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Two issues often cited by by conspiracy theorists as agendas of an alleged "global elite conspiracy" are those of world government and population control. In reality, these are both simply obvious developments, given the progression of technology.
After global communications and global mass transport came about, there was nothing that could happen than for the economy to become globalized. After the economy was globalized, there was nothing that could happen but for the state - an entity existing solely for the purpose of solidifying and propagating the existence of a ruling class through the medium of economics - to become global. Even basic economic theory teaches that the purpose of the state is to provide security for the economic system, and obviously there was no state before there was economics.
Population reduction follows a similar pattern. A multitude of factors, all directly tied to the progression of technology, have provided conditions for unprecedented and absolutely out of control birthrates in third world countries. There simply is no more room to grow food, and a large percentage of the world is living on mainly rice as it is, while doubling their numbers every generation. It makes absolutely no sense that this can just go on indefinitely. What happens when there is no more rain forest to cut down, and there just simply is no more room to grow soy and corn? The chaos caused by the starvation and riots and cannibalism and everything else that a global starvation would entail would almost certainly collapse the system entirely and kill almost everyone on the planet. So population reduction, at this point, is simply a necessity.
Obviously there is also the fact that we do have a bunch of "useless eaters", as it were, producing nothing and consuming much, and there are clearly deviant type individuals in positions of power who get off on the concept of wiping them out, but their particular psychological states are irrelevant to the actual reality situation. We may look at these individuals as filling a necessary role, within the system, and either taking on that type of deviant psychology because of the role itself, or assuming the role because they already possess that type of deviant psychology.
If we are to take the conspiracy theory to its ultimate end, the whole thing becomes entirely circular and there is no clear purpose or point to it: "they" would had to have created the technology in order to create a world government, and then in the process created the population problem which they needed the world government to solve.
Originally posted by emberscott
It's never a secret. Here's a slideshow for you. Study those images well. Some are just too lazy to look. They want the answers given to them. Never learning anymore. Sad.
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Originally posted by andreoutlaw
Wouldn't it be better if we just looked at reality for what it was...
Originally posted by emberscott
Originally posted by andreoutlaw
Wouldn't it be better if we just looked at reality for what it was...
What is it?
So if absolutely everything that is happening on the planet can be explained without needing to postulate a global conspiracy of elite manipulators, why do people insist on believing it exists?
Originally posted by andreoutlaw
reply to post by tonycliffs
That's seven words.
Did you read the post?
Originally posted by andreoutlaw
Originally posted by emberscott
Originally posted by andreoutlaw
Wouldn't it be better if we just looked at reality for what it was...
What is it?
If you believe what you say and are willing to stand by those convictions, then why seek to expand or reinforce with debate. Are you unsatisfied? Is there something lacking in your perceived concepts of the world around you?
"Arguing over the necessity of the changes makes zero sense."
And yet here you are. Now there is a reality situation. You assume technological progress, yet you still enjoy the wheel.Strange.
"Everything is obvious."
Relative to the observer.
"There is no need to postulate fantasies about secret evil people."
Fantasy in regard to your perception, secret to you.
"That is like a child imagining monsters under the bed when he hears a noise. It is naive."
Imagination, ah yes, the strange ability to perceive and conceive, the mental ability to fathom a road map of progression. Take that child blind but not deaf, having been isolated from the wilds of the jungle its entire life, into the jungle to hear the sounds of the wilds. Will it not hear monsters that it can not see? Of course it will. Until it is cajoled into believing what it hears are simply the normal sounds of the natural world around and assured there nothing threatening about. How naive the child is.
"There is no other place that society could be than where it is right now, given the progression of technology ."
True, given the course it has taken. The question is, is this the result of a natural course or an unnatural course for your society. You see, while you praise such glory in the miraculous achievements in your 'progression of technology', you neglect the your histories miraculous achievements accomplished without your present state of 'progression of technology'.
Still the mysteries abound.
"It isn't a conspiracy."
Why isn't it? Or could it have been done without conspiring?
"If you disagree, then tell me where and we can discuss it."
I do, I am making clear. You have your eyes viewing the world about and I have mine eyes to view the world about. So unless your intention is to alter my perception, discussing it serves no real purpose.
"I have laid out many different points here that you can state your objection to, if you are objected."
I have no objections. I engaged out of misunderstanding is all. I accept that. I felt you were looking for an answer, I chose to save you the time of reading through the histories and point you rather toward where it is all heading and from where.
"I think that world government and population control are a good place to start, since the factors involved are so blatantly obvious."
Factors?
"Again, I am not saying that the government and various other institutions of power are not using conspiracies to get things done, merely saying that all they are doing is what is necessary to sustain and progress the present system we all exist within."
If that is how you feel, then you will not be in disharmony with the road map ahead of you. Those who feel to the contrary will be in disharmony. Who is more right you or them? Who is to dictate? Delegate? A majority?
"The only thing you can argue with is their means of doing so, viz "we need less war and more propaganda".
Where we to argue or discuss? I choose more war less propaganda. For the record.
"Arguing over the necessity of the changes makes zero sense."
Change is inevitable. How change occurs is sometimes determined by necessity and sometimes not. Arguing with another over necessity makes zero sense. It is the individual that decides what is right for their self. I am sure it is why some monkeys live in a metaphorical jungle and others live in real jungle.
You see the only true necessity in a monkeys life is, in order;
1] Breath air
2] Ingest water / discharge excess
3] Ingest nourishment / discharge excess
4] Propagate / obsolete. Species is abundant
4.a] foster your young
5] Shelter self if necessary
But again I might be misunderstanding.
Originally posted by lpowell0627
I, for one, have never bought into the whole mass depopulation theory crap. To me it's pretty simple:
The elite are elite because of their power. Power obtained and maintained through financial means. Money that that made off of average citizens. No money, less power. Less people, less money.
No people - no money- no power.
Doesn't add up to me.
Not to mention that any kind of chemical attack or physical detonation would also put at risk all of their own family members, but more importantly -- their puppets. Can't control the strings if the puppet gets cut loose.
And to argue that they will all be shipped to "safety" before the depopulation "event" is even sillier IMO.
Originally posted by soficrow
reply to post by andreoutlaw
The opening paragraph focuses on the "state," assuming the only viable state is the nation state.
NEWSFLASH: Global government revolves around Corporate States, not nation states - and the largest corporate conglomerates have WAY more cash than any nation. Way more power too. Plus, they're not constrained by silly restrictions like Civil Rights for their employees either. At best, they might need to follow a few national laws in their various locations.
Successful employees get with the program, keep their mouths shut and hang on to their jobs.