Mental illness and the 9/11 Truther movement...

[aggle-rithm]

no, but you can hospitalize someone who is extemelly paranoid, thinks the NWO govt. is out to get them, believes that the air is being poisoned, believes that the water is being poisoned with Nazi prozac-fluoride, and expects the govt. to knock down his door any day to put him in a FEMA death camp.

such a person, is not mentally stable, and may be at risk of hurting himself or others.

Well, except that most CT's I've encountered SAY they are afraid of these things, but they keep living their lives as if everything is hunky-dory. They know, deep down, that their beliefs are nonsense and they have nothing to worry about. It's more play-acting than true mental illness.

 

[aggle-rithm]

Well, except that most CT's I've encountered SAY they are afraid of these things, but they keep living their lives as if everything is hunky-dory. They know, deep down, that their beliefs are nonsense and they have nothing to worry about. It's more play-acting than true mental illness.

Sorry, that should be "they APPEAR to know that their beliefs are nonsense". I don't want to pretend I can read minds.

(For some reason I can't get the edit function to work from the office.)

 

[Scott Sommers]

Well, except that most CT's I've encountered SAY they are afraid of these things, but they keep living their lives as if everything is hunky-dory. They know, deep down, that their beliefs are nonsense and they have nothing to worry about. It's more play-acting than true mental illness.

I am torn about what Truthers think is really going on. When I first started reading about this, I was on my summer break and previously had know nothing about the Truth Movement. I was at my father's house in the middle of nowhere with nothing else to do. The net full of Truther videos fills up your day really fast. You start to feel there really is a big social movement.

Then you see these CIT idiots pretending their secret agents. They can't possibly believe Lloyd England is a deep cover agent for some powerful murderous government entity. It's like when we were kids pretending we were Cowboys & Indians.

Watching it, I couldn't shake the feeling it was some not very bright guys with a handycam pretending they were political criminals in some bad place, like China or Iran. They might just be guys with below average IQ who think this makes them smart, cool guys. Who knows?

But I do agree that sometimes it comes across like adults pretending to be mentally ill.

 

[Thunder]

They know, deep down, that their beliefs are nonsense and they have nothing to worry about. It's more play-acting than true mental illness.

i agree. i think the majority of truthers do know deep in their heart of hearts, that this is just all silly BS, and they are just trying to get attention and just making believe they are Neo going down the rabbit hole. a small percentage of truthers truly believe these things and are nuts.

this is explains the pathetically low turn out at truther marches and gatherings. most truthers don't want be caught dead with the rest of them. its just an internet hobby.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Parky76 and vinniem: more of your off topic, rather childish bickering has been moved to AAH, despite the previous warning to stop it. Any more behaviour of this sort will result in further action such as suspension.

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