There have always been conspiracy theories. Some are absurdly bizarre and far-fetched. Others are far too plausible. An interesting thing to note about conspiracy theories is that ones that turn out to be true often reveal the truth far too late in the game for anything meaningful to be made of it.Take the whole 'Who shot JFK?' conspiracy as an example. It is extremely difficult to find someone who believes Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman. But try to get a coherent and plausible explanation from each person who doesn't believe the Lone Gunman theory and you'll get several different stories. The majority of votes would probably go to the CIA orchestrating it. Take those theorists and ask them why. The group will be further divided. Was it because of Kennedy's foreign policy plans? Was he going to announce that aliens from another planet had made first contact? Was Hoover jealous of Kennedy and get the CIA in on it with promises? And even though there is more reliable and relevant information available on the subject now than there ever has been, the timing is such that most people just don't care anymore.
Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, while working as co-editors of the Playboy Forum, would get loads of letters asking about nearly every conspiracy theory under the Sun. This is what lead to them writing the Illuminatus Trilogy. They started with the premise of what if every one of these conspiracy theories were true? Which of course they can't be. Of course. But it makes for a very interesting tale.
It is partly because of conspiracy theory that I continued to be an Anarchist long after I should have grown out of that phase. Taking a look at the last two Presidential elections, it seems painfully obvious that if there wasn't a predestined result, there was at the least a concerted effort to manipulate, orchestrate, and otherwise cheat at the game. They got away with it because those within the system and thus in a position to do something about what happened are either corrupt or arrogantly and idiotically ignorant to the true nature of the beast. As long as there are positions of power to be had, no matter how symbolic that power, there will be those who will do everything in their power to get it. That is one of the reasons I remain an Anarchist.
Every rule system can be exploited. I should know. One of my senior year hobbies was going through the student handbook and seeing how many rules I could break without ever getting in trouble. Some were far too easy to break and I did so openly, flaunting it in front of those who were in a position to supposedly do something about it. Others I broke openly as though those rules just didn't apply to me. They never applied those rules to me. Still others I broke with the help of friends who I could trust to keep the whole thing secret. Yes, there was a conspiracy! The worst thing that ever happened to me was getting a talking to about inappropriate dress. No other punishment came of me hacking away at nearly every rule they had.
There has been a deliberate and quite open conspiracy of politicians to do the same to the rule of law in this country. That is why laws are useless. They have proven that even constitutional 'guarantees' are useless. Yet I go about my life blissfully ignoring all of this. Why?
Because I have a theory. It's a theory that politics is a bit too much like advertising and celebrity right now. And the funny thing about advertising and celebrities is that if you ignore them, they fade away. And there are several others in on this theory. It's a bit of a conspiracy, really. And once this group of secret individuals reaches a critical mass, the government will cease to exist. Join the Conspiracy!
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Jake,
I ran across your Youtube post while looking for something about Ayn Rand. It was hilarious. Well, if it weren't so true.
Your theory about politicians fading away is indeed true. And, those who created this country realized what we are witnessing would and could happen.
We believe politicians save the economy and their policies drive the economy. That they matter. What actually matters is that they accomplish little by constant strife and bickering. The system was set up to accomplish nothing except in crisis because anything accomplished in Washington is typically bad. And, because our comparatively anarchistic founding fathers knew that concentration of power and government was evil and that this is a timeless truth, the incorporated the concept of state's rights to usurp power from the Feds should those in Washington become full of their own grandeur as is the case today. And, that is where we are heading. The Federal government is irrelevant today because states are challenging Fed power.
We are in a consumption based cycle where all things consumer are in vogue. That includes advertising and celebrity. From a quantitative standpoint, we are nearing an end to this cycle and it will end quite badly. And, the time spent fawning over celebrity and the manipulation of media will lose its grip over society as we attempt to deal with what we are left with. That will mean a return to making things and investment will matter. That individual liberties that drive man's ability to achieve and thus create economic wealth will matter. Not by Wall Street standards but by main street standards. Real achievement. Not pushing around money.
We already see the Federal government is out of touch with their 21% Congressional approval rating and the 28% approval rating of the President. They are out of touch. And, for that, they will lose their statues of gluttony.
Youth changes the world. The aged including those in Washington, live in fear of change. Your generation will change the world. Get on the ballot and I'll vote for you. Cheers
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