In the early 1990s the western democracies seemed to be the future. The collapse of the Soviet Union meant that their ideas were now going to spread all across the world. But at home in both Britain and America there were still forces deep in the heart of both societies that had little to do with democracy. It seemed that despite all the changes of the last thirty years, that underneath the old structures of power and the corruption and the anger that created were still there. Adam Curtis, Can’t Get You Out of My Head V: The Lordly Ones *****
Suspicions grew that there was a dark frightening world of dictators, drug lords, Russian gangsters, arms dealers and international bankers all thriving together in the shadows of the City of London. Adam Curtis, Can’t Get You Out of My Head VI: Are We a Pigeon? Or Are We Dancer? *****
Perhaps the rumours of the vast underground conspiracies were true after all – perhaps the Brotherhood really existed! It was impossible, in spite of the endless arrests and confessions and executions, to be sure that the Brotherhood was not simply a myth. Some days he believed in it, some days not. George Orwell, 1984
Ruby Ridge: Ruby and Vicky were conspiracy theorists … the move to the cabin was their way of opting out. Secret Rulers of the World: The Legend of Ruby Ridge s1e1, Jon Ronson reporting, Channel 4 2001
The family locked themselves in the cabin. Nobody but the FBI and the Weavers knew Vicky had been killed. ibid.
The spinning began immediately … The media reported these allegations as fact. ibid.
The siege of Ruby Ridge lasted for ten days. ibid.
This is the story of one man who believes he is getting too close to the truth. Secret Rulers of the World s1e2: Icke, ‘The Lizards and the Jews’
David is panicked by these messages and he seeks advice from a psychic … Bingo! [He] was on the Wogan show … ibid.
‘They will happen because if they don’t happen there will be no Earth.’ ibid. Icke on Wogan
His fellow conspiracy theorists have been scandalised. ibid.
‘He says, By the way they’re blood-drinking lizards.’ ibid. Jones
‘It discredits all of the reality we are talking about … It’s like a turd in the punchbowl.’ ibid.
His lizard book: The Biggest Secret. ibid.
Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma bomber, is a conspiracy theorist who believes that a shadowy elite is plotting to establish an all-powerful new world order. Secret Rulers of the World 1e3: Timothy McVeigh, The Oklahoma Bomber
The Murrah building … had long been a target for anti-government terrorists. ibid.
Where were the AFT officials that day? ibid.
Could Snell’s execution be the trigger for the Oklahoma bombing? ibid.
Strassmeir was never questioned. ibid.
There is a conspiracy theory that a shadowy elite of bankers and media moguls are ruling the world from inside a secret room. The theory goes that these elitists plan a new world order. Secret Rulers of the World s1e4: Bohemian Grove, Alex Jones & Mike Hanson
These shadowy elitists – men like Henry Kissinger and David Rockerfeller – are rumoured to attend a bizarre annual summer camp in northern California called Bohemian Grove. ibid.
His [Alex Jones] planned infiltration of Bohemian Grove will be his most daring mission of all. ibid.
‘They sacrificed something to an owl-god … I think they’re sacrificing in the real world too.’ ibid.
They are called the Bilderberg Group … The British embassy had washed their hands of me … How did I get here? Secret Rulers of the World s1e5: Bilderberg Group
Jim and his newspaper The Spotlight have been chasing the Bilderberg group for thirty years. ibid.
Every international power shift can be traced back to this group. ibid.
‘A global tyranny that would have made George Orwell wince.’ Decoded: What is the Bilderberg Group? Youtube 16.02, Al Jazeera 2022
Is the Bilderberg Group the true elite that rules the world? Do they manipulate presidents and economies to their advantage, and manipulate us to believe that we have a voice and a choice? ibid.
There is one group that many people believe is the board of directors of the world: the Bilderberg Group. ibid.
If the Bilderberg Group is indeed the shadow world government, they are doing a terrible job. ibid.
‘They have no interest in democracy. They never did.’ ibid. Dr Richard Wolff
No-one has elected them; in fact, these financial firms are trying to the regulations and new laws governing them imposed by Congress. The people on Wall Street are just one of a number of unelected and very powerful forces that operate in the shadows. Who Rules America? American Society, Youtube 1.12.14, Endevr 2023
Who Rules America? There’s no right one answer … Power that works from the shadows. ibid.
By and large it’s the wealthiest Americans who call the shots through unelected institutions that drive agendas in their own interests. ibid.
Many of us want to believe the myths we learned in school that make us feel superior to other countries and other peoples. ibid.