Cultural Transformation
Cultural Transformation
Cultural Transformation
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The "Benevolent Conspiracies" are angelic forces that work behind the scenes to<br />
improve the world and help people.<br />
Barkun's Three Types<br />
Barkun has identified three classifications of conspiracy theory:<br />
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Event conspiracy theories. This refers to limited and well-defined events.<br />
Examples may include such conspiracies theories as those concerning<br />
the Kennedy assassination, 9/11, and the spread of AIDS.<br />
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Systemic conspiracy theories. The conspiracy is believed to have broad goals,<br />
usually conceived as securing control of a country, a region, or even the entire<br />
world. The goals are sweeping, whilst the conspiratorial machinery is generally<br />
simple: a single, evil organization implements a plan to infiltrate and subvert<br />
existing institutions. This is a common scenario in conspiracy theories that focus<br />
on the alleged machinations of Jews, Freemasons, Communism, or the Catholic<br />
Church.<br />
Superconspiracy theories. For Barkun, such theories link multiple alleged<br />
conspiracies together hierarchically. At the summit is a distant but all-powerful<br />
evil force. His cited examples are the ideas of David Icke and Milton William<br />
Cooper.<br />
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