Re: [OPE] 'conspiracy theory'

Dave,

A general statement that the rise of a myth "mirrors the decline of the
Left" cuts so many different ways as to be a useless assertion. One
formulation, e.g., can claim the the decline of the Left has
sustained/permitted/mirrored the Bush myth about 9/11.

In other words, you are avoiding saying what you mean. Paul

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Dave Zachariah wrote:
> On 2010-01-01 19:18, Jerry wrote:
>> THe "New World Order" isn't the name of a conspiracy theory. It was
>> the name given by George H.W. Bush at about the time of the Gulf War
>> for his grand - and failed - scheme for international relations.
>>
>
> Not only does the history of the term go back to the early 20th
> century, i.e. before H.W. Bush, it is also a general concept employed
> in the genre of conspiracy myths pioneered by 'Protocols of the Elders
> of Zion':
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_%28conspiracy_theory%29>
>
> I couldn't be bothered with the myths as such. My concern here is
> rather that their rise mirrors the decline of the Left as a political
> and intellectual force.
>
> //Dave Z
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