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A Culture of Conspiracy
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241NotesPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION1. Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck, American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing (New York: Regan Books, 2001), 155–56. The authors erroneously place Area 51 near Roswell, New Mexico, instead of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mark Shaffer, “McVeigh Listened to Militia-Inspired Ari-zona Broadcaster,” Arizona Republic, May 6, 2001, Rick A. Ross Institute of New Jersey, www.rickross.com/reference/militia/militia41.html (March 19, 2002).2. Michael Barkun, Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Chris-tian Identity Movement, rev. ed. (Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Caro-lina Press, 1997), xii–xiii.1. THE NATURE OF CONSPIRACY BELIEF1. The account of the Bohemian Grove incident is based on Randi Rossmann and Lori A. Carter, “Bohemian Grove Intruder Says He Feared Human Sacri-fi ces,” Sonoma Press Democrat, January 22, 2002, republished on www.rense.com/general19/bo.htm (April 15, 2002). For accounts of the Bohemian Grove stories spread by Alex Jones and others, see David Icke, The Children of the Matrix: How an Interdimensional Race Has Controlled the World for Thou-sands of Years—and Still Does (Wildwood, Mo.: Bridge of Love, 2001), 136–37; and Icke, The Biggest Secret (Scottsdale, Ariz.: Bridge of Love, 1999), 327–29.2. Daniel Wojcik, The End of the World as We Know It: Faith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America (New York: New York University Press, 1997), 141. Stephen D. O’Leary, Arguing the Apocalypse: A Theory of Millennial Rhetoric(New York: Oxford University Press, 1994), 6.
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241NotesPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION1. Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck, American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing (New York: Regan Books, 2001), 155–56. The authors erroneously place Area 51 near Roswell, New Mexico, instead of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mark Shaffer, “McVeigh Listened to Militia-Inspired Ari-zona Broadcaster,” Arizona Republic, May 6, 2001, Rick A. Ross Institute of New Jersey, www.rickross.com/reference/militia/militia41.html (March 19, 2002).2. Michael Barkun, Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Chris-tian Identity Movement, rev. ed. (Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Caro-lina Press, 1997), xii–xiii.1. THE NATURE OF CONSPIRACY BELIEF1. The account of the Bohemian Grove incident is based on Randi Rossmann and Lori A. Carter, “Bohemian Grove Intruder Says He Feared Human Sacri-fi ces,” Sonoma Press Democrat, January 22, 2002, republished on www.rense.com/general19/bo.htm (April 15, 2002). For accounts of the Bohemian Grove stories spread by Alex Jones and others, see David Icke, The Children of the Matrix: How an Interdimensional Race Has Controlled the World for Thou-sands of Years—and Still Does (Wildwood, Mo.: Bridge of Love, 2001), 136–37; and Icke, The Biggest Secret (Scottsdale, Ariz.: Bridge of Love, 1999), 327–29.2. Daniel Wojcik, The End of the World as We Know It: Faith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America (New York: New York University Press, 1997), 141. Stephen D. O’Leary, Arguing the Apocalypse: A Theory of Millennial Rhetoric(New York: Oxford University Press, 1994), 6.
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Preface to the First Edition xi
  5. 1. The Nature of Conspiracy Belief 1
  6. 2. Millennialism, Conspiracy, and Stigmatized Knowledge 15
  7. 3. New World Order Conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati 39
  8. 4. New World Order Conspiracies II: A World of Black Helicopters 66
  9. 5. UFO Conspiracy Theories, 1975–1990 80
  10. 6. UFOs Meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke 99
  11. 7. Armageddon Below 111
  12. 8. UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats I: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Masonry 126
  13. 9. UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats II: Anti-Semitism among the Aliens 141
  14. 10. September 11 Conspiracies: The First Phase 159
  15. 11. September 11 Conspiracies: The Second Phase 171
  16. 12. Conspiracy Theories about Barack Obama 183
  17. 13. Conspiracists and Violence 193
  18. 14. Apocalyptic Expectations about the Year 2012 206
  19. 15. Conclusion 219
  20. Notes 241
  21. Bibliography 277
  22. Index 301
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Preface to the First Edition xi
  5. 1. The Nature of Conspiracy Belief 1
  6. 2. Millennialism, Conspiracy, and Stigmatized Knowledge 15
  7. 3. New World Order Conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati 39
  8. 4. New World Order Conspiracies II: A World of Black Helicopters 66
  9. 5. UFO Conspiracy Theories, 1975–1990 80
  10. 6. UFOs Meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke 99
  11. 7. Armageddon Below 111
  12. 8. UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats I: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Masonry 126
  13. 9. UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats II: Anti-Semitism among the Aliens 141
  14. 10. September 11 Conspiracies: The First Phase 159
  15. 11. September 11 Conspiracies: The Second Phase 171
  16. 12. Conspiracy Theories about Barack Obama 183
  17. 13. Conspiracists and Violence 193
  18. 14. Apocalyptic Expectations about the Year 2012 206
  19. 15. Conclusion 219
  20. Notes 241
  21. Bibliography 277
  22. Index 301
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