It's not that they lack the cajones to do something like that,
I disagree. Those who spew this nonsense (e.g. Alex Jones, Dylan Avery, Jason Bermas,
et al and the merry band of idiots who regurgitate their tripe) do indeed lack the cajones to tell it to the faces of firefighters and police officers whom they accuse. They delight in spreading their lies all over the Internet, but go to a fire hall or a police station and repeat these particular lies? Not a chance. They are cowards.
it's that nobody with a functioning brain actually believes any of that.
I agree with you that those who spew such nonsense are grossly lacking in cognitive and intellectual abilities. However, the reality is that some of the "truth" movement's so-called leaders have and continue to spread these vicious lies, and too many young, impressionable, and naive kids buy into them, at least for a while. It's despicable.
Even if someone over in the LC forum stated otherwise, you really must understand that nothing they say is representative of anything other than their own personal opinion.
See above.
I'm sure it's a lot more fun to take note of all the wacky and crazy things they say and then pile them together into a generic, one-size-fits-all "truther" stereotype; however, at some point you're going to have to accept that only a small fraction of those who believe a new 9/11 investigation is necessary are running around in black t-shirts handing out LC DVDs.
There is nothing "fun" about taking note of vicious lies spread by conspiracy fantasist creeps. And they
are vicious lies, not merely "wacky and crazy things".
I agree with you that not all "truthers" are alike, and I agree with you that not all of them are running around in black t-shirts, but regardless of the injustice of it, people generally
do judge others by the company they keep.
When the public persona of the "truth" movement is morons and idiots like those named above, and the 'we are change' idiots, and the lunatics Fetzer, Reynolds and Wood, and the snakeoil salesmen Gage and Griffin, and the frauds and liars Kevin Ryan and Kevin Barrett, and the pseudo "scholars" with a fraudulent "journal", it is not at all surprising that people tend to judge those who associate themselves with the "truth" movement in a negative light.
It is unfortunate for you, perhaps, but unless and until the "truth" movement transforms its public persona into something more palatable, it is unlikely to ever accomplish its goals. (eta: assuming that it can eventually articulate its goals in a detailed and coherent fashion)