I Hope It Helps

My new book tries to find the nuggets of truth in the conspiracy madness

I just published a short book, Conspiranoia: The Betrayed States of America. Conspiranoia deep-dives into a range of conspiracy topics including the demonization of Bill Gates, the popularity of Qanon, the creation of the Coronavirus, and the anti-vax movement. I hope Conspiranoia helps people find clarity in some of these murky areas. Generally, when I write a book, my primary motivation is to clarify what is going on — for for my own understanding, and then to share it with others. That is what I tried to do here.

To summarize my basic thesis, I find nuggets of truth and core insights in many of the conspiracy theories, along with many exaggerations and distortions. Sifting through them, I propose a unifying theme underlying many different movements from across the political spectrum. This theme is the need for humanity to recognize, resist and rebel against the rapidly intensifying power of technocracy, particularly when this technology is placed in the hands of sociopaths and psychopaths. A technological control agenda increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our existence, amplified by the Coronavirus pandemic with the possibility of mandated vaccines, biometric identities, etcetera. A general revulsion against technocracy underlies the anger against Gates, the fervor for Qanon, the Anti-vax movement and the Yellow Jackets in France, as well as Extinction Rebellion on the Left Wing ecological side, and much of the pro-Trump enthusiasm.

The artificial divisions between races and classes, the animosity between Left and Right, helps the control agenda of the corporate and political elites. We have the possibility of organizing a unified global movement against the technocratic agenda, as represented by the World Bank, World Economic Forum, Neoliberalism, etcetera. In order to do this, we must define the alternative. The antidote is certainly not any form of Libertarianism. The alternative is a system that shifts power down to the local and bioregional level while scaling up regenerative techniques and industries — rapidly and exponentially. We must “de-grow” from hyper-industrialism, but also establish new forms of global infrastructure such as social networks for transparent decision-making. As part of this infrastructure, we need an ongoing public referendum on the future direction of technological development, which now occurs with little public oversight or ethical principle.

Some of the conspiracy theories aim at the right targets, but wildly exaggerate or miss the mark in other ways. I vividly remember being introduced to the idea that Hilary Clinton and other members of the elite (Kissinger etc) were feasting on Adrenochrome removed from the brains of babies that they ritually sacrificed in Satanic rituals. I was in California at the time, with David “Avocado” Wolfe, the raw food guru, and he presented this idea to me with full conviction. This was something like ten years ago, when he and I were closer friends. I remember I felt intrigued, titillated by the idea… I didn’t believe it but I was open to it, surprised by it. It is possible that Avocado may be one of the main originators of this idea. I not sure where he got it from. Recently, he has gone full Trumpian.

David Wilcock is another figure in the “conspirituality” movement who moved a lot of energy in this direction, although he made repeated predictions that have not come to pass. Gaia TV has been very susceptible to this narrative, generally. Sean Stone, son of Oliver Stone, is a committed Qanon and Trump supporter who also delves into New Age esotericism. Michael Tellinger, from South Africa, also got captivated by the “Trump as Savior” mania.

I suspect that one reason Qanon went viral is that people like Avocado and Wilcock (myself as well, although I am a Leftist / anarchist by nature and don’t vibe with authoritarians) are on the Schizotypal Personality Disorder spectrum. This brings with it a tendency to magical thinking, messianic convictions, and distorted ideas (which doesn’t mean people with SPD are always wrong, just as paranoiacs can have enemies). Less severe than schizophrenia, Schizotypal Personality Disorder is more common than normally recognized. People on the SPD spectrum often make up the rank and file of revolutionary movements. They easily gravitate to extremist perspectives and convince others to join them.

I argue in Conspiranoia that the attraction of Qanon for the masses stems from a widespread feeling of betrayal. The working classes feel ripped off by the neoliberal Democratic establishment over the last decades. The Democrats are just as tied to the wealthy donor class as the Republicans. Clinton, Obama, and Biden take their marching orders from Wall St. Months before the election, Biden met with the heads of investment firms like Black Rock. He assured them there would be no substantive legislation reining in the excesses of the parasitic financial class if he was elected. The working classes are enraged by how the neoliberal elite have betrayed them, over and over again. They seek to change this dynamic, which is not easy in a calcified, corrupt two-party system.

Qanon gives people an occult overview of the forces at play. Also, Qanon engages with people’s inherent, and I would say accurate sense that there are invisible, occult forces that influence the course of historical events. The focus on child sex trafficking makes Qanon believers feel unassailably righteous. While child sex trafficking is a major problem around the world, there is zero evidence it is happening on the scale that Qanon reports in the US. On the other hand, Epstein in the US and Jimmy Saville in the UK reveal something very dark about the relationship between power and ritual sexual abuse which needs to be acknowledged.

I believe that we need to study and understand, as best we can, the ways that archetypal forces or “super-sensible” beings affect and manipulate us. I explored this in an earlier short book, The Occult Control System. In general, Fascist movements are better able to mobilize the archetypal forces in the collective unconscious. Moderate and progressive movements, rooted in scientism, deny the existence of these forces — at their peril.

As George Monbiot recently wrote, unless the Democrats move much farther to the Left and actually redistribute wealth, we will inevitably see the rise of a much more effective autocrat in the US in the near future (assuming, of course, that Trump does leave office, which is not certain yet). Like Monbiot, I don’t see much likelihood in the Democrats fulfilling the Left Wing’s dreams. I would be happy to be surprised.

Eventually, the ecological emergency will intrude on our political and economic system in an increasingly catastrophic way. This will change the game drastically as it transforms all of our lives. I still find it stunning that, despite our communications tools, we remain so numb, inert, and disorganized in the face of this threat. We wasted the last decades which could have been used to salvage our climate and ecosystems. Our technocratic and financial elites bear the greatest share of responsibility for our collective inaction. It seems to be unfolding with the inexorability of a Greek tragedy, on a planetary scale, during our lifetimes.

Let’s hold in our hearts the prayer that all of this chaos and confusion is part of some larger evolutionary cycle. We need to experience it at this time, so we can grow beyond it, both individually and as a species.

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