Mwa, mwa-mwa, mwa

Remember the way Charlie Brown and his friends heard the voices of adults? That nasally mwa, mwa, mwa that seemed to suggest that adult voices don't always penetrate the world of childhood?

Often, when trying to talk with someone about conspiracy history, I find myself looking into glazed eyes and realize that what I am saying sounds so foreign and unreal to my listener, that I may as well be saying, "Mwa, mwa-mwa, mwa mwa."

Conspiracy history is no less a subject of study than mathematics, world government or religion. As it takes years of study, precept on precept, to learn and understand the processes of arithmetic, so it takes years of study to learn and understand all the intrigues of conspiracy history.

Each discipline has its own vocabulary. In fact, if you master the vocabulary, you are well on your way to understanding the subject being studied. And we all know too well that the only way to really learn and master a subject is through memorization and repetition. It isn't enough to just read the facts once, and perhaps take notes, or even write a paper. This is cursory learning at best. To become conversant about a topic, you must master the material.

Conspiracy history is not normally part of one's formative education. Typically, one gets inaugurated as a young adult; perhaps while still in college or soon after one turns voting age and gets interested in politics. Conspiracy history is what one learns in their spare time between making an income and having a life. And there is no one tell-all text book for conspiracy history like there is for American history or biology. Publishers are not eager to market books on conspiracy history. Authors of conspiracy history are often humiliated and scorned. Students of conspiracy history are stymied at every turn and must be diligent in their search for knowledge.

Conspiracy history is not learned in a day, a week, or even a year. To learn conspiracy history means to unlearn as much as your are learning. It will change the way you view the world. And this unlearning and change do not happen all at once, nor easily. It is not easy to give up foundational beliefs and have your conventional thinking stood on its head. It takes time for beliefs to change; to learn a new way to think using a new vocabulary and ideas. It is hard to be understood by others because what you are saying can hardly be understood by you until you have lived with the ideas for a while and absolutely accept them as truth. You will convince no one of the truth of conspiracy history until you are totally convinced and believe what you are saying.

My point is that students of conspiracy history should resist the urge to engage others in a lengthy discussion, or especially a debate, of conspiracy theories until they have a good understanding of all of the over-arching facts. While it is necessary to the learning process that you do rehearse these new ideas, in bits, by speaking them, be wise in picking your target audience and share only as long as they are willing. Don't insist and don't argue. You will know when you are being understood: you will see by the expression on the listener's face that what is being heard is not, "Mwa, mwa-mwa, mwa mwa".

Captains and the Kings

My introduction to conspiracy history began back in the early 70's when my mom encouraged me to read a book she had just finished reading: Captains and the Kings, by Taylor Caldwell.

"The overwhelming theory advanced in this novel is that the world is run by an international, apolitical cabal of bankers. According to the author's voice, the American Civil War was planned in London in 1857 in order to raise vast sums of money. This cabal of the "Elite" has no nationalistic prejudices, for they are loyal only to each other and to their banking interests.

"When Abraham Lincoln talked forgiveness for the South and threatened the extravagant hopes for plunder and profit from the vanquished land, he was eliminated. When Garfield showed sympathy for the plight of immigrant worker, he was eliminated. McKinley did not want a Spanish-American War (although his vice president did), and he too was eliminated." ~Captains and the Kings Study Guide

The review offered by this reader closely describes my own experience:

". . . this book has defined my experience with personal computers, the Internet, and Reality (tm) itself! After purchasing an Amiga 1000 almost twenty years ago, I found my way onto a BBS that featured FidoNet forums. I began reading and posting on the "Issues" board. One poster commented cryptically that "Taylor Caldwell's 'Captains and the Kings' exposes how the Council on Foreign Relations rules the world." I was driven (as if by an invisible hand) to the public library, seeking out Taylor Caldwell's book. I found a captivating, often dark story that gripped my interest in sinuous coils as its weaving, bobbing head rose up to mess with my memes. With her right hand, Caldwell uses her suburb writer's skill to dazzle and entertain, but the whole time, her Left hand is busy imparting knowledge and understanding of how things really work in this world. She administers her synergistic potion in just the right strength, proportion, and rhythm to assure that most of us who might never otherwise read about a "Conspiracy" lap this up like mother's milk. During the ensuing decades, I used the 'Net to verify what I'd read; and I learned a whole lot more." 

My mom was one who had her finger on the pulse of the country at that time, and she could see what my youthful naivete could not. She mentored me through the years until several years ago when my research picked up where her's left off. With access to the internet, my knowledge has now surpassed my mother's. I am ambivalent about mentoring my children.

CONSPIRACY

con-spir-a-cy. n. 1. a planning and acting together secretly, esp. for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason. 2. the plan agreed on; plot 3. the group taking part in such a plan 4.a combining or working together.

Conspiracies are as old as the hills, and like hills, each has its own unique characteristics and some are more outstanding than others, Individuals conspire against other individuals. Individuals conspire against governments. Governments conspire against other governments. Governments conspire against individuals.

Usually, when we talk of conspiracies, we are referring to those involving individuals or governments acting against a government. The headlines are big and the stories continuous. And yet, daily, we read and hear of many incidents which, though they go by names such as robbery, theft, assault and murder, are in fact, conspiracies. People of all ages, all genders, all races engage in conspiracy: siblings, spouses, neighbours and strangers.

All mountains are hills; but not all hills are mountains. Just so, not all crimes are conspiracies; but all conspiracies are criminal in nature, if not by law.

If one accepts this premise, that acts that are planned, unlawful, secret and inflict harm on others are conspiracies, then one is quite comfortable wearing the moniker Conspiracy Theorist.

WELCOME

Here you will find expression of ideas related to conspiracy history, presented with a voice of Reason rather than Sensation.

Most of the work presented here is admittedly the result of another's effort. This does not lessen the value of this blog or the work presented. It is because the work is so valuable that this blog is being used as a vehicle to deliver the information to a wider audience. Ample credit is given, where credit is due.

May the many voices represented here stand as a cloud of witnesses to give testimony of conspiracy history. Let those who would listen, hear; and those who would look, see.