Conspiracy, Theory, or Fact?

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

-- John 8:32

Are there people, agencies of the federal government, conspiring to hide the truth from the American people?  I am a firm believer that there are forces at work within our government, and around the world, which have to ability to ensure a desired outcome no matter the expense, damage, or cost to human life and liberty.  I also think that those who do not buy into this fact are delusional, believe everything they are told, are in denial, and prefer to live in the scripted world that has been laid out before them; lemmings heading for the cliff, the brainwashed masses standing in line for their cup of cyanide laced fruit punch.  But, then, this is just a theory, right?
con·spir·a·cy

kənˈspirəsē

noun

1. a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

   "a conspiracy to destroy the government"

   synonyms:

   plot, scheme, plan, machination, ploy, trick, ruse, subterfuge; informalracket "a conspiracy to manipulate the results"

   • the action of plotting or conspiring.

     "they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice"

     synonyms:

     plotting, collusion, intrigue, connivance, machination, collaboration; treason "conspiracy to commit murder"

These forces follow the philosophy of Master Yoda:  "Do or do not. There is no try."  If there is a conspiracy we know about, it is not part of their secret agenda.  If we knew about it, had proof about it, we would be dead.  These forces do not conspire to do a thing - they do the thing!  Theirs is not so much a plan of action as it is a decision to take the action.  The action will occur; any planning is simply a means to the inevitable end.

Whenever you're faced with an explanation of what's going on in Washington, the choice between incompetence and conspiracy, always choose incompetence.

-- Charles Krauthammer, political commentator

Our government is incapable of conspiracy, let's face it, they're incompetent not intelligent.  These forces work within or government, but are not a part of it.  They stand apart from the shackles of law that might bind their hands from performing whatever task is at hand.  If they concerned themselves with laws, they would have to conspire to circumvent said laws and, as stated before, they either do or do not, there is no conspire.

If there is any conspiracy in what these people do, it would be in keeping even their very existence from the general public.  These are the people that control the people that tell world leaders, "No."  These are the people that tell the Director of the CIA to tell the President of the United States that he, or she, does not have the need to know.  These are the agencies and programs that are so clandestine even the CIA doesn't have the need to know.  A conspiracy?  Not if what you conspired to do has become a career.  There comes a point when what you conspire to do becomes fact.  If society is still screaming "conspiracy" it is simply proof of success in that they don't have a clue.  

Area 51 is a case in point.  There are many theories about what they do out there.  Are they conspiring to do something out there?  No.  That they are doing something out there is fact, so there is no conspiracy.  That there is a conspiracy of secrecy for the area, however, is also a fact.  Do the people of the United States have a right to know what they're up to way out there in the desert?  Absolutely.  Do they have the need to know?  Probably not, and they certainly don't have the security clearance.   

A conspiracy theory is an explanatory or speculative hypothesis suggesting that two or more persons or an organization have conspired to cause or to cover up, through secret planning and deliberate action, an event or situation typically regarded as illegal or harmful.

Let's face it, if there are people that can deny the President the need to know, what chance does Joe Bag O'Doughnuts have?  Is it a conspiracy, a theory, or a fact?  Is it for the protection of our country, our way of life, or our world?  Is it to protect world freedom, or facilitate world domination? 

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

-- Lord Acton (1834-1902), historian, politician, writer 

The problem with a Presidential decree allowing a clandestine agency to act in the "best interest" of a country, in order to preserve the safety and security of said country, is the total lack of oversight to ensure the patriotic endeavor doesn't become a hidden agenda, a power grab for world domination by the super wealthy elite.

Novelist and poet, John Updike, once quipped, "America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy."  Personally, I think the American government's rare attempt at constructive thought would best not be wasted on the questionable happiness of her citizens since that particular Love Boat sailed in the 1960s and sank somewhere in the Sargasso Sea.  Anyone who buys into the current line of bullshit is treading shark infested waters.

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”

-- Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), slave, abolitionist, newspaper editor

We need to heed the words of Frederick Douglass, as we see the Supreme Court blatantly deny justice and the government enforcing poverty through failed social welfare programs and an educational system which lags behind most of the educated world because we consider participation to be a passing grade.  Every class of citizen in our society, rich and poor, understands there is a conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them for the simple reason that ignorance dictate two or three more wrongs make a right.  Our first and second amendment rights are under fire and if we lose them it will take a hard fight, a revolt, a civil war, against our own government and those that support the dismantling of our Constitution, to get them back.  Police forces freely admit they cannot protect us, and have advised citizens to arm themselves.  Our media and schools are controlled by a liberal, socialist minority elite bent on destroying our Constitution by controlling free thought and, hence, the minds of our youth.  And, finally, we have allowed our own elected government to pervert eminent domain in order to allow the confiscation of private property for the benefit of private enterprise.  

Was Frederick Douglass really able to see over 100 years into the future of our country, or was the direction we were heading as obvious as the nose on his face?

I don't believe in a conspiracy to hide the existence of extraterrestrial life.

-- David Duchovny, actor, "The X Files"

Do we know for a fact there is extraterrestrial life?  No?  Well, maybe these clandestine agencies around the world are doing a bang-up job hiding it.  Again, if they are hiding the existence of aliens from us, it is not a conspiracy any more.  If they are succeeding in their task, it becomes a fact that they are hiding the information, if they are.  And, I would think it some perverse form of denial to believe in "conspiracies" which we also readily admit, and believe, to be real and active programs.  I think it has to be one way or the other; you can't have it both ways.  Either it is a plan to deceive the public, or the public is, in fact, being deceived.  Either way, though, it would seem the smoke and mirrors, the sleight of hand at which these ultra-secret agencies are so adept, has succeeded in keeping us all confused, ignorant, or in denial - even our presidents, our world leaders.  

Gee, isn't that the point?

"The very word secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings."

-- John F. Kennedy, "The President and the Press," April 27th, 1961

Editor's Note 

(re: disclaimer cum "get out of jail free" card) 

Before you go getting your panties in a bunch, it is essential to understand that this is just an opinion site and, as such, can be subjected to scrutiny by anyone with a differing opinion. It doesn't make either opinion any more right or wrong than the other. An opinion, presented in this context, is a way of inciting others to think and, hopefully, to form opinions of their own, if they haven't already done so.

It is my fervent hope that we keep open and active minds when reading opinions and then engaging in peaceful, constructive, discussion in an arena of mutual respect concerning the opinions put forth. After over twenty years as a military intelligence analyst, planner, and briefer, I have come to believe engaging each other in this manner and in this arena is the way we will learn tolerance and respect for differing beliefs, cultures, and viewpoints.

We all fall from grace, some more often than others; it is part of being human. God's test for us is what we do afterward, and what we learn from the experience.

Pastor Tony spent 22 years with Air Force Intelligence as a planner, analyst, briefer, and instructor. He is founder of the Congregation for Religious Tolerance and author/editor of the Congregation's official blog site, "The Path," which offers a vehicle for commentary and guidance concerning one's own personal, spiritual, path toward peace and the final destination.