Chapter Seventy-Eight
CONSPIRACY THEORY
"Unless the Lord builds the house
They labor in vain who build it...
As we move into the 21st Century, the American population is seemingly becoming more rather
than less receptive to conspiracy theories, those often paranoid-sounding notions claiming that
one or more groups of
individuals are deliberately conspiring to take over America and the major economies of Western
civilization (if not the entire world). Some of these speculations of course, are extremely
farfetched and bordering on the irrational, but others contain some well-researched valuable
information within their documentation and scope. Many beleaguered students of general
knowledge eventually learn that a sincere researcher can be wrong in overall deduction, yet
helpful regarding factual information and insight. Although conspiracy theories are myriad
and though it may be of rather dubious conclusion that a few extremely wealthy cigar-smoking
masters of political and corporate warfare are deliberately planning to take over the globe
through clandestine means, there undoubtedly remains a certain amount of truth and substance to
the general underlying idea of conspiracy.
Near the beginning of A People’s History Of The United States, author Howard Zinn
informs us that at the dawn of the American Revolution, over ninety percent of America’s
wealth (not including holdings of the British and other foreign governments) was concentrated
among less than ten percent of the American population. Rather discouragingly, near the
end of this rather interesting treatment of American history, Mr. Zinn relates that when Jimmy
Carter took office, approximately one third of the wealth was concentrated within the top one
percent, eighty-three percent of personal stock was owned by the top five percent and it appears
safe to state that over ninety percent of total wealth remains in the hands of considerably
less than ten percent of our modern population at the turn of the 21st Century. In
other words, in spite of the Declaration Of Independence, The Constitution Of The
United States, the Bill Of Rights, the freeing of the slaves, the
emergence of unionization, the liberation of women and minorities, modern science and education
and our supposed free and democratic way of life, the historical record of America indicates
these have little to do with the actual eventual overall economic position of the masses---that
is, with who actually gains and who ultimately controls.
To be fair, the average lot and lifestyle of the common people in the United States is
superior to that of the common masses in many other modern nations, but nevertheless, the vast
majority of our nation's wealth as we enter the new millennium remains in the control of an
elite few. It is also more than historically accurate to say that any economic advantage
enjoyed today by average Americans has been gained through many years of bitter and often bloody
struggle between the wealthy corporate elite and greed-controlled landowners and the impoverished
and often as not, economically enslaved American working masses. Those of modern relative
working-class ease who have not studied American history in depth generally remain unaware of
the highly oppressed history of the vast majority working-class and of a certainty, what
passes for 'education' in modern day America is bound (by design) to keep the general
American population in continuing historical darkness regarding the true legacy of American
capitalism and 'free' enterprise. (See Gallo Brothers for more
details).
A similar reality can be found in many (perhaps all) major civilizations throughout
recorded history. That is, no matter what the economic, religious or social theory or
political system set in place, those who possess the wealth tend to encroach on the Human and
Civil Rights of (actually stomp all over) those who do not. Consider when the Fidelistas
finally took control of Cuba in early 1959; one of the first things Castro did was to hold a
meeting with the country's bankers, dictating to them in no uncertain terms what it was they
were expected to accomplish. Successful revolutionaries, it would seem, come to understand
early that control of the wealth is paramount toward the solidification of power. Likewise,
consider Russian Czars and the bourgeois property-owning capitalists who slowly drained a
nation's wealth away from and in the process, left the working masses of a great population
utterly enslaved and impoverished. Not long after the inevitable revolution that brought
Lenin to power and after many atrocities of Lenin’s own doing, Stalin and those who followed
him ended up creating their own version of a wealthy Russian bureaucratic elite, enjoying lives
of luxury at the expense (and often torture and death) of the still greatly impoverished
proletariat who Lenin supposedly rescued.
Again, compare the American Revolution, whose primary belligerents were virtually all
people of means and who initially, severely limited who could vote and hold
power (i.e., white male land-owners). They did not originally include the basic Civil
Rights found in the now famous first ten amendments to the Constitution and some of them
continued to oppose their inclusion after ratification. Likewise, assess the
all too common avarice of the Kings, Pharos and generally not so benevolent despots of human
history, who habitually overtax and enslave their subjects to support, not only their affinity
for war and rumor of war but also, their often ornate lifestyles and elaborate over-indulgences as
well. And finally, reflect on the not-so-proud legacy of the Catholic Church, which has a
rather checkered past of vacillating between her own economic interests, that of powerful kings
and the power-struggles of wealthy landowners and merchants. As the historically jaded
among us sometimes conclude, the golden political rule of our species’ invariably remains,
“those who have the gold make the rules”. And more importantly, those who rule for very
long must of necessity, maintain the allegiance of those who control the wealth.
According to the authors of the Bible, behind the physically obvious war and rumor of war
that nations and tongues are habitually caught up in, there is an underlying world system (Gr.
“kosmos”) controlled by evil and based on the love of wealth; this system, sometimes symbolized
by Babylon ¹ (i.e., confusion), “rules over” the kings and would-be masters of the
earth. Though possessing certain elements of the theories of both Adam Smith and Frederick
Engels, this Biblical idea is arguably more advanced and correct in terms of true global perspective and most
certainly, much more profound in vision and scope. And unlike modern theories of
deliberate conspiracy attributed to political and economic powers or to a select few, the
Biblical world system view of economic collusion more accurately describes what might be called,
at least from human perspective, “the natural conspiracy of wealth”. That is, those who
control the wealth support laws, rules, regulations and religious, political, civil and social
powers, ideologies and customs, whether consciously or not, which tend to protect their economic
interests at the expense of the common masses and others who possess no particular economic
leverage.
One of the more interesting realities of the history of human civilization is the
often-overlooked fact that no one person or organized group of individuals has thus far, been able to
rule the entire civilized world. Although often extremely determined and generally
ruthless individuals as diverse as Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Genghis Kahn, Tamerlane,
Napoleon, Hitler and several other would be masters of the masses have apparently set their
hearts toward world domination, there is a considerable amount of historical evidence which
indicates, just as the Bible seems to claim, that there are checks and balances in place
(perhaps more accurately, a Giant Thumb) to insure that no one person will ever rule the entire
earth by brute force. ² Each individual or group of would be king of kings who have tried so
far have invariably, somehow managed to meet their Waterloo of opposing reality prior to
achieving the ultimate objective.
In spite of the historically immature claims of modern supply-side economics and the
manifesto of adopted parent Adam Smith's lassie-faire insistence of free markets
self-regulating toward the common good, both pre and post industrial Europe leaves a
contradicting legacy of wealthy kings, prelates, nobles and merchants
living in relative splendor while the common masses performing the drudge labor of society
reside in open and utter squalor. Likewise, in pre-unionized America, the natural
conspiracy of wealth resulted in coal, meat, steel and oil tycoons and their political cronies
enjoying lifestyles far better than most kings of recorded history, while the labor force
masses, consisting of children as young as four years old, lived in similar utter poverty with
early-death inducing 12-18 hour workdays, no healthcare or other benefits and very unsafe and
utterly deplorable working conditions. Again, the economic lessons of history clearly
teach us that if the pressures of modern unions and Human Rights legislation were to be lifted,
the seemingly benevolent non-unionized companies now offering relatively safe working conditions,
livable wages, healthcare and other benefits would in short order, revert back to the
unsafe and utterly despicable economic slave-labor sweat shops of 19th and early 20th Century
America. ³
Notwithstanding, without the necessary meat packing and pharmaceutical regulations
instituted by Republican president Theodore Roosevelt, we would again soon be developing the
trichinosis and other bacteria-related disease caused by consumption of spoiled meat
deliberately marketed for profit, along with inheriting a plethora of the placebo-type pills,
fraudulent wonder-potent drugs and miracle cough syrup elixirs of the recent American
past. The historical truth regarding
'trickle-down' theory clearly exposed, is that without wise government regulation, Human Rights
protections and collective labor pressure, the natural conspiracy of wealth runs all over the
common masses in favor of the powerful and generally callous, wealthy elite. And quite frankly, the
historical reality regarding the convoluted notion of free markets of greed and avarice somehow
regulating by their own selves toward the overall common good, is proven time and again, to be a
twisted and complete and utter lie. (See Credit #3 below and
Gallo Brothers for more details.)
Although it is highly unlikely that the ultra-wealthy elite of the modern era actually
meet somewhere in smoke-filled back rooms deliberately plotting to covertly control the masses, the
natural conspiracy of wealth nevertheless, seeks to control the masses just the same. For
example, one corporation may try a certain strategy to increase market share, such as clever
mind influencing commercial jingles or even subliminal advertising. Before long, every
corporation who can afford to compete and/or manage to borrow, falls right in line with the
same (and ever more elaborate) schemes of mind and emotion control to influence what people
purchase. The end result is that millions of people compulsively purchase unaffordable,
unhealthy and totally unnecessary goods and services, the same as if the heads of these
corporations had gathered in a secluded spot and deliberately conspired to turn the common
masses into neurotic irresponsible compulsive gluttons.
Consider computer game manufacturing companies who collectively push their time-consuming
and peer pressure-less products on our children---good for the economic interests of computer
companies but not necessarily so good for our inactive and non-socializing offspring. Then
consider soft drink companies cajoling both children and adults to consume far more of their
products than is likely to be in our best interest, beer companies encouraging us to drink more
than is healthy, fast food companies convincing us to eat far more fatty foods than most
physicians consider wise and so on. Obviously, computer game, soft drink, beer and fast
food companies do not deliberately collude together to encourage our species to act in an
unhealthy manner, yet the end results of the natural conspiracy of wealth are the same as if they
had actually met in some mythical, all-corporation encompassing boardroom and
deliberately conspired against our best interests. Likewise, consider the pharmaceutical
industry convincing us to subject our bodies to far more legal drugs than one would assume
appropriate, insurance companies talking us into insurance that we really do not need, the
entertainment industry pushing the latest motion pictures and song recordings as 'can't do
without' necessities, automobile companies, cosmetic companies, clothing companies, shoe
companies and, as a famous song from the 1960's might insinuate, the corporate commercial
natural conspiracy of wealth "beat goes on (and on and on and on)."
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And perhaps most disturbing of all, note the current push of
American banking interests to mimic European commerce innovation,
promoting to both merchants and consumers alike, the seeming advantages of the new (not so new
in Europe) ‘smart card’ technology. How much more often are those who can ill afford
to do so likely to purchase on credit if they carry around an implanted 'credit card' chip
wherever they happen to go? And consider how freedom-less global society is
likely to become as governments and corporate interests can determine more and more where we go,
who we associate with, what we like, what we don't like and much more. Although this in all
probability is not a deliberate plot hatched by all major banking interests to control how
people buy and sell, all banking institutions are nevertheless, more than likely to march right
along in the credit card computer chip implant line. Thus, the end result will be the
same as if it were a deliberate global conspiracy. . . And such technology will in all
probability, control how people buy and sell in the not too distant future. * **
Historically, well over fifty percent of all United States congressional representatives (both Senate and House)
have been members of the legal profession and it doesn’t take much of a learned extrapolation to conclude that powerful
corporate and other money interests largely control judges, lawyers and the remaining reprobates
who supposedly represent we the people. Indeed, most historians eventually come to the
similar discouraging conclusion that legal systems of major societies, by-and-in-large, consist
of laws, rules and regulations initiated by the wealthy and powerful to protect what they
possess from those who do not have nearly as much. And as Jesus predicted, no matter how
wealthy and seemingly advanced our societies may become, there can be no rational historical
doubt that the poor will always be among us. Today, in spite of our modern scientific and
educational theoretical advances, neither capitalism, communism, socialism nor any modern
mixture of these thus far, has been able to realize the desirable ‘Robin Hood’ result of taking
from the rich until there are no more wealthy or poor as defined. On the contrary, the
gap between rich and poor, both within the United States and on a global level, appears to be
growing ever larger.
As we move on into a new century of increased computerized globalization refinement and
control, it is perhaps becoming more feasible than it once was for those who would seek to
control the world to actually achieve such an objective. As the oft scorned authors of
the Bible long ago predicted, there will come a time on our planet when the world economic
system will be in the hands of a few and when no one “may buy or sell” without the “mark or the
name of the beast or the number of his name”, the prediction being so precise as to designate
the right hand or forehead area. 5 Apparently “the beast” refers to a particularly wicked and
vile, yet seemingly peaceful and Human Rights oriented leader, who will arise and deceive many by
the use of most deceptious and cunning methods. And as American Express, Visa and
MasterCard continue to research the shared desired capability of implanting a smart card
technology computer chip in the hands and foreheads of the masses, 6 no one familiar with world banking
trends and the economic collusion and ultimate goals of large banking interests, is laughing
very loud. ***
...Unless the Lord guards the city
The watchman stays awake in vain" 7
The Nader Page
Gifts In Kind International
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund Sarcoma Forum
DEDICATED TO: Longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who for a great many years has slowly chipped away at
the natural conspiracy of money corporate edge, improving the lot of the common people of America
dramatically in the process and to Bruce Springsteen, American songwriter and musician of conscience, integrity
and sometime controversy. Let he or she who would have understanding,
who would stand for causes of aiding the sick and poor, environmental, peace, freedom and
political and social justice. . . Let us cast off our petty philosophical, political,
social, religious and other superficial differences and "rise up" together in support of the
great and just cause of Human and Civil Rights; for the day is far spent and a dark curtain of
treachery, deception, oppression and persecution such as the world has never before seen, "most
assuredly", is coming down on Planet Earth soon.
Credits:
1. Revelation chapter 17.
2. Daniel chapter 4; see also The Watcher for further
explanation.
3. In 19th Century America before and during the Civil War, a short workday was 12 hours and
some people worked as many as 18 hours for five days with a 'short' 9-12 hour day on
Saturday. Many very young children worked in the textile and other industries and, because
of the expendable nature of the common laborer due to often high unemployment rates, children
and adults were callously replaced (with no medical or disability benefits) when they became
too ill to work any longer or when fingers, hands, arms and other body parts were severed and
thus, their ability to produce as before was inhibited. A common workday for children ages
8-14 was twelve hours. Factories were often damp and cold in the winter, unbearably hot in
the summer and food was of poor quality and frequently overpriced, leading to severe
malnourishment, various diseases and early death. Wages, typically $1 per week for women
and $3 per week for men, were often cut while prices doubled or more during hard economic times,
which occurred frequently. Workers lagging or complaining were simply fired and replaced,
while numerous strikes for many years generally resulted in the strike leaders being gunned
down, imprisoned and/or fired and the returning workers having their wages lowered for
attempting to somehow, improve their unbearable existence. Both state and federal
governments, often using militia and federal soldiers, consistently protected the wealthy
capitalist elite, jailing and sometimes murdering striking workers of both sexes, including
children, who also participated in large numbers in several strikes.
Supply-side economists today who earn fat paychecks and eat more in a day than many of
these 19th Century Americans did in a week, conveniently put their heads in the historical sands
of greed's reality, pretending that the avarice of capitalism will freely market itself toward
the common good and are at best, blind stooges for those who control the wealth. Those who
push the lassie-faire Reagonomics trickle-down nonsense that complete deregulation and a
full free-market economy will eventually improve the lot of the average common person and who
would have us believe that equal rights protection, child labor (and adult labor) laws and
consumer protection laws are unnecessary, are very plainly liars, as noted in the main body of
the text above. Sources: Encyclopedia
Britannica; A People's History Of The United States by Howard Zinn; The West by
Ken Burns & Stephen Ives.
4. "The Beat Goes On" by Sonny Bono; Sony & Cher (1967).
5. Revelation 13:16-18 (also compare Daniel chapter 11 and Matthew 24:15). Note also Revelation 13:18 refers to a number 666, as if this is in
code rather than perhaps a physical in ‘black and white’ number (i.e., “Let him who has
understanding calculate the number.”). Currently there are plans on the military drawing
board to track individuals (probably first soldiers and later, civilians) by means of computer
chip implant. Private interests have already tested a similar system on adults,
ostensibly for health monitoring purposes and an early basic system is currently being used
to monitor pets. Recently, it has been proposed by various groups that chip implants be
used as a way to monitor children and to make it harder for child predators to abduct
them. One code design for chip implant tracking works in the following
manner: The code contains three sets of six numbers each; comprised of social security number (9
digits), zip code (5 digits) and extended zip code (4 digits)---example; 423758 - 459902 – 104013. Note
that by including social security number, zip code and extended zip code, individuals can be
pinpointed quite easily. Note also how the three parts of the code are six digits each,
adding up to the “666” described in Revelation 13:18. An atheist the author is familiar with
tried to dismiss both this and the disturbingly accurate locations of “forehead” and “hand” for the
“mark” as coincidental superstition; yeah sure---and it is bound to snow sometime in July in
downtown Phoenix, Arizona---perhaps during the nuclear winter fallout from the Battle of
Armageddon, who could possibly know for certain?
6. All three companies may publicly deny this if asked, but then again, Visa and MasterCard
would also probably deny that their associated banks deliberately colluded to economically
‘force’ consumers to move toward using ATM cards instead of paper checks and the more riskier
(for Visa and MasterCard) normal-type credit cards (see FootNote below).
7. Psalm 127:1.
*FootNote: About five years before the dawn of the 21st Century, statistically very few
people used ATM cards. Because Visa and MasterCard and their associated banks determined
that it was in the best interest of these banks that ATM card usage become widespread,
all manner of both
consumer and merchant enticements were introduced in order to deliberately influence the
American consumer to use them much more frequently and in still growing numbers. Among
many other clever strategies, banks now routinely issue them to almost everyone who opens up a simple
checking account. The end result now a few years later is that over 50% of the eligible
population habitually uses ATM cards. This is no accident but rather, a result of
deliberate consumer and merchant inducement marketing methodology, spearheaded by large
associations of banks in order to achieve what otherwise, could only be accomplished by force.
**FootNote II: A new technology currently being tested would replace bar codes on everyday
consumer products with tiny computer chips that are smaller than the head of a typical
ant. With this technology, manufacturers will be able to track exactly when, where and by
whom their products are purchased. Touted along with the obvious economic incentive to
manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers are consumer ‘protection benefits’, such as drug
companies being able to notify heart patients when their medicinal supplies are low and
consumers being notified when various products are past projected safe expiration
dates. Although consumer advocates and others are already voicing concerns over the
obvious personal privacy invasion possibilities (actually realities), this technology is
already on the corporate fast track toward becoming a commonplace reality within a decade or
two. Privacy concerns are being dismissed with claims of consumer benefits outweighing
the potential fallout. This is but a very small step away from convincing consumers that
implanting chips in their foreheads or right hands will serve to ‘protect’ them and their
children, as well as make their lives simpler and easier through technological
convenience. Governments (including the current Bush Junior administration) and
corporations are certainly no strangers to touting “security” and “convenience” as inducements
toward the more obvious ultimate goal of control for political and economic gain.
***FootNote III (an epilogue): “. . .yet he shall come to his end and no one will help
him”
–-Daniel 11:45. Evidently, one of the great lessons of history is that it is
ultimately a very unwise decision to set out to rule the world.
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