The Secret Society Fantasy

Conspiracy Theories, Lacan and Ideology

Prologue

Jimmy Dore posted: "We’ve been lied to on a scale most people’s brains can’t comprehend."

I responded: "Today, if someone acts as if the government, its three-letter agencies, and their corporate or NGO flanks work for the public good, they're either complicit in the glorified protection racket or cynics who participate because 'what else can you do?' We know we're being gaslit, and the gaslighters know we know. Yet, most still prefer the 'blue pill' because stopping the pretense is terrifying, especially for those one paycheck away from destitution. And no political movement, yet, offers a vision and organizational discipline that instills hope or solidarity. In terms of the 5 stages of grief, 90 percent of us oscillate between denial, bargaining, anger and depression."

Someone responded with this Crown Council of 13 meme (below) which got me to thinking about how conspiracy theories affect our politics and our psychic or libidinal economy. This sparked a consideration of the p…