re: #162 CuriousLurker

I think you may be right, at least with regard to some people. I know a couple of people who still buy into conspiracy theories about 9/11.

I think it’s less about them actually believing that our own government or some Zionist cabal did it than it is about being in denial that Muslims could do it, no matter how obviously twisted & hateful their ideology. As a matter of fact, if pressed they vehemently respond with, “No. Muslims wouldn’t do this. There’s NO WAY it could have been Muslims.” It’s not a matter open for discussion with them.

Hell, I saw that here the night one lizard got banned over Baruch Goldstein. Just would not accept the bare facts of the case. “We didn’t know everything.” Maybe there was a plot that he uncovered, and he couldn’t tell anyone else. How did we know that wasn’t what happened?

Sometimes people’s tribalism overrides any rational thought process.

(Then again, some people have had their rational thought process removed to make room for more tribalism.)