As I grew up and I came to be aware of the world around me and history before me I felt repulsed by the suffering they contained. I surmised that there must be some sort of secret evil society running the world from behind the scenes who are responsible for it all. On reading a little conspiracy literature I found that I was not alone. This new world order is being blamed for every problem the world faces. Conspiracy theorists blame them for wars, diseases and famines. If they could they might even blame them for the existence of death itself and complete the foursome.
Let's assume that the conspiracy theorists are right and that there is a secret cabal orchestrating world affairs. Firstly, who am I to judge them? They have access to vastly more information than me and it is highly likely that they are misinforming me on key issues. With no reliable evidence to go on how can I make a meaningful judgement on their ethics? I have to at least admit the possibility that they are acting with our best interests at heart.
I mean, these guys, according to the conspiracies, have been running things for a long long time. Surely, they are then the best qualified people for the job. No other group of people has thousands of years of practice at maintaining control and order. There are many example through out history of the people uprising and over throwing corrupt evil tyrants but not so many of benevolent dictators. Their longevity suggests that they are at the very least parasitic rather than cancerous. If a small number of families have maintained their power base for thousands of years then I for one would be impressed.
Sure, there are wars, famine and diseases. However, that does not mean that there is more than there would be if we were left to run things ourselves. We are useless at organising ourselves and taking responsibility for our actions. As consumers, voters and donators we have an enormous amount of collective power yet we fail to utilise it. If there was an evil parasitic society behind the scenes I seriously doubt our ability to band together and defeat them despite the fact we would out number them massively. It's this inability to organise ourselves that I see all around me that makes me believe that we'd benefit from strong central control. I think true democracy would make long term planning very difficult. I'm not sure if I want to be governed by those that appeal to the lowest common denominator.
You've got to admire their brazenness. The Neo-cons spoke publicly about their belief in the idea of the noble lie. The idea being that it is OK to lie to the population because they are incapable of looking after themselves. So, a group of people that stated that they lie and will continue to do so were then elected in a democratic election. This act of stupidity of the populace only strengthened their belief in the noble lie. It's like they are so confident in their ability to manipulate us that they give us all the weapons with which to take them down and carry on about their day. We vote for their puppets, buy their products, focus on their distractions and accept their money. All the while confirming their belief that we are utterly incompetent. Well, I can see their point and their panache.
One often cited reason for demonising them is the idea that they have or will make decisions that do not value human life or suffering enough. Let's take population control as an example. A common idea is that these evil elite are going instigate some sort of mass genocide in order to bring the population down to a manageable level. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to notice that there are far too many of us on this planet yet we still continue to reproduce like rabbits. It's not inconceivable that there might come a point where controlled population reduction might be the lesser of two evils when compared to the chaos created by over population and diminishing resources. It's certainly not a decision that I would like to make but that is what leaders are for. If we all practised a little restraint we could prevent them from having to make the decision in the first place. In essence I am suggesting that is our misbehaviour that creates the need for them to make hard life or death decisions. Regardless of whether they exist or not we should try to avoid having to face those situations.
The story goes that we are distracted by a bombardment of material wealth, comfort and sensory stimulation from the true reality that we are slaves in a totalitarian state with only the illusion of freedom. So, let me get this straight, the idea is that there is a group of people that are working towards maximising our enjoyment of the world and make all of the major decisions for us. Not only that, but they will make (some of) us feel like we are actually in control by sitting back and pretending they don't even exist. Am I meant to think that this is a bad thing? I fail to see how this is a dystopian vision. All we have to is behave ourselves, chill out and wait for the goodies. Spoil me into submission baby.
OK, so is that a undignified way to live? It is if you imagine yourself coerced into it. However, it feels a lot different if you sign up for the program and embrace being a member of the new world order. At the moment we're getting close to a one world currency and behind it a world bank. A one world government if you like. It's not being done secretly. It's all been announced. If you can't beat 'em join them..
If you think I'm wrong.. remind me why..