The Truth Movement: Why all White Middle Class Youngsters?

[Undesired Walrus]

I'm sure there are one or two exceptions, but overall, the truth movement is overwhelmingly carried by the bodies of white, middle-class youngsters.

The question is why? Presumably a message that effects all the people of the world, a few more demographics would cling themselves to this movement. Is there a particular reason this movement is resigned to only one particular demograph?

[ConspiRaider]

It is Nature's compensation, this genetic deeper understanding of Twoof, to balance out the fact that they cannot dance.

[CHF]

I asked that very question before (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=96151).

Basically the answer is that these are single young men desperately looking to be someone important.

[HannibalGroup]

Because magic tricks are out of style?

[Drudgewire]

It's the only group that, when they start railing about "being oppressed by the man," doesn't point out to them they ARE the man. :p

[Donal]

Its not that middle class white males are the only ones that believe this crap. Conspiracy theories like this are real popular in Harlem and Brooklyn. My barber one time had 9/11 Mysteries playing, and when I spoke up about the inaccuracies, I had half a dozen guys 40+ years old trying to push all the federal reserve/vaccine/NWO/Illuminati crap.

Basically, any area where you have a disproportionate rate of poverty and a lack of educational standards, you'll get people buying this crap because it gives them a bad guy to pin their problems on, whether legit or not. It crosses most racial, ethnic and religious boundaries. Its about frustration and desperation.

The middle class white boys are looking to be cool and adventurous. To stand out. Throw in the fact they have a lot more disposable income than the other demographic, and you've got yourself a gold mine.

[Totovader]

I was thinking about this earlier, and I came to the following conclusion: The "Truth Movement" is a role-playing game. They get to pretend to be revolutionaries and scientists and truth-seers without the hard work of research, education, or critical thinking.

At the end of the day, they go home, take off their costumes and pretend as if their conclusions don't apply.

[T.A.M.]

Just an off the cuff comment, but...

Middle Class White boys are the only group with a large portion of gullible people, who are also bored with life, having most things handed to them.

Young poor people are likely too busy with their poverty to say or do much with respect to 9/11 truth.

TAM:)

[winnietheblue]

I think that a lot of people involved in conspiracy theories finally, and probably suddenly, woke up to the fact that there are somethings in this country that are really messed up. However, thinking about real issues, writing your politicians, and getting out to vote takes effort. It is much easier to decide that it elections are fixed, and politicians don't listen so that they don't feel guilty about not being involved. 9/11 just gave them a clear focus to unite around, and gave them a way to pretend they are trying to fix things.

Middle class 'youngsters' would be more likely to do this because they have the time, and they actually have a fairly decent quality of life.The country's real problems probably seem more distant and are easier to ignore, and they are more likely to be shocked when they realize the entire world isn't the "perfection" of suburbia.

[tsig]

I'm sure there are one or two exceptions, but overall, the truth movement is overwhelmingly carried by the bodies of white, middle-class youngsters.

The question is why? Presumably a message that effects all the people of the world, a few more demographics would cling themselves to this movement. Is there a particular reason this movement is resigned to only one particular demograph?

They can't get women,

[Donal]

Did you notice that Dylan tried to put the kaibash on the ho plane's theories and toned down his own rhetoric and tried to push for more mainstream work about the same time he announced his new girlfriend?

[tsig]

Did you notice that Dylan tried to put the kaibash on the ho plane's theories and toned down his own rhetoric and tried to push for more mainstream work about the same time he announced his new girlfriend?

Let's not talk of hos and dylan's girlfriend in the same sentence m'kay.

[dogguy]

the ho plane's theories

Likely just a typo, but it made me smile.

[cisco]

Its not that middle class white males are the only ones that believe this crap. Conspiracy theories like this are real popular in Harlem and Brooklyn. My barber one time had 9/11 Mysteries playing, and when I spoke up about the inaccuracies, I had half a dozen guys 40+ years old trying to push all the federal reserve/vaccine/NWO/Illuminati crap.

Basically, any area where you have a disproportionate rate of poverty and a lack of educational standards, you'll get people buying this crap because it gives them a bad guy to pin their problems on, whether legit or not. It crosses most racial, ethnic and religious boundaries. Its about frustration and desperation.

The middle class white boys are looking to be cool and adventurous. To stand out. Throw in the fact they have a lot more disposable income than the other demographic, and you've got yourself a gold mine.
This is what I wanted to say but, even though I meant no offense, I couldn't think of a non-offensive way to put it. You did a good job.