Perhaps the greatest conspiracy of all time – and before time was invented, even – was that perpetrated by those three conspiracy theorists, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Secret, purposeful and revealed only to a few, initially. And still disbelieved by most, who think things only get done in the open.
Parker is right. Some conspiracy theorists give all conspiracy theories a bad name. But why should we pick on them? They are the very least of our worries, I would suggest. And people like David Icke and Alex Jones are such great fun! Everyone, deep down, just loves a conspiracy theory.
The great question remains – conspiracy or stuff-up? The latter usually wins, and rightly so. But to conclude that our leaders are, with increasingly rare exceptions, bumbling, self-interested chancers, does absolutely nothing to negate the critical role that hidden networks play in explaining the world and much that goes on within it. Determining the who, the when, the why, of history is the very essence of that noble and much neglected discipline. We abandon its core tasks at our peril.
No, networks exist, they have objectives and they peddle influence to achieve those objectives. Bilderberg rules. Literally.
The enemy have us surrounded. Good! Now we know where to find the bastards! -various