It hurts it, and I say that as truther. I think we are talking primarily about 9/11 when we talk about conspiracy theorists as that is the real big one.
There is a saying "Discretion is the better part of valor" and I feel that to be true with 9/11 truth.
I feel Ron Paul truth and 9/11 truth is just too much for most people to absorb at the same time, sure some rare people can, but most have a cognitive dissonance thing going on, it's massive overload. But sometimes it works in reverse it was 9/11 truth that I discovered in the fall of 2006 that made me so receptive to Ron Pauls message the very next year. When before I would have thought he was nuts, like many neo-cons.
Understanding 9/11 is the epiphany that changed my world view, from a pro-American neo-con to Ron Pauls message being the only one that made sense now.
But because the reversal is so profound it needs to be left alone, while trying to get the message of liberty out without getting it discounted as coming from wacko's.
I have no doubt that as some people come to accept what Ron Paul is saying is the basic truth, it will inevitably lead them to question the events of 9/11.
The interview on Ron Paul on 9/11 in his 2008 election run sums it up...
"I can't handle the controversy" and "I've got enough on my plate already".
Promoters of liberty would be wise to heed that advise, so I never mix the too together. Except for on this forum, because posters are generally already all the way there, or half way there anyway.
Thus I post this 5 minute video, which every supporter of Ron Paul should watch.