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Danascot

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42. This wikipedia article does a pretty good job of explaining what's up
Tue Dec 26, 2017, 08:52 PM
Dec 2017

The New World Order or NWO is claimed to be an emerging clandestine totalitarian world government by various conspiracy theories.[3][4][5][6][7]

The common theme in conspiracy theories about a New World Order is that a secretive power elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the world through an authoritarian world government—which will replace sovereign nation-states—and an all-encompassing propaganda whose ideology hails the establishment of the New World Order as the culmination of history's progress. Many influential historical and contemporary figures have therefore been purported to be part of a cabal that operates through many front organizations to orchestrate significant political and financial events, ranging from causing systemic crises to pushing through controversial policies, at both national and international levels, as steps in an ongoing plot to achieve world domination.[3][4][5][6][7]

Before the early 1990s, New World Order conspiracism was limited to two American countercultures, primarily the militantly anti-government right and secondarily that part of fundamentalist Christianity concerned with the end-time emergence of the Antichrist.[8] Skeptics such as Michael Barkun and Chip Berlet observed that right-wing populist conspiracy theories about a New World Order had not only been embraced by many seekers of stigmatized knowledge but had seeped into popular culture, thereby inaugurating a period during the late 20th and early 21st centuries in the United States where people are actively preparing for apocalyptic millenarian scenarios.[4][6] Those political scientists are concerned that mass hysteria over New World Order conspiracy theories could eventually have devastating effects on American political life, ranging from escalating lone-wolf terrorism to the rise to power of authoritarian ultranationalist demagogues.[4][6][9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy_theory)

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Damn furriners telling us what to do and not to do! unblock Dec 2017 #1
That's it exactly. Rightwing superiority complex makes 'em... Beartracks Dec 2017 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2017 #21
becuz 'Murika........ lastlib Dec 2017 #31
U.S.A.! U.S.A! Those other, inferior countries who are either socialist The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #3
American exceptionalism which is actually American delusionalism. democratisphere Dec 2017 #4
They've been whining about the U.N. since the charter was signed in June 1945 dflprincess Dec 2017 #5
They think its the world telling us what to do. In truth its almost the opposite unblock Dec 2017 #6
Because; Xolodno Dec 2017 #7
Good summary and another perspective is... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2017 #12
UN threatens America First. Plus too many Black and Brown people for white wingers. Hoyt Dec 2017 #8
National sovereignty BS. shanny Dec 2017 #9
The UN is the antithesis of the racists' "America First" agenda. Initech Dec 2017 #10
It is just one thing... Orange Free State Dec 2017 #11
K & R. Good historical points. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2017 #13
Yep Cosmocat Dec 2017 #18
because there are non white non christian types there JI7 Dec 2017 #14
That's a big part of it NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #33
Cuz they don't want no 'one world gummint!' PatrickforO Dec 2017 #15
XENOPHOBES Skittles Dec 2017 #16
Because you have to follow rules KelleyKramer Dec 2017 #17
Because they want to make money with war! Sancho Dec 2017 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2017 #20
Participation in the UN is sort of the opposite of American exceptionalism. Orsino Dec 2017 #22
They view the USA as an absolute hegemony, and any form of capitulation is a sign of weakness. TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 #23
a reflection of the deepest psychological balance in humans- mopinko Dec 2017 #24
They think ALL money belongs to them... lame54 Dec 2017 #25
They can't control it. no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #26
Been going on very lomg time. Because of Eleanor Roosevelt's connection with founding?? bobbieinok Dec 2017 #27
They hate the UN because of all the countries avebury Dec 2017 #28
because UN offers no taxcuts! quartz007 Dec 2017 #29
They have been strongly influenced by the John Birch Society Tanuki Dec 2017 #30
Also please recall that the Koch Brothers' dad was one of the founders blaze Dec 2017 #35
More on the subject: Tanuki Dec 2017 #36
They don't believe in International Law if it constrains US actions in any way. stevenleser Dec 2017 #32
Some bullshit about the rapture NCDem777 Dec 2017 #34
I have heard it said Runningdawg Dec 2017 #37
If the antichrist precedes Armageddon and the rapture TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #38
tRump and Haley are doing EXACTLY what PUtin wants mitch96 Dec 2017 #39
"There is no United Nations" since the U.S. is "the only real power left in the world"-John Bolton VOX Dec 2017 #40
basically they believe US reports to no one....nor should we. beachbum bob Dec 2017 #41
This wikipedia article does a pretty good job of explaining what's up Danascot Dec 2017 #42
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