I watched the History Channel's 9/11 conspiracies special. A recurring theme throughout the special was that the 9/11 Truth Movement believes in conspiracy theories as a psychological defense. 9/11 was a huge event, and conspiracy believers need a huge story to believe in. 19 Arabs highjacking four airplanes isn't a big enough story for the conspiracy believers. They believe 9/11 was an inside job perpetrated by the American government and use this belief as a coping device, similar to a grieving person believing a deceased loved one is in heaven.
This theme begs one question. How does believing 9/11 was an inside job provide more comfort than believing in the official story? If you believe the official story (19 Arabs highjacked four planes and crashed three of them into buildings, outfoxing the US military), you can at least believe the government can protect you and reduce the likelihood of another terrorist attack. You can believe 9/11 was a wakeup call to the government, and now the government has its act together. By doing things like improving domestic security, improving intelligence gathering, attacking terrorist strongholds, cutting off funding for terrorists, and improving conditions in the Arab world, the government can reduce the number of terrorists, resulting in a safer world.
If you believe 9/11 was an inside job, you believe the US government murdered 3000 of its own citizens. You're not going to trust the government to protect you since they were willing to kill 3000 people. Who's going to protect you from the government? A worst-case scenario the Bush Administration likes to bring up is a terrorist group getting their hands on biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons. The US government has large stockpiles of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. The government also has lots more money and manpower than any terrorist organization. Believing 9/11 was an inside job is a lot more terrifying than believing the official story. If I wanted to feel better, I would cling to the official 9/11 story and ignore any evidence of government involvement.
