1st Annual Conspiracy Con: An Exercise in Group Paranoia
as reported by Skylaire Alfvegren
Jordan Maxwell, with over 40 years of research experience under his belt, is quite possibly the world's foremost expert on symbolism, the origins of Western religions, occultism and secret societies. The legendary Southern Californian researcher assaulted the audience with an impassioned, almost free-association semantical explosion on the triptych of power: government, religion and commerce.
He even worked in a zinger aimed at the Charismatic Catholic convention booked in the other half of the convention center. ("I was raised Catholic. I had family members with ties to the Vatican. So when I made it to my confirmation around 10, it was a big deal. I'm standing in line with the other children, and my entire family is there. The bishop tells us that if we have any questions, to ask, but the nun there shoots us a look that says, 'If you do, I'll break your face'‚ So of course I raise my hand and ask, (If I got myself a welder's torch, could I burn an angel with it?‚ And the bishop said, 'of course not--angels are made of spirit and spirit doesn't burn'‚ So I asked, 'if spirit doesn't burn, why should I worry about burning in Hell for eternity?')
On Sunday, Maxwell invited his crony Victor Varjabedian to explain how Americans can trade in their US citizenship and become "expatriated," a rather complicated and somewhat suspicious-sounding way of getting out of paying taxes, parking tickets, one's credit card debt and basically all the laws of the country. (Really, now, who WOULDN'T want to be above the law?)
Last but not least, retired Air Force intelligence agent William Lyne single-handedly illustrated the short-comings of the conference's two hour format. He also provided the best entertainment. Not only did he veer completely away from the lecture he was advertised to present ("Nikola Tesla's Secret Technologies and the Government Conspiracy to Conceal Them"), his monotonous rambling had a number of audience members out cold before his time was even half-up. He ended up giving something of an opinionated, autobiographical essay (on his UFO experiences, how the National Security Act of 1947 is an illegal betrayal of American sovereignty, how US government mind control violates the Bill of Rights, and how the flying saucer, as man's greatest invention, should be "enjoyed by all").
Not surprisingly, the after-hours parties featured some of the liveliest cocktail chatter EVER. Guests traded first-person accounts of electro-magnetic mind control and swapped tips on how to combat the physical effects of chemtrails. Phillips‚ claim that O'Brien's story forms the basis of "at least" two movies currently in production had staffers musing on who should be cast (Jenna Elfman and Mel Gibson, respectively). The hostess, draped in faux-snakeskin as an unspoken reference to mankind's supposed reptilian origins, debated the proper pronunciation of "Merovingian."
Sunday night was capped off with a lively panel discussion. If one was hoping to discover the ultimate answer, the key that ties everything together, they didn't find it here. There was no consensus, apart from an agreement that the One World government is not simply "emerging," but is being unveiled right on schedule. "The further down this road I go, the more questions I have," remarked Icke. As is the nature of conspiracies, it felt as though you left with more questions than you came with; or as one attendee put it, "It's like the UFO that turns into a black helicopter and turns back into a UFO." Thankfully, organizers are already gearing up for Conspiracy Con 2002.
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