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Subject: Re: [CTRL] Fwd:Conspiracy Theory
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2000 5:27 PM
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In a message dated 1/15/00 2:29:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> In the best of times, conspiracism is a pointless diversion of focus and
> waste
> of energy. Conspiracism promotes scapegoating as a way of thinking; and
> since
> scapegoating in the US is rooted in racism, antisemitism, ethnocentrism,
and
> xenophobia, conspiracism promotes bigotry. In periods of social or economic
> crisis, populist conspiracism facilitates the spread of fascist and
> para-fascist
> social movements because they too rely on demagogic scapegoating and
> conspiracist theories as an organizing tool. Radical-sounding conspiracist
> critiques of the status quo are the wedge that fascism uses to penetrate
and
> recruit from the left. Progressive conspiracism is an oxymoron. Rejecting
> the
> conspiracist analytical model is a vital step in challenging both
right-wing
> populism and fascism.
>
I have truncated your post above. I can agree with much of what you have
said in the piece but must point out that it is only right as far as it goes.
That you can equate conspiracy theory with an attack against certain groups
operating behind the scenes is certainly true, but you also can't deny that
conspiracy theory itself has evolved now to questioning the system and the
power structures themselves, and not just these "mad men behind it all". I
agree that there is a backlash possible, in that people will tend to extremes
of belief in the face of counteracting a force which they see as invisible
and strong, and that lends itself to populism and right wingism as well as
fascist ideas, which can be seen by some "conspiracy theorists" on the right
and neo-fascist groups, as well as racist white supremacist groups.
I would assert that conspiracy theory cannot wholly be classified as has been
done in this piece. I would assert that in its best form it now challenges
the very structure, as self propagating, in the sense that there may be
individual conspiracies that result in some marginal changes from time to
time, as some would categorize conspiracy theory in general, but that the
system fosters an overarching conspiracy of disparate forces working within a
system towards ends that are "seperate but equal", and each acting in their
own best interests and oblivious of the others existence. The very nature of
the power system that is in place allows such to develop, and one cannot
forget the fact that gradual change over time by small degrees that are
hardly noticable also accomplish much over time. Thus Supreme Court action
which nullifies traditionally held personal protections and privacy laws,
while maybe not having an immediate effect now, nonetheless have an effect
over time by allowing the future application of law to take advantage of the
change. Thus even little insignificant conspiracies have an effect when
taken as a whole. It is erroneous to dismiss this idea simply because it is
different forces at work in each case because it is the end result which is
important. There is no "one group" of elites that are behind everything,
just as it is not the Jews, or the Reptilian Overlords, or any other
scapegoat which is causing history to be molded according to a conspiracy
theory of history assertion, it is instead disparate groups, operating within
a system to change it to make it easier for them to carry out the actions
which help them to achieve their ends, and in many cases this helps other of
these groups as well, as laws are changed and freedoms lost, paradigms
changed, etc. The system as it is changed by each of the disparate groups
ends up being as if it is a "collective conspiracy" even though these groups
and individuals operate independantly with no actual plan, and not in
"cahoots" with the other individuals or groups also "doing their own thing".
The end result is the same. It is this area of research that should serve as
a starting point to understanding the dynamics of the system and the role
that conspiracy theory and research have.
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