Conspiracy: A Biblical View, by Gary North - EntreWave

COURT HISTORIANSWhat I am saying is that there is an alliance between professionalhistorians and the manipulating Establishment. 6 This alliance is noteasily proven. The ties are elusive. But that, too, is to be expected.Successful conspiracies are elusive. No one issues direct orders tohistory departments or publishers. There may or may not be a C.F.R.member as chairman of the department. But there are unquestionablyunwritten rules of the game. It is more like etiquette than anythingelse: there are standards of proper behavior, and people whoconsistently violate these standards just don't get invited to the reallynice parties. Those who never attend nice parties don't get to meetimportant people, either.There are few aspects of successful conspiratorial groups moreimportant for both recruiting and control than people's desire to be inthe presence of powerful and famous people. The C.F.R. uses thisweakness of men — and it is a dangerous weakness — to manipulatelocal leaders and businessmen through regional World Affairs Councilmeetings. Entrance into the C.F.R. itself is very important as amotivating device. Once in, the road to the top (or is it the center?)becomes confusing. How, precisely, do people get chosen? And howare they initiated? This is an important theme in Lewis' novel, ThatHideous Strength. In a little-known but important essay, "The InnerRing," Lewis warned young men against the quest for what I call the"unholy grail" of the inner circle. 7Non-Profit RestrictionsAnother factor is also very important. In non-profit institutions,performance is judged by one's peers, not by consumers, as it is in afree, competitive market. People who work for universities orfoundations must please their peers and their immediate superiors. Aperson cannot prove his or her importance to the organization bypointing to the corporate profit-and-loss statement. There is noprofit-and-loss statement in a non-profit organization. Thus, scholarsare figuratively held captive by their peers. Ideological deviation insuch an environment can be fatal to a career.These people are usually petrified of the free market. They have spentall their lives in academic bureaucracies. The uncertainties of marketcompetition scare them, which is why most of them work forhttp://freebooks.commentary.net/freebooks/docs/html/gnco/html/5.htm (9 of 15) [5/26/2000 1:48:13 PM]