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Conspiring for the Truth
by Evan Parker, Staff Writer
Throughout the course of recorded human history, conspiracies have
been raised, debated, disproved, and have sent shockwaves of
deception and distrust through civilizations both modern and old.
Christopher Hitchens once said that
conspiracies are the "exhaust fumes of democracy". This is the
quintessence of all conspiracy theories, as they are no more than
society's ventilation of accumulated frustration towards political
and social events and figures. The term ad hominem refers to the
argument not against the person's beliefs, but the person himself,
regardless of his beliefs and whether you support those beliefs or
not. The Romans conspired against Julius Caesar not because Caesar
was comparatively detrimental to Rome, but because of the
conspirators' egotistical mentality. The assassination was an attack
on Caesar himself and the power he possessed rather than Caesar's
beliefs or the impact, either negative or positive, he would have
had on Rome.
Ignorance allows people to believe
anything that may seem plausible. Human nature states that humans
tend to respond to events which have emotionally impacted themselves
by explaining these events using moral, scientific, political and
spiritual means. It is important to note that some asserted
conspiracies are readily verifiable.
William Pelley (1890-1965) was a
self-educated anti-Semitic, fascist journalist and leader of the
Silver Legion. Pelley reported the Russian Civil War that lasted
from 1917 to 1922, and witnessed many atrocities that led to his
anti-Semitist and anti-Communist beliefs. He was one of the most
popular political authors in his lifetime and gained a sizable
following in the United States. Pelley was a critic of the
government under Franklin Roosevelt, and theorized that the
devastating attack on Pearl Harbor was much worse than the people
were led to believe.
The "I AM" movement, founded in 1930,
aims to convey the "true teachings" of the "Ascended Masters", who
include Jesus Christ and Saint Germain. This movement was created by
Guy Ballard, who claimed that on a hiking expedition on Mt. Shasta
he encountered Saint Germain (who supposedly lived on Earth in the
form of Comte de Saint-Germain, advisor to Louis XIV). These "true
teachings" of the "Ascended Masters" allude to the words "I AM" (or
the "Great Cosmic Words") to bring "perfection, illumination, and
freedom to mankind". The "I AM" organization claimed that, on
December 05, 1932, Jesus himself used the organization to convey the
message: "My choice of experience two thousand years ago, was to set
the example which every individualization of God would and must
sooner or later follow....At the time and after My Ascension, I saw
the immensity of the Radiation I would be able to pour forth to my
beloved brothers and sisters upon the Earth" (The "I AM" Discourses,
Volume 3:222).
The Illuminati are believed to be the
chief architects of what will become a New World Order (NWO), in
which the world will be controlled by a single fascist government
and where a large portion of the population will be eliminated. The
term Illuminati directly translates to "enlightened ones", and
refers to a Bavarian secret society dating back to the fourteenth
century. The first movement of freethinkers called the Illuminati
were the most radical offshoot of The Enlightenment. The connection
between the Illuminati and the equally renown Freemasons is much
alluded to in history as well. It is even suggested that the
forefathers of the United States of America --- some being
freemasons --- were subjects of extensive corruption by the
Illuminati. This theory alludes to the All-seeing Eye of the
Illuminati in the unfinished pyramid of the Great Seal of the United
States located on the back of every one dollar bill.
With the ever growing popularity of
modern conspiracies such as the theory behind 9-11 (as well as the
conspiracy behind the theory itself) continue to hammer at the gates
of social construction. Conspiracies themselves could very well be a
conspiracy to instill fear into the population! This is, however,
completely untrue. Conspiracies are mostly fictitious and should not
be believed, so just quit watching X-files reruns and everything
will be all right.
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