Conspiracies and or Never Letting a Crisis Go to Waste
Conspiratorial thinking is a global phenomena. You find
conspiracies to explain practically any and every unexplained or more mundane
series of events. Actually a conspiracy can make otherwise boring information
life altering so there is an appeal for excitement. One thing that seems
consistent in conspiratorial thinking is the keen cognitive capacity of the
‘unraveller of the conspiracy’ to penetrate this otherwise clandestine cabal
(Illuminati, Reptilians, Jewish Bankers, Freemasons, the Vatican, etc.). There
is always some otherwise normal guy who has pieced it all together (Jordan
Maxwell or David Icke for example) and yet they are not killed for knowing too
much but permitted to conduct seminars, interviews, write books and host radio
shows about the topics. Now, as an evangelical Christian who believes in the
coming world religion, banking and political conglomeration, and mark of the
beast (Rev.13) I am open to the existence of conspiracies. I believe they exist
and have existed, I’m just not sure exactly who or how extensive (but clearly not
the anti-Christ world views of either Maxwell or Icke, or even the deluded theology
and worldview of Alex Jones). And I am not convinced that there is sufficient
evidence for conclusions to be drawn in many cases. You don’t want to believe
something without enough evidence naively, neither do you want to deny
something when there is sufficient evidence stubbornly. The simple believeth every word and fools hate
knowledge. (Prv.14:15. 1:22)
There does appear to
be evidence supporting an enduring global socialist utopian conspiracy. Perhaps
there are competing sub-conspiracies within this grand one, but the spirit
(con-spiricy) is more clearly identified in this larger
overarching one. And this grander scale conspiracy is more like a logical
outworking of a Darwinian socialist worldview (see The Growth of America
chapter 3, Clarence Carson). The idea of a world democratic government to bring
about a utopian society is not new and probably most recently can be traced
back to the post Darwinian evolution revolution in society and the progressive
era. Man finally saw himself as his own savior and evolving into a more civilized
rational version of his previous barbaric self. Government would be the vehicle
for change. Progress was seen in the aggressive use of government to assist in
evolutionary reforms across all of society (see Carson again, chapter 6); even
globally redistributing the wealth of nations to foster an environment for
lasting peace became the ideal for many. Now the potential for world peace and
evolutionary advance was within reach they believe. The Socialist revolutions
(usually atheistic) and progressive movement brought changes in society through
government to establish the ‘Kingdom of God’ (Read -socialist utopia of some
theistic flavor via the Social Gospel. Which was social-Darwinian thought
working itself out in religion). The progressive movement sought slower more
incremental changes until opportunity presented itself, (“never let a crisis go to waste”) like the famed Roman general Fabius who would strike hard after
patiently waiting for the moment (thus the Fabian Society- 1884). Once
Darwinism and the ideas of civilization progressing permeated every facet of
society, men were imbued with a delusion of utopian optimism. (e.g. H.G. Wells,
The Open Conspiracy, also the optimistic League of Nations after the “war to
end all wars”.Please ladies and gentleman, hold back the laughter.)
It's also not hard to imagine people with ambitions to dominate
as much of the world as possible as it has been pointed out. Hitler or Stalin
and Lenin (and other socialists) managed to control and kill upwards of hundreds of millions of
people. They started out poor with no influential connections and operated in
conspiracies obviously. To imagine a billionaire with these ambitions isn’t
difficult. The lust for power was recognized by our founding fathers when
forming our constitution, and they provided checks and balances (see the
Federalist papers). As biblical literalists we expect a “man of sin” to rise to
absolute power (2 Thes.2, Rev.13) dominating the world. Truthfully wars and
fightings are the rule not the exception (Jam.4:1-2).
In the same matrix of evolutionary thought coupled with the
pantheistic and romantic doctrines as Hegel, Spinoza and Goethe there arose
the reemergence of occult spiritism. It was argued that since philosophy
failed to give us rational coherence and scientific certainty (e.g. the
epistemological doctrines of David Hume and Immanuel Kant) we must pursue the
occult sciences and romanticism to find truth inside our imaginations, since we
are part of the universal consciousness… obviously. We see dominant occult
figures arising such as Eliphas Levi (1810-1875), Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)
Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891) Albert Pike (1809-1891) Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) and Manly P.
Hall (1901-1990). The occult philosophers believed we were entering a new age
of enlightenment where the return of the perfect society that was believed to
have existed in Atlantis (probably the pre-flood world of Noah). The secret
occult teachings of the ancient civilizations were being revived, synthesized
and restored by their efforts they believed. (See also Carl Jung.)
The idea of a ‘shadow government’ or ‘invisible government’
or (the post Trump popular phrase) ‘deep state’ of career likeminded
bureaucrats who desire a tighter world government or new world order through
the distribution of U.S. wealth and influence might have some explanatory power
(check out these series- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZO45DJbwQc ). Some
groups appear to be persuaded by the doctrines of intervention and aggressive
use of military force in a neo-conservative manner to bring about a closer
proximity to a utopia or a new world order. This cabal could easily be hidden
within the compartmentalization of the CIA, Intelligence community, State
Department, Pentagon, Military Industrial Complex, etc. and further concealed
through disinformation campaigns. This might be a rich place to look for
sub-conspiracies, or at least keep your eyes opened. Maybe the structure of the
conspiracy can’t be known with any certainty, but the spirit can be identified.
Conspiracy means technically a ‘joining of spirit’,
indicating people with the same spirit, or drive and motivation of usually
self-serving ends. A group of self-interested people joining together in a
league against the interests of the larger population. In a sense you could
classify any organizing and planning efforts on any issue a conspiracy in a
broad use of the term- including our founding fathers. We know that the “spirit of the world” is manifested by
the “words that man’s wisdom teacheth” (1 Cor.2:12-13). You give place to
spirits by believing their doctrines, which are the doctrines and philosophies
of the world. (Col.2:8-9, 1 Tim.4:1) And this spirit is antichrist. We know
that as well- because they deny the incarnation of Jesus Christ, God with us
(Mt.1:23). Jesus said “He that is not with me is against me” (Mt.12:30,Mk.9:40). “Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the
Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.” 1
Jn.2:22 “And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of
antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is
it in the world… They are of the
world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God
heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”
1 Jn.4:3, 5-6 The “god of this world” leads “according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power
of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”
(2 Cor.4:4, Eph.2:2) He ensnares people into the pollutions and corruptions of
the world through the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eyes and the pride
of life (2 Pt.1:4, 2:20, 1 Jn.2:15-6). Finally “the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world:” will lead
them until “all the world wondered
after the beast” (Rev.12:9, 13:3). This is the course of the world. So,
regardless of which particular group of conspirators or secret societies exist
we can know the general course of the world by scriptural revelation. These
doctrines give place for the world to fill the ranks of whatever conspiracies
may emerge. But the technologies and actions of corporations may not be viewed
with that end in mind by the inventors themselves even though the result will
be “according to the course of this world”. Unrestrained self-interest in the banking industry with the assistance of government, will
rationally lead to a global central bank with digital currency for example.
They may be walking after the world and not actively conspiring to the end that
they are pursuing. Of course there very well might be secret occultists within
inner circles of upper management contacting spirits through DMT,
psychedelics, and other means, to
receive insights or instructions; that is a possibility (remember Pharaoh and
his magicians. Exod.7-8; or John Dee advisor to Queen Elizabeth I; or the Stargate Project). Also reminiscent
of the past rule of kings with prophets and sycophantic wise men is the cabinet
of intellectuals and historians advising our executives many times in what they
want to hear. There is a conspiracy
of her prophets in the midst thereof… (Ezek.22:25, 1 Kings 22) That being said,
when looking at Daniel 11 even the man of sin is opposed and has to conduct
warfare on other kings not in alliance with him (v25-45). Therefore the idea of
a perfect conspiratorial and global unity when the devil is manifesting full
power (Rev.12-13, 2 Thess.2) is not even a reality. Apparently the free will activities
of men prohibit perfect compliance with even the devil himself.
Alongside the desire for political power to exact ‘progress’
upon the masses is the desire for money, which goes hand in hand (or maybe foot
in jackboot). This need is recognized in the Communist Manifesto- note the 5th
plank: Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a
national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly. The control of the
money supply is basically the power to steal the value of peoples savings. It
is legalized counterfeiting. Obviously when competing bankers want to be bailed
out of reckless investments by a lender of last resort at tax payer expense,
then the drive for a central bank would make sense. They have the same spirit
in this matter and clandestine operations to bring about a central bank in the
US appear to be well documented (Jekyll Island). When they want to expand this
operation they need to get more people to submit to the fiat currency or legal
tender and open up multinational markets. Since you can’t sell this as a way to
enrich some people at the expense of others, it must be advertised as
‘security’ and “to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more
stable monetary and financial system.” Also promoting maximum employment and
stable prices for the goods and services. (See the Fed's website) Usually the money trail is a great map of motives. Who benefits from this
action? When a small number of people control the money supply in the
trillions, suspicion is warranted. Follow the money as they say.
Controlling
the money supply it is generally agreed does mean that the Federal Reserve can
cause a depression or temporarily stave one off (whether because of weak
monetary policy as Ben Bernanke would believe or because of the created boom/bust cycle that the Austrian school would
predict from an easing of the money supply). But when and how the dominoes will
begin to fall, or which snowflake causes the avalanche is not known and perhaps
unknowable along with whose fortunes will be wiped out. With so many billions
of actors in multiple interconnected sectors in the economy making billions of
decisions it would be too complex of a system to control predictably. Tom Woods points out that the elites in the Fed would not want to look bad or be viewed
with suspicion but with economic downturns and cries to audit the Fed they have had
to hire a public relations firm to freshen up their image. This would indicate
at least a not so firm control of the economy by the elites. He also points out
that the unpredictability created by the interest rate manipulation causing the
cluster of business errors makes it impossible to control profitably. Ron Paul who consistently opposes and debates the legitimacy of the central bank
also agrees that the panics and economic downturns are not predictable although
inevitable.
When exploring these topics one must not have a lazy mind
or think of our research as more significant than it might be, the world is
very complex. It might be easier to explain everything by invoking a
conspiracy, needing only to remember that one cause to explain all phenomenon
but that doesn’t appear to be the most rational. Usually it is coupled with the
inability to falsify the claims since any attempt will indicate to the ‘simple
conspiracy’ view that you are either part of the conspiracy or believing lies
and propaganda from the conspirators and thus the claims can never be falsified.
Karl Popper made falsification as essential in determining scientific and
non-scientific thinking. Many people have the slothful and arrogant approach
that the first book I read or documentary I watched and understood is therefore
the correct one. But it also seems simplistic to believe that everything that
goes on in government is a series of haphazard undirected actions. Again let’s
not be naïve nor stubborn. Murray Rothbard upbraids this line of thought
observing “It is the opponents of "conspiracy" analysis who profess
to believe that all events – at least in government – are random and unplanned,
and that therefore people do not engage in purposive choice and planning.” (The Conspiracy Theory of History Revisited) Gary North said
in his book on the subject ”The fact’s don’t just “speak for themselves”. Men
speak in the name of the facts they have chosen to speak about… We are not
omniscient. Therefore, we all pick and choose the facts we believe are the most
relevant. Relevant to whose purposes and relevant to what goals?”
(Conspiracy: A Biblical View, pg.3) Rothbard observes “the bad conspiracy
analyst seems to have a compulsion to wrap up all the conspiracies, all the bad
guy power blocs, into one giant conspiracy. Instead of seeing that there are
several power blocs trying to gain control of government, sometimes in conflict
and sometimes in alliance, he has to assume – again without evidence – that a
small group of men controls them all, and only seems to send them into
conflict.” (same article) We should have a sober view of ourselves and our
limited capacity to know things- epistemological humility, along with diligent
inquiry and analysis. Just because you can produce a document about a
conspiracy is not conclusive proof of it. Those believing in the possibility of
conspiracies and false flag events and disinformation, should likewise assume
the information they themselves are counting on might be part of a
disinformation campaign from self-interested actors. Is the video you are
seeing a deep fake? Are you believing a particular interpretation of the video
or “fake news”? What do you actually know about this evidence? We really need
to be slow to conclude things that we in many cases can’t logically know. Just
because a video shows a person resembling someone or is said to be that person
where you cannot tell yourself, maybe accept this as inconclusive. A video
showing a bunch of people running chaotically is not in itself proof of why
they are running chaotically. Keep your eyes opened but your spirit controlled.
I watched a
documentary once about the illuminati and the secret societies controlling the
Western governments to find out at the end of the documentary that the Muslim
people were the hero’s resisting valiantly as the only true religion. Ok, I can
see a motive for disinformation from that angle. Islamic fundamentalists would
have motives to destroy the West and foster rebellion among the citizenry. For
many years people referred to (and I think they still do) “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion”
document to prove the Jewish world domination conspiracy while it is apparently
a forgery to support anti-Semitism. We are instructed by Christ to “take heed
that no man deceive you” (Mt.24:4, Lk.21:8). CIA analysts have to sort through
propaganda from politically motivated groups to determine what is actionable
intelligence and not misinformation designed to involve the US forces in
assisting them for their own political interests. There are no doubt
subversives who infiltrate groups to discredit them. Are there conspiracies? No
doubt- but which ones and who and what do we know? Again, keep your eyes opened
but be very careful not to believe lies of any sort. There might be foreign or
domestic actors involved who want to push you into believing things and
responding in ways that they can benefit from.
Did the U.S. fake the Roswell incident and other UFO
encounters to trick the Soviets into wasting money investigating the idea of
alien technologies? Or were the Russians conducting psyops on the Americans
through fake flying saucers? There are conspiracy theories for both. Was the
moon landing faked? Did we deceive the Soviets and all other nations or were
they part of the hoax and the Cold War was all staged theatre? One more recent
example would be that 911 was an inside job. There are conspiracy reports that
flight 93 was shot down and then denied by the Pentagon. And there are other
conspiracy reports that there was no plane crash and it was a hoax. To me the
collapse of building 7 seemed the most compelling. But watching dozens of
videos of actual controlled demolitions with the uniform pattern of explosions
seconds before buildings collapse, this was absent on the world trade center
buildings collapsing in the videos I have watched. Plus the weeks of intrusive preparatory work leading up to much smaller buildings being demolished is not something one wouldn't notice. Also when I watch it debated
and see documentaries to counter the ‘911 conspiracies’ and computer
simulations of the collapse and this blacksmith’s simple demonstration they
seem very plausible.
More plausible than the conspiracies themselves. I’m still open to evidence
that it was an inside job and not just government incompetence and ineptitude.
But at this point I am not persuaded by the evidence I’ve seen that it is an
inside job rather than ineptitude. But in practice it doesn’t matter because I
oppose government surveillance and foreign intervention and the growing
leviathan of government tyranny. Did big state operatives seize opportunity
(too good of a crisis to waste) to greatly expand the scale of the Federal
government? Very obviously, in the surveillance of free citizens as Edward
Snowden has revealed.
‘None Dare Call it Conspiracy’ author Gary Allen gives
‘14 sign posts to slavery’ or canaries in the mine to look for (pg.132-3).
Whether you agree to a tight conspiracy of elites or “insiders” or a loose
conspiracy of adherents to similar doctrines you should be alarmed and resist
these 14 things manifesting that spirit- as they are well under way now:
1. Restrictions on taking money out of the country and on
the establishment or retention of a foreign bank account by an American
citizen.
2. Abolition of private ownership of hand guns.
3. Detention of individuals without judicial process.
4. Requirements that private financial transactions be
keyed to social security numbers or other government identification so that
government records of these transactions can be fed into a computer.
5. Use of compulsory education laws to forbid attendance
at presently existing private schools.
6. Compulsory non-military service.
7. Compulsory psychological treatment for non-government
workers or public school children.
8. An official declaration that anti-communist
organizations are subversive and subsequent legal action taken to suppress
them.
9. Laws limiting the number of people allowed to meet in
a private home.
10. Any significant change in passport regulations to
make passports more difficult to obtain.
11. Wage and price controls, especially in a non-wartime
situation.
12. Any kind of compulsory registration with the government
of where individuals work.
13. Any attempt to restrict freedom of movement within
the United States.
14. Any attempt to make a new major law by executive
decree (that is, actually put into effect, not merely authorized as by existing
executive orders.)
Prayer and evangelizing the lost should be the focus of
our energies as Christians (1 Tim.2:1-2). Especially in this country with the historically rare
freedoms of religion and speech. Regardless of how you view conspiracies we
will lose our liberties very easily if we do not watch and pray and preach and
teach the gospel of Christ (Mt.28:19-20). It is the power of God unto
salvation; and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty (Rom.1:16, 2 Cor.3:17).
