A Response to Demos’ Carl Miller’s Blog And “The Power Of Unreason” Report
Mr Miller argues that “conspiracy theories” must be confronted because, he asserts, some of them are dangerous. I argue that Mr Miller’s attempt to silence and ridicule alternative voices must be confronted, as it threatens free thought and speech, and the very democratic ideals he presumably believes he is defending.
The biggest problem with Mr Miller’s report is that it fails to properly define what a “conspiracy theory” is – and worse, labels everyone who believes in these (undefined) theories as “conspiracists”. If I were to use blanket terms like “Muslims” or “blacks”, I would quite rightly be challenged, as I would be massively generalising and conflating a whole range of different people and beliefs into one, indistinguishable mass. Mr Miller is guilty of constructing the very straw man he mocks a minority of “conspiracists” for assembling; a flimsy misrepresentation that is easily knocked over. Similarly, Mr Miller references the tired old “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” conspiracy theory, a belief held by only a minority of “conspiracists” but which is often used to falsely discredit all as dangerous, raving Jew-haters.
Conspiracies have existed throughout history and many of them (far, far more than the paltry three mentioned in the Demos report) have turned out to be true. Before these theories were accepted as real, some researchers had information and ideas for which they could have been, and indeed were, dismissed as “conspiracy theorists”. Dismissing all conspiracy theories as absurd and nonsensical is to risk allowing real conspirators to get away with their crimes.
Mr Miller gives the impression he believes all conspiracy theories to be the same, similarly devoid of truth and logic. Again, there is a huge difference between many theories and to dismiss those, such as the alternative accounts of 9/11 (1300 professional architects and engineers, incidentally, do not believe the official conspiracy theory), is both ignorant and dangerous.
Whilst in the Demos report the authors do concede that not all conspiracy “groups” are violent, their conflating of widely differing organisations, both violent and non-violent, as well as their repeated invocation of terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda, is highly dangerous. In the minds of some, alternative 9/11 researchers could potentially be associated with terror groups like Al Qaeda – a tactic, incidentally, employed by Warmaster General Bush shortly after the collapses of the Twin Towers and WTC 7 on 9/11.
Mr Miller claims that conspiracy theories lead to a breakdown of trust between government and communities. I suggest he considers which came first – lack of trust in government, or a renewed interest in conspiracy theories. When he is able to refrain from patronising “conspiracists” and pauses to consider that it was the government’s own conspiracy theories about WMD, leading to the slaughter of untold innocent civilians in Iraq, then he might realise that his thesis is in fact precisely the wrong way around. And suggesting greater transparency in the intelligence services whilst advocating COINTELPRO-style infiltration of dissenting groups, is nothing less than grimly ironic.
In summary, this attempt to demonise and thought-police is far more dangerous than the conspiracy theories it attempts to ridicule and silence.
MistrBrit
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Bravo Mr. Brit!
“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell.
Enough said.
………..Similarly, Mr Miller references the tired old “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” conspiracy theory, a belief held by only a minority of “conspiracists” but which is often used to falsely discredit all as dangerous, raving Jew-haters……….
The jury is still out with regard to “the Protocols”. Is it an authentic blueprint or is it just racist propaganda? The answer is unclear. However, what is very clear is that much of the proposed actions have come true. From concertration of media, information, money and creation of wars, evrything that was identified has actually happened. It is the ultimate conspiracy from which a reasoned person cannot run and hide.
In my book it is a blueprint and it has been followed in every detail.
cheers.
So why have they singled you out amongst the now countless number of ‘truthseeking’ sites, I wonder?
Man, they sure have an uphill ‘struggle session’ on their hands trying to convince people that black is white, war is peace etc.
At least at the moment they are ‘allowing’ anonymous (yeah, right!) comment over at Demo(n)s. As I pointed out to them, by allowing comments they’re feeding their Echelon machine for free. That should gum up the works!
For people coming to the present global nightmare for the first time I would suggest a deep study of the following three obscure authors:-
W.G.Carr “Pawns in the Game” 1958
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/pawns_inthegame/pawns_contents.htm
(Please ignore the more recent yamaguchi/yarmulka editing – it is designed to confuse).
Eustace Mullins “Secrets of the Federal Reserve”
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_fed06.htm#menu
Fritz Springmeier “13 Bloodlines”
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/bloodlines/index.htm
and “Monarch”
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/mindcontrol/mindcontrol_index.htm
If you can disregard their politics, their agendas and, in one case at least, ‘alleged’ felonies, armed with the combined knowledge these brave authors left us, mankind can overcome the underlying evil on Earth, heal itself and get back onto a more spiritual path.
This will be of the greatest relief to presently terrified children and confused adults everywhere… Who knows, if enough people study and act on this material, we would be able to jail not only the banksters but their propagandising minions like Sunstein, Miller, Bartlett, Chertoff, Emanuel, Regev as well…