April 11, 2003
One of the favorite methods used by
transformationalists to marginalize and alienate people who question or raise
concerns regarding the shifting paradigm is to label them conspiracy
theorists or part of the black helicopter crowd.
This is a label, specifically intended,
by insinuation, to imply that the individual believes that this paradigm
shift is being brought about by a secret society of powerful people
conspiring in secret, at a secret location, unbeknownst to the American people.
What is a conspiracy? A conspiracy,
according to the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1996 edition, is ...
1. the act of conspiring. 2.
an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan
formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot. 3. a
combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose. 4. an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud
or other wrongful act. 5. any concurrence in
action; combination in bringing about a given result.
Is the transformation of our nation,
from the Christian paradigm (on which it was established) to the humanism/New
Age paradigm, a conspiracy? In some ways, yes; in
other ways, no.
Are people conspiring to bring about
this paradigm shift? All we need do, to answer that question, is look at how
the so-called public meetings are being run since the advent of this
transformation — not by Roberts Rules of Order, but by a process known as facilitated
consensus building. It is obvious, in the mechanics of these meetings, that
the unfettered input of the people is not being sought. It is equally obvious,
in the need for trained facilitators to run the meetings and control
small group discussions, that small group discussions are not for the stated
purpose of public participation and input. In the words of
one unwitting participant, referencing a facilitator: "She knows just how
to facilitate so that everyone thinks it is their idea." Whether
those trained to facilitate are witting or unwitting participants is of little
difference, the outcome is the same.
While all of this is couched in terms of
acquiring the input of a representative cross-section of the community in a
non-threatening, inclusive environment, nothing could be further from the
truth. Facilitated meetings are for the express purpose of leading people to
believe they have participated in reaching the outcome which was decided before the public meeting was
held. The real purpose of public meetings, in this context, is to 1)
leave people with the impression their input counts so they will defend the
predetermined outcome; and 2) to move the greater number of people from the
Christian world view to the humanist/New Age world view via the facilitated,
group consensus building process.
Are people conspiring to bring this
about? The obvious answer, when one understands the process being used, is yes.
But to conspire to bring something about
doesn't necessarily mean that it is part of a conspiracy. One conspires to
bring about a surprise birthday party, but such would hardly be considered a
conspiracy to attain evil ends.
Are the people advocating the paradigm
shift conspiring in secret? Not hardly. Most states have public disclosure
laws under which people can obtain local, state and federal documents relevant
to the paradigm shift. Granted, government offices are many times
reluctant to provide such documents, as the common people "just don't
understand;" but they must, nevertheless, do so. Those pursuing these
documents sometimes need to be persistent.
Too, the books of those whose theories
are the foundation of the world view represented by this paradigm shift
and of those advocating this paradigm shift are readily available to
anyone who wants to read them. They are as close as the closest public or
university library. This includes the books written by those involved in and
advocating facilitated consensus building.
The material is there for the reading if
one chooses to read it. The problem with too many people is they don't want to
read it. They would much rather spend their leisure time being entertained by
any of the multitude of venues available to them in America today. After
all, who needs the stress that reading public documents can bring! And who
needs the headache too often involved in getting them in the first place!
If one defines a conspiracy as something
propagated in secret, the paradigm shift could not be called a
conspiracy by any stretch of the imagination.
Is the paradigm shift
the result of a crime, fraud, or wrongful act? No crime is being committed,
unless one considers the failure of those elected to represent the people to
uphold their oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution, to be an
act of sedition or treason. Is the paradigm shift fraudulent? To the
degree that the people did not enter into the transformational process on an
informed basis, supporting informed consent, yes, it is a fraud. Is that
wrongful? Yes, if one considers conning people, lying to people,
misleading people wrongful.
But the flip side of that coin is that
it is the responsibility of the people to oversee their instruments of
government, to remain vigilant to the form of government established by our
Founding Fathers, and to defend that form of government against those who would
destroy it. The people, by and large, haven't done that. Instead, most people
are quite happy to "go along to get along;" to allow men of few
principles, little honesty or integrity, to represent them via their tacit
approval or silence.
Has there been a concurrence in action;
a combination in bringing about a given result? Systems thinking or governance
is a process that requires concurrence of action to bring about a given
result. The system cannot exist as a functional system unless
certain factors exist, continue to exist, and continue to build to a
higher level of existence. Systems are very sensitive to cause and effect. If one is looking at the paradigm shift in
this light, yes, it is a conspiracy.
But it is not this latter definition of conspiracy
that is being alluded to by those wishing to marginalize and alienate
dissenters who question the purpose and direction being taken by those
advocating and working for the paradigm shift. This definition is too
benign to be relevant to the wanted effect.
Instead, those seeking to marginalize
and alienate dissenters define conspiracy as a secret society conspiring to bring
about a New World Order. After all, isn't The Aquarian Conspiracy
by Marilyn Ferguson just a little too far out there to be believable? How about
The Light Shall Set You Free by Dr Norma Milanovich and Dr
Shirley McCune who have proclaimed themselves channelers for the Ascended
Masters? Unfortunately, the world views advocated in books such as these are
happening right under the noses of the people who have not a clue it is
happening.
Why is that? To know where a culture or
a society is going, that culture or society must first know where it has been,
where it came from. Most students, after twelve years of primary and secondary
education, have no clue where our nation came from or the foundations upon
which it was established. Without that knowledge, students can be taught that
our government is any form of government desired and they will come away none
the wiser.
And, for the most part, they are none
the wiser. Most students believe we are a democracy, democratic
society, or a participatory democracy. These are the terms they read
and hear constantly in reference to our form of government. Most have no clue
that our nation was established as a constitutional republic or representative
republic; that the former U.S.S.R. was a democracy as was Germany under
Hitler. A democracy is rule by the
majority with the rights of the minority at the whim of the majority; is rule
by man according to his own passions and prejudices
rather than rule by law.
Too, most students leave high school
without knowing the religious foundation of our nation or what that means in
the context of our form of government. While every other religious philosophy
is incorporated, discussed, and practiced in the classroom, not so with
Christianity.
Without the foundation of where our
nation came from, students have no idea where we should be going to in order to
maintain our freedom.
My children are destroyed for lack of
knowledge. Hosea 4:6 (KJV)
Whether a secret society exists with the
intent of bringing about a global (one world) society is debatable. There is a
credible amount of evidence in disparate locations, that such a society, or
societies, do exist. How successful they really are in bringing about a global
society is also debatable. What is relevant, however, is that "spaceship
earth" is being moved, gradually but with ever increasing rapidity, to a
"global economy" which will require a global governance structure
otherwise known as a one world government. The term global economy surfaces
everywhere in these times and was actually spoken of long since by such as
Ervin Laszlo in his book A Strategy for the Future; the Systems Approach
to World Order, published in 1974.
Too, one can go on the internet and find
website after website focusing on world issues such as the world economy, world
ecology, world security, and world population growth. One of the websites of
this genre most familiar to researchers is the United Nations website. The goal
of these organizations is the sustainable global environment under the
control of a world government.
Is there a conspiracy to bring about the
paradigm shift? In the sense that the paradigm shift is not a
coincidence, or a natural progression, yes, there is a conspiracy. Is the
agenda secret? Not by any stretch of the imagination. The agenda is there for
anyone who wants to invest the time and energy required to obtain the books and
documents and to read them. The agenda is not to be found all in one place, but
by following the paper trail, the agenda soon becomes very obvious in the words
of those advocating the agenda and setting forth their theories.
To say that dissenters are conspiracy
theorists or part of the black helicopter crowd will, in the end, come back to
haunt those uttering the words.
Professing to be wise, they became
fools. Romans 4:6 (KJV)
Do not be deceived, God is not
mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. Galatians 6:7 (KJV)
If nothing else, these people would do
well to heed the lessons of history. When Hitler rose to power, pursuing the humanist/New
Age paradigm shift, one of the first things he did, after achieving power, was
to purge his ranks of all those who helped him rise to
power. Lenin and Stalin did the same thing, as did Mussolini, as has every
despot down through the ages. These purges have resulted in the extermination
of millions of people.
These men knew what those who worshipped
them and did their bidding did not consider—there is a fine line between
absolute love and absolute hate. When people discover they have been used to
achieve the unspoken agenda of others, and deceived in the process, absolute
love has a way of turning to absolute hate. At that point, those once avid
supporters become a greater threat to maintaining the agenda than are those who
have always been dissenters.
Those advocating and helping to achieve
this paradigm shift would do well to consider the lessons of history
with the seriousness and attention that such atrocities demand.
With regard to the paradigm shift
and conspiracies, it is apparent that the magnitude of the restructuring
occurring would not be possible were it not for a large body of people already
trained in the semantics of
transformation if not the reality of it. This, alone, makes it apparent
that this transformation is not a coincidence or the result of being in the
right place at the right time.
This paradigm shift is an affront
to natural law. In the words of John Adams, 1787:
The people in America
have now the best opportunity and the greatest trust in their hands that
Providence ever committed to so small a number...if they betray their trust,
their guilt will merit even greater punishment than other nations have
suffered, and the indignation of Heaven.
God will not be mocked.
Sources:—
Ferguson, Marilyn; The
Aquarian Conspiracy; New York: G P Putnam's Sons; 1980.
Laszlo, Ervin; A
Strategy for the Future; the Systems Approach to World Order; New York:
George Braziller; 1974.
Milanovich, Norma and Dr Shirley McCune; The Light Shall Set You Free;
Albuquerque: Athena Publishing; 1996.
State
Board of Education; Final Report; Schools for the 21st Century Program;
Olympia: State of Washington; 1995.
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