from he-positivity-of-objectivity-and-the-time-of-transition/ The word “conspiracy” is a touchy word with much weight and all kinds of false projected meaning and nonsense attached these days, just like the words “Freedom”, “Love” or “Truth”. People shy away from “conspiracies” or ridicule them right away, because it upsets their sensibility, world view and essentially exposes their fear of “not being in control” or that someone or something else may be. Most people reject something without understanding it and then distort it, which usually leads to generalizations and misconceptions. This article gives a good insight into the meaning of “conspiracy”: “The first thing we want to think about is the fact that the word “conspiracy” evokes such a strong reaction in all of us: nobody wants to be branded as a “conspiracy thinker”; it just isn’t “acceptable”; it’s “un-scientific” or it’s evidence of mental instability. Right? That’s what you are thinking, isn’t it? [...] Have you ever asked yourself why the word evokes such an instantaneous emotional reaction? Have you ever wondered why it stimulates such a strong “recoil”? After all, it is only a word. It only describes the idea of people in “high places” thinking about things and doing things that manipulate other people to produce benefits for themselves. Certainly, everyone “knows” that this happens all the time. Historian Richard M. Dolan studied at Alfred University and Oxford University before completing his graduate work in history at the University of Rochester, where he was a finalist for a Rhodes scholarship. Dolan studied U.S. Cold War strategy, Soviet history and culture, and international diplomacy. As an expert, his opinion of “conspiracy theory” is that from a historical point of view, the only reality is that of conspiracy. Secrecy, wealth and independence add up to power. …Deception is the key element of warfare, (the tool of the power elites), and when winning is all that matters, the conventional morality held by ordinary people becomes an impediment. Secrecy stems from a pervasive and fundamental element of life in our world, that those who are at the top of the heap will always take whatever steps are necessary to maintain the status quo. [...] The very label ‘conspiracy’ serves as an automatic dismissal, as though no one ever acts in secret. Let us bring some perspective and common sense to this issue. The United States comprises large organizations – corporations, bureaucracies, ‘interest groups,’ and the like – which are conspiratorial by nature. That is, they are hierarchical, their important decisions are made in secret by a few key decision-makers, and they are not above lying about their activities. Such is the nature of organizational behavior. ‘Conspiracy,’ in this key sense, is a way of life around the globe.“
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:44:25 +0000
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