This statement is very 'my way or the highway' and totally divisive, as I've been saying. It's also self-contradictory as it is very naive to think that you could strong-arm 9/11 activists into cooperating with you by insulting their intelligence. I think that Bill Douglas owes many people an explicit apology.
I agree. Even further, it seems to me like if you wanted people not to "buy" into this campaign, you'd talk like this. Divisive and shooting yourself in the foot at the same time.
D. Sunjata comments however:
I understand that there is a good deal of skepticism regarding the proposed Week of Truth initiative and its call to support Steve Alten's book. Since my endorsement of the idea was posted more in the way of a "press release" or general call to arms, I just wanted to write to the community in a more candid tone to spell out exactly why I feel that this project is a worthy endeavor.
Forgive me if in the process I end up repeating or restating things which you may feel I had already made sufficiently clear. First off, I want to say how much I admire the critical and independent thinking that is so prevalent amongst the 9/11 Truth community. It should not come as a surprise, since in the absence of such critical analysis and thought, all of us would still be hoodwinked by the official myth.
This is, therefore, one of our greatest strengths. But in my opinion it can also be a tragic flaw. Let me clarify... Many of you have been at this much longer than I, but as a relative newbie, it has been my perception that our movement's biggest weakness is our divided, fractionalized, schismatic lack of unity in general. http://www.911blogger.com/node/14807
In principle I agree with what he is saying, but the aggressive tactics of some advocates are counterproductive and even offensive, aside from the perceived merits and drawbacks of the book itself.