personalities.
Holocaust deniers, morons, fantasies, the evil in their own psyches
Steve Skubinna · July 2, 2008 06:35 PM
Charlie Sheen, Rosie O'Donnell
Sheesh.
Cris · July 2, 2008 07:25 PM
simplistic, insanely, convoluted conspiracy
JLawson · July 2, 2008 09:25 PM
people with too much time on their hands and not enough to do to occupy it.
the wolf · July 3, 2008 12:55 AM
raving, cocaine overdose the day after he pitched the idea for the film."
Steve Skubinna · July 3, 2008 01:07 PM
paranoid, improbable, paranoid schizophrenics; paranoid personality disorders or schizotypals; neurological glitch in the majority, who otherwise function normally.
Assistant Village Idiot · July 3, 2008 03:52 PM
suffering from ID 10T errors, My dogs are smarter than the whole bunch of them put together. They [my dogs] are smarter than any truther and can spot B$ people quicker than smell travels.
idiots, laugh at them, point, laugh rudely, obvious mental shortcomings, Hollyweird actors, hardly finished high school.
Robohobo · July 4, 2008 08:52 AM
nut, Opus Dei afficianado, bizarre.
narciso · July 5, 2008 10:45 PM
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Does anyone ELSE see a pattern above?
The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler
Don?t bang your head!
Truthers are latter day Holocaust deniers, and as such combine credulous ignorance with a fascination for evil. In fact, I have to believe that the evil they so casually project onto "The Government" stems from their own personalities.
How many must have been involved in the Truthers' conspiracy? Hundreds? Thousands? And they all cheerfully violated theor oaths to protect and defend the Constitution and marched off to murder thousands fo their countrymen?
Before them, there were the Holocaust deniers, and before them were the morons who had FDR behind the Pearl Harbor attack. Thier fantasies say much more about the evil in their own psyches than anything else.