To conspire – to act in harmony toward a common end
Conspiracy – the act of conspiring together (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Who really runs the world? It is presidents of countries, the uber-rich, corporations, criminal gangs, sacred orders? Or is it safe to assume that, among the global elite, there are spheres of influence, and who is the most influential is an ever shifting battle? Would it not be reasonable to assume that secret meetings take place?
Yet there is something taboo about talking about it. There is an unspoken social rule that one is not to have any ideas about what the elite are up to. Even when it’s pretty unlikely that the official narrative is true. Even if it impacts on your life. God forbid anyone bring up a theory about a conspiracy.
The word conspiracy theory even has a bad connotation.
That we don’t speculate is unspoken, but it’s palpable. It makes people uncomfortable. People stop listening. And that’s interesting in and of itself, is it not? Why are conspiracies off limits, in polite conversation?
Further Reading
The Global Elite: Power and Influence – Economy and Politics
World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95% of humanity, as “the shadow of global oligarchy hangs over UN General Assembly,” says Oxfam – Oxfam International
Which Corporations Control the World? – International Business Guide
The Next Global Superpower Isn’t Who You Think – Ted Talk
Mercer Family – Listen and read the Wbur article.
The Shareholders Are Not the Owners of a Corporation – Forbes Magazine
Response
1.) Conspiracy Theories are often false and delusional.
Of course these are people believe some very far out, illogical things. That’s not in dispute.
It also does not delegitimize valid questions.
2.) Conspiracy Theories are dangerous.
The mainstream media‘s job is to report facts as objectively as possible. The idea is that the media plays an important role in defending Democracy by informing the public about what is going on. Yet, during the Covid Pandemic we saw clearly that the media understood their role as pushing some narratives and silencing others, not in order to get to the truth, but to protect the public from ideas and questions that were deemed ‘dangerous’.
When people can’t trust the media to report the truth, they are left to wonder who controls the media. And who is the truth dangerous to?