01-02-2016, 03:04 AM
As some of you may remember, I was one of the few who defended Jim Fetzer during his continual troubles on this and other forums. His blustery personality diminished the often solid research he presented. I was in agreement with him on many things. When you keep going down these rabbit holes, you can wind up too far down to get out. Imho, this has happened to Jim Fetzer.
Since being banned from all these forums, Jim seems to have drifted further and further into "the Jews are behind everything' camp. This has always been an unfortunate byproduct of the alternative/conspiracy world. The "Paul is dead" stuff is baffling to me. I don't understand it, and it certainly helps discredit his other work. The problem I have here is the inference that some issues are too "far out" to explore. Where do we draw the line? Intellectual curiosity should be unlimited. If research is considered irresponsible or outlandish, then everyone is free to discount it. At this point, very few people in our dysfunctional little community have failed to adopt a stance on Jim Fetzer.
As for Sandy Hook, the official narrative is as impossible as almost all official narratives are. Here's an article about it from my blog: https://donaldjeffries.wordpress.com/201...-question/
Anyone who has studied the events of 9/11 and believes the official 19 crazed Arabs with box cutters and plastic knives story is akin to a Warren Report apologist. When you investigate these events, and find again and again that you've been lied to about them, it is indeed difficult to draw a line, and not become trapped in those rabbit holes. The people who lied to us about the JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations, Waco, Oklahoma City, 9/11 and so much more have no credibility. When events like Sandy Hook and the Boston Bombing happen, and are reported with such a transparent agenda, and zero journalistic zeal, the best of us can be drawn into thinking that nothing is real, and that crisis actors are everywhere.
I haven't communicated with Jim Fetzer in years. In fact, he has never mentioned my book or contacted me about it. So I am not defending a friend here. Jim Fetzer is over 75 years old. He seems to thrive on controversy and being vilified by others. If I was an armchair psychologist, I would guess his stubborn nature has propelled him to seek out ever more "extreme" issues and opinions to endorse. He probably loves all the criticism. Or maybe he is a disinfo agent. We know they exist, but I've always refrained from focusing on them, since this is something that can never be proven. I would really not be surprised if he jumped on the Flat Earth bandwagon.
The reason why I find all debates over photo analysis ultimately unproductive is the subjective nature of human interpretation. Jim Fetzer unfortunately chose, years ago, to base much of his work on just these kinds of photographic debates. It's easy to be drawn into a belief that everything is fake, once we realize that the JFK autopsy photos and x-rays, for instance, must be fake. As I advised him more than once, there is a myriad of compelling evidence out there proving conspiracy, without these pointless debates over shadowy figures in photos or alleged alteration of the Zapruder film.
There are many possibilities here. Perhaps Jim Fetzer is just suffering from some kind of early stage dementia. Maybe he's just honestly mistaken about some things. He could have turned into a true anti-semite, which has influenced his entire perspective. Or maybe he's somehow right and we're all wrong. Very few people on this or any other JFK forum remain interested in his work, so I'm really not sure why he continues to draw interest here. Jim Fetzer is a difficult personality, but the entire conspiracy world is full of difficult personalities.
Since being banned from all these forums, Jim seems to have drifted further and further into "the Jews are behind everything' camp. This has always been an unfortunate byproduct of the alternative/conspiracy world. The "Paul is dead" stuff is baffling to me. I don't understand it, and it certainly helps discredit his other work. The problem I have here is the inference that some issues are too "far out" to explore. Where do we draw the line? Intellectual curiosity should be unlimited. If research is considered irresponsible or outlandish, then everyone is free to discount it. At this point, very few people in our dysfunctional little community have failed to adopt a stance on Jim Fetzer.
As for Sandy Hook, the official narrative is as impossible as almost all official narratives are. Here's an article about it from my blog: https://donaldjeffries.wordpress.com/201...-question/
Anyone who has studied the events of 9/11 and believes the official 19 crazed Arabs with box cutters and plastic knives story is akin to a Warren Report apologist. When you investigate these events, and find again and again that you've been lied to about them, it is indeed difficult to draw a line, and not become trapped in those rabbit holes. The people who lied to us about the JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations, Waco, Oklahoma City, 9/11 and so much more have no credibility. When events like Sandy Hook and the Boston Bombing happen, and are reported with such a transparent agenda, and zero journalistic zeal, the best of us can be drawn into thinking that nothing is real, and that crisis actors are everywhere.
I haven't communicated with Jim Fetzer in years. In fact, he has never mentioned my book or contacted me about it. So I am not defending a friend here. Jim Fetzer is over 75 years old. He seems to thrive on controversy and being vilified by others. If I was an armchair psychologist, I would guess his stubborn nature has propelled him to seek out ever more "extreme" issues and opinions to endorse. He probably loves all the criticism. Or maybe he is a disinfo agent. We know they exist, but I've always refrained from focusing on them, since this is something that can never be proven. I would really not be surprised if he jumped on the Flat Earth bandwagon.
The reason why I find all debates over photo analysis ultimately unproductive is the subjective nature of human interpretation. Jim Fetzer unfortunately chose, years ago, to base much of his work on just these kinds of photographic debates. It's easy to be drawn into a belief that everything is fake, once we realize that the JFK autopsy photos and x-rays, for instance, must be fake. As I advised him more than once, there is a myriad of compelling evidence out there proving conspiracy, without these pointless debates over shadowy figures in photos or alleged alteration of the Zapruder film.
There are many possibilities here. Perhaps Jim Fetzer is just suffering from some kind of early stage dementia. Maybe he's just honestly mistaken about some things. He could have turned into a true anti-semite, which has influenced his entire perspective. Or maybe he's somehow right and we're all wrong. Very few people on this or any other JFK forum remain interested in his work, so I'm really not sure why he continues to draw interest here. Jim Fetzer is a difficult personality, but the entire conspiracy world is full of difficult personalities.