Is Ron Paul a 9/11 Truther? No, his many denials of the conspiracy theory certify that. It’s actually more serious than that: Paul *doesn’t* think the government was behind 9/11, but he’s glad that other people *do.* ... When Kmele Foster asked him about the Ron Paul Institute publishing 9/11 conspiracy theories, Paul explained: “I think that’s a little bit overkill with political correctness. People know my position, I’ve stated [it] on national television enough times. But Paul Craig Roberts has some very good views on war and civil liberties, and he shouldn’t be excluded because he takes this particular position. … I think that, to me, the people who overly criticize something like that probably are the ones who have the problem.” There you have it. Truthers oppose American imperialism. If you promote Trutherism, you’re a good guy, because your policy preferences are likely to align with his. If you criticize conspiracy theories, you’re a bad guy because you’re “dividing the movement” by attacking his Truther allies. As a supporter of Ron Paul as far back as 2006, I’ve learned to recognize this pattern. Ron Paul refuses to be held accountable for his associations. He states his own opposition to homophobia, racism, and conspiracy theories–sincerely, I believe–but he refuses to disassociate from those who use his name and network to promote them. Paul thinks private denials are good enough to give him moral teflon against the foul shit being spread by his associates. But at some point, this excuse wears thin, especially when he says that the people who criticize that stuff are “probably the ones who have the problem.”
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:39:54 +0000
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