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Conspiracies, Plots and Agendas by Mark Davis Exclusive to STR May 1, 2007 Conspiracies
and plots typically refer to nefarious covert schemes that the good,
common folk would consider evil. Agendas
are more overt, but can be just as evil.
Co-conspirators and plotters are largely denigrated while the
organizers of agendas are believed to be less harmful because they operate
“out in the open.” One
person’s agenda for saving the world is another person’s plot to rule
the world. The old saying,
“The truth lies somewhere in between” can be applied to the
examination of most popular conspiracy theories.
A sense of humor helps, too. Anybody
bringing attention to an agenda not in the best interests of individual
liberty will draw much knee-jerk criticism.
Speaking out against a stated agenda leading towards the
centralization of political and financial power within the hands of a few
individuals can get one labeled as a “conspiracy nut.”
Too bad, because a world without “conspiracy nuts” would not
only be boring, it would be more dangerous for those who laugh at them.
Speaking truth to power is as unpopular today as it ever was. The
perspective and personal beliefs of individuals are the determining
factors as to whether a person sees a savior or a demon behind actions and
events. The authoritarian
collectivist will confidently state that the Official Truth has been
determined by our betters and it is our duty to accept it and move on.
The cynical skeptic will skirt nihilism to refute every statement
uttered by propaganda organs. I
would like to say that most people are halfway in between.
But alas, the term “sheeple” is too appropriate for the masses.
Thus, those people who look into the abyss are all the more needed
for a healthy public discourse. The
moral imperative of truth-seeking should in itself be sufficient to
inspire people to consider alternative explanations to Official Truths
about actions and events. But
the entertainment value of questioning known liars who are in effect
professional plotters, conspirators and organizers of complimentary
agendas has significant value to the curious citizen.
Shouting down, ridiculing and attempting to marginalize the
theories of non-believers is what often gathers the most attention.
Checking out what the noise is all about usually leads to some
interesting reading. The
purpose of the state is to legitimize coercion in order to redistribute
property (including the fruits of your labor).
The state is, of course, then the arbiter of Official Truth today.
In the recent past, it was the Church as decided and administered
by clergy in the name of God. Today
it’s the State as decided and administered by politicians in the name of
Democracy. Same form,
different labels. The
so-called “watchdog media” trusted by so many to provide the “tough
questions” are nothing more that licensed lapdogs doing tricks for
scraps from the table. The
Internet is changing this dynamic. Heretics
to the ruling order must be burned at the stake.
Machiavelli wrote The Prince in the early 1500s, and it is
still considered a valuable treatise for understanding those who wish to
obtain and maintain political power. The
popular term “Machiavellian” is a testament this.
Yet the popular perception seems to be that modern rulers have been
rendered altruistic through the magic of the democratic process.
At the very least, power may corrupt the leaders of easily duped
foreigners, but good ‘ol American voters would never elect leaders that
acted “Machiavellian.” Only
extremists could believe that, right? The
most generally held perception about conspirators is that they “want to
overthrow the government.” This
isn’t because the state originates all conspiracies, plots and agendas
for exploitation, assassination, retribution and domination; but because
it is the universal vehicle for those groups and individuals that wish to
do these things. Eliminating
the state won’t end the conspiracies, plots and agendas of psychopaths
seeking to exploit, murder, and control us, but it will remove the primary
tool used to execute those plans. This
unfortunately puts anarchists in a uniquely vulnerable position when the
Official Truth Enforcement Agents (who typically over-react to any
perceived threat) are considering possible violent responses to the
principled arguments of anarchists. People
who believe in conspiracies often take on a religious fervor comparable to
statist myrmidons seeking acceptance of their theories.
Indeed, many conspiracy zealots are inspired by the belief that if
we just catch the “bad apples,” then the state can be purified and
“work like it’s suppose to.” They
don’t understand that the state is working exactly like it’s supposed
too. Maybe not like you were
taught in civics class or the way some philosopher kings dreamed it would
work, but like it always works. The
lack of credible evidence concerning conspiracies that by definition are
not revealed is the source of the insinuation of insanity (nuts).
A leap of faith is typically involved because it is virtually
impossible to prove or disprove a conspiracy.
Some people do achieve a state of insanity seeking the truth where
it cannot be found. It may
even exist, but it will never be revealed.
Thus the nut label gains its snicker value.
Maintaining a sense of humor can help keep people from going off of
the deep end. The
generally accepted view described above leads to guilt by association for
more rational individuals who question officially sanctioned conspiracy
theories. Those who accept
state propaganda as pure and unadulterated truth group all who question
that authority into the nut category.
“How could our elected
leaders ever do anything but what is best for us?
Sometimes they may do bad things, but it is for a greater good, and
we don’t need to know the details; we must trust our leaders.”
Therefore, those who seek to challenge the Ministry of Truth must
be wary to not have their credibility tainted by association with the
“extreme” persons who unconditionally challenge state storytellers.
Still, I prefer the “nuts” who seek the truth to the drones who
unconditionally accept the word of authority as gospel truth. The
reason for this is simple: Seeking the truth is an ideal that I hold dear,
while I abhor authority based on the use of force.
From my perspective, and based on my beliefs, it is the drones who
are insane, for they have based their “truth” on a leap of faith in
the authority, an authority based on a monopoly on the use of force at
that. They have transferred
the personal responsibility of determining the truth to others.
This is beyond intellectual laziness; it is foolish because the
persons who wield that authority have no compunction whatsoever exploiting
those who surrender that responsibility.
Questioning this lack of personal responsibility should be a
priority for those who believe in personal responsibility for truth
seeking. A society that wishes
for liberty requires people who question official “truths,” be they
right or wrong. I
consider myself a “big picture” kind of guy.
Although I have found reading various popular “conspiracy
theories” about such specific events as the JFK assassination and 911
interesting, it is the publicly stated agendas of respected psychopaths
that I find most intriguing. This
is because the sheeple don’t appear to need to have the intent to
control and exploit them hidden from them.
On the contrary, the more honest leaders are about taking liberty
away, the more successful they are. Even
though it is a commonly accepted (by the American People) practice for the
Personally,
I’m sure the Official Truth on both of these events is a Big Lie, but
also think that we will never know “the whole truth and nothing but the
truth.” Whenever any event
involves the government exonerating itself with a phony investigation
called a Commission, you can be most assured that their scapegoats,
revealed missteps and recommendations to make sure that “it never
happens again” reveals an Official Truth that is a Big Lie.
The smoke and mirrors are everywhere in spite of Occam’s Razor.
But these deceitful episodes do not trouble me near as much as the
voluntary acceptance of tyranny in the name of saving the (insert favorite
universal epitaph: planet, species, world as we know it, Western
Civilization, etc.) I
also don’t worry much about various religious groups conspiring to take
over the world such as Zionist, Opus Dei, Mormon, Scientologist, Religious
Right Wing and Islamic. They
probably all are, along with some Hindus, Buddhists, Atheists, Agnostics,
Satan Worshipers and Anabaptists. So
what? Seeking religious
hegemony over the earth is one of the oldest dreams still alive that can
never come to fruition. Mystical
inspiration is a mother of irrational behavior, but to fear what can never
be is an incredible waste of time even if there is no shortage of zealots
seeking that unattainable goal. It
is worth noting how much the same people who fear a religious group made
up of people with relatively little wealth, limited education, archaic
tyrannical laws, little political power and even smaller influence in
media decisions are heralded as the Official Great Conspiracy Threatening
The World, also see the wealthiest, most educated, most politically
powerful and influential ownership group in media today as completely
benign (even though they claim to be “God’s Chosen People”).
Today you can get elected, sell books and go on TV spouting all
kinds of maniacal gibberish condemning Islamo-Fascists, but get drunk and
slur out one sentence about “Jewish Influence” and you will be hounded
to no end. Can you say AIPAC?* Throw
Christian Crusaders into the mix and it’s easy to see how these fault
lines have come to fore. These
religious groups may all have various players plotting, conspiring and
setting agendas contrary to love, freedom and liberty, but they should not
cause too much fear, for they cancel each other out.
Further, there are too many “moderates” and others within these
religious groups who see how insane their own “extremists” are.
These conflicts are the source of much trouble, but the threat is
way overblown. The
threats that I believe are biggest involve people begging to be enslaved
for their own good. The
problem is that these collectivists conscript the rest of us into the road
gang paving the road to hell. Though
documented by the words of those who publicly organize these agendas, too
many people simply ignore the warnings as being simply business as usual.
These include forced
government education, central
banking, empire building,
one world government types and global
warming. The
James Bond character has been instrumental in romanticizing the roles of
government assassins (license to kill, you know) as well as infantilizing
the roles of nefarious groups of disgruntled elite.
The fictitious S.P.E.C.T.R.E. is imprinted into the psyche of many
people as the model for conspiracy theorists bogeymen organizations,
complete with sharks under the floor and a rigid hierarchy of numbered
personnel. Of course, powerful
and influential elites meet every day in boardrooms, restaurants, private
homes and clubs, at seminars and educational events.
Some are even “secret,” or at least not advertised.
They are just typically boring, vague and seemingly unimportant.
It
is important to understand the difference between control and influence.
Further, to lead trusting people in a direction that goes over a
cliff by deceit is just as bad as throwing people who resist over a cliff.
The moral implications differ little between force and fraud.
The loose mixture and levels of control and influence are difficult
to see clearly as it is easy to loose sight of the forest as you examine
more and more trees. There are
influential persons who hold positions in banks, corporations, foundations
and political offices that may not control much, but they influence a lot.
When these financially and politically powerful individuals find
common goals that will enrich them, they will coordinate their influence
into action. Power does
corrupt, you know. As
a thought experiment, briefly check out the six following web sites and
articles: http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf http://blogs.wsj.com/energy/2007/03/06/bank-of-america-going-green/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/10/AR2007041001457_pf.html http://stopglobalwarming.msn.com/ http://www.affbrainwash.com/archives/022092.php http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18135618/ I
don’t think that it takes a whole lot of imagination to see how these
seemingly unconnected events are related.
I certainly don’t believe that a Number One instructed his
various henchmen to organize and maintain these efforts.
Indeed, my point is that there doesn’t have to be.
Global
warming has taken on a life of its own independent of reasonable thought,
much less a central command structure.
The “science” has been shot down effectively by anyone who does
just a little research and has a fundamental grasp of logic, but it is
considered unassailable by the mainstream media.
Like central banking, government schools, the FDA, socialist
security, the war on drugs, war on terrorism, gun control and on and on,
the coming war on weather will be organized through the state apparatus.
Those who disagree will be trampled in the stampede by those who
follow the crowd. Marching
orders are not necessary for a herd of cattle: they just follow the rest
of the herd. The same can be
said for sheeple. When
financial elite, political elite and media elite all profit from an agenda
that purports to be “for the people,” then you can bet that the
working man is about to get screwed big time.
Any naysayer identifying individuals involved in implementing
various portions of that agenda will appear as a heretic: a denier.
Recognizing where such an agenda most naturally will lead to sounds
too much like a conspiracy theory. But
in my humble opinion: The discovery of a way to profit off a
state-enforced redistribution scheme known as Carbon Credits has pretty
much ended debate about the issue on Wall Street and K Street, in
Hollywood and in Washington, D.C. It’s
all over but the shouting as Global Warming is now the sacred Official
Truth. I
don’t blame Dr. Evil, Dick Cheney, Osama Bin Laden, Karl Rove, the
Rockefellers or the Clintons for the road to hell we are being led down.
No, I blame the state. Because
if not for the state enforcing artificial privileges and redistributing
stolen property, none of them could touch me or my property in their holy
crusades. The acceptance of
the state as a legitimate criminal gang by the sheeple can be challenged
today because of the internet. At
least I’m nutty enough to think it can. And
we don’t need a secret cabal or egomaniacal leader to do it.
Just speak the truth. *Vice
President Cheney at a recent AIPAC policy conference is reported to have
said: “We are the prime targets of the terror movement that is global in
nature, and yes global in its ambitions. The leaders of this movement
speak openly and specifically of building a totalitarian empire covering
the Mark Davis is a husband, father and real estate analyst/investor enjoying the freedoms we still have in Longwood, Florida.
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