Tyrants who love "conspiracy theories"

The premise of this article is that some so-called "conspiracy-theories" are fascist and marxist propaganda.

This post will prove that not only former tyrants such as Stalin and Hitler loved "conspiracy-theories" and used them to further their agenda, but also modern runner-up tyrants carry on the tradition of abusing conspiracy-theories.

Why do they do this? In order to deflect from their own evils.

1. Conspiracy Theorist Hugo Chavez

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Deflection from his own evils:

Meanwhile Chavez has removed freedom of speech in his country, closed TV and Radio Stations and jailed politicians of the opposition in order to impose his "socialist" tyranny.

2. Conspiracy Theorist Ahmadinejad

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Deflection from his own evils:

Meanwhile Ahmadinejad suppresses free elections, free speech, womens rights, minority rights and all the other things that tyrants do.

3. Conspiracy Theorist Mugabe



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Deflection from his own evils:

Meanwhile tyrant Mugabe continues the slaughter and mass-starvation of his entire country.

Reversal of Truth

It is common for the tyrant-"conspiracy-theorist" to reverse truth. North Koreas dictator tells his people that the United States is the enemy of freedom and progress when in fact it is the North Koreans that are not allowed to travel, express themselves freely or even surf the Internet. This satellite image of South Korea and North Korea speaks louder than words:



In order to justify extreme measures, Hitler had to resort to extreme conspiracy-theories, such as Jews controlling the whole world and trying to establish the "NWO", as depicted by this Nazi-Propaganda poster:




These enemies of reason, freedom and honesty are championed by some "conspiracy-theorists" because they voice similar views. A widespread fallacy among anti-establishment writers is "The enemy of my enemy must be my friend".

Fascists and right-wing extremists who disseminate conspiracy-theories usually do so to justify widespread violence.

Marxists and Left-wing extremists who disseminate conspiracy-theories usually do so from a victim-mentality which seeks someone to blame for something or other.

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This is a follow up to my threads...

...The Dark Side of "Conspiracy Theory", which pointed out psychological fallacies in CT.

...Zionist Conspiracy-Theory = Black Propaganda which proved the "Protocols of the Wise Elders of Zion" to be a hoax and a conspiracy-theory used by both Hitler and modern Jihadists.

...The very real conspiracy against Freemasonry which proved that Freemasonry was persecuted by Nazis, Communists and Religious Bigots who oppose masonic practices of tolerance, freedom and ethics.

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Maybe this also proves that all of us conspiracy theorists have a bit of the tyrant in us as well?

p.s. the North/South Korea pic does speak volumes... very cool

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Chavez Anti-Semitism



Chavez Censorship

One thing some of them have in common with tyrants is that they think everyone is stupid or "sheeple", as they say and they get enraged when someone disagrees with them.

That said, I still believe in plenty of real conspiracies myself, so Im not wanting to bash conspiracy-theorists in general

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More from Iran...



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People love conspiracies.

It's like letting them onto a secret. I think it goes to a baser instinct to human nature. When you know more than someone else, it puts you in a position of power. Control.
When tyrants let people "in" on the secret, people feel part of the power structure. They become the ones "in the know".

Just my humble opinion. . .

I agree with the above post! Its all about "Knowledge" and knowing something that someone else doesn't who are focused on their everyday routines!

reply to post by mikerussellus

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That would be my guess too. I was originally attracted to CTs and I remember the thoughts I had as a teenager:

To know more than others
People are stupid
I am more aware
There must be a secret to having power
Mass-media is a farce
People miss the unseen



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reply to post by Skyfloating

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Exactly.
Why the draw to sites like this?
We know more. We have the "inside scoop."

As long as it's tempered with common sense, then I think, it's a healthy thing.

Speculation on the "what if" in our lives is one of the driving forces of mankind.

Religion.
Power.
Fear.

It gives us meek folks the sense of control over our own lives.

Like anything, CTs can be abused. As long as one maintains a critical mind and is skeptical enough to look beyond the seduction of CTs, then exploring them is fun, educational and keeps one's mind exercised and working.

Unfortunately, too many people are willing to believe every one that comes along and latch onto them as if they are more likely to be true than the most reasonable explanation.

There has to be a great deal of evidence for me to believe or even entertain a CT. I like to keep an open mind, but I am fairly skeptical. I wasn't attracted to CTs until fairly recently...

It's interesting that these tyrants have "used" CTs to control their people. It's an effective tool, for certain. Especially as a distraction technique. It's clear that they are distracting, even to those of us who spend our time talking about them of our free will... Or is it free will? Have the current CTs been planted as a means of distraction? It's something to think about.

I assume that most people who are attracted to CTs are generally suspicious of authority (which is a good thing to be) and are looking for an explanation as to "why things are the way they are". They are suspicious and always look behind the curtain so they won't be "fooled". But sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

reply to post by Benevolent Heretic

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-don't panic-

I agree. Misused, it becomes a weapon.
Used correctly, it is a tool for speculation.

Awareness is healthy (protects us from getting scammed).

Speculation is healthy (it gives us progress)

Paranoia however, takes Awareness and Speculation, mixes it with Imagination and Negativity/Fear and thats where it can become not only unhealthy but detrimental to society as a whole. (?)

reply to post by Skyfloating

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Too much of anything is not good. Look at it as a bell curve. As long as you don't stray to either end, you should be doing alright.

You wrote up a nice analysis, but allow me to filter out this part. While most of the progress we achieve, we achieved because we do things differently than "authority" told us to, different than the status quo dictates, I think a lot of the stuff found in anti-establishment-writing goes way beyond mere suspicion of authority - to hatred of authority.

In other words:

If someone studied to be a dentist and has run a good dentist practice for the last 10 years, Im not going to be "generally suspicious" of his authority in the field, but generally trusting.

The NWO-Conspiracy-Theory The Protocols of the Wise Elders of Zion as the root of America/Europe-Hatred.

More Mugabe Paranoia

Just like the book 1984, the Tyrants use propaganda about other countries supposed evils in order to hide their own.

I guess that any good thing can be misused and turned for evil purposes.

Like so many things in life CT's are a balance, between being ignorant on one end and paranoid on the other.

BH is right about people jumping onto theories without to much thought of their own, especially in politics.

I actually think the situation is a bit more serious than just a few oddballs spouting fringe-theories. Last time false CTs gained widespread momentum, the result was 77 Million dead (WWII).

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Looking at it from that angle I can see your point. Usually Dictators are most worried about losing their power due to unpopularity so will do/say near anything to retain it.

I can see the Arabs + Israelis going to war over things like this, propaganda by both sides leading to yet a another conflict.

I don't think most ordinary people of different countries hate each other, it's the governments which cause much of the problems.

Loving the thread. I'm onboard with this theory in general.

I heard recently a Chomsky talk on 9/11, where he was wondering if it's all just misdirection. He said that pentagon documents had come out that showed they had a policy of dripping out stuff about the JFK assassination, in order to keep people busy on something worthless. Keeping them stuck in the past, and away from current, probably more important issues.