Conspiracy

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

Hey

I've noticed that the conspiracy theory seems a very 20th Century thing...does anyone know of any others, outside of the 20th Century, that have acheived such popularity?

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[Hagar]

Can't say I've ever thought about it. Did you have anything particular in mind?

[TacitBlue]

conspiracy? you mean like the plot to kill Ceasar?

[Felix/FFDS]

Conspiracies?

Never happen, just don't tell the Highlanders and the shifting allegiances;  the Yorks and Lancasters; don't mention the Knights Templar;

heck... HISTORY is nothing more than a retelling and rehashing of conspiracies!  Without conspiracies you'd HAVE no history.

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

What I eman is that I've noticed that in our time we've seen a fair few like to do with aliens roswell the titanic rudolf hess, area 51 all that kind of stuff..
Have other, earlier,  conspiracies reached such popular heights as these ones have in the twentieth century?

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[Hagar]

I knew what you meant Andrew. I think the examples you quote are due to the improved communications in the last century. It's quite possible there were just as many of these theories in the past but they would probably have been more localised. That's my theory anyway.

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

Aye, tis true...

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[HH]

As Hagar said, communication drastically expanded from the end of the 19th century on: intercontinentally, globally and even extraterrestrially (ours -- not neccesarily extraterrestrial aliens).  Relative to what Felix posted, without communication, history would be as the sound of that falling tree with no one around to hear it; we'd be all the more ignorant than we are.
Unfortunately, knowledge seems too often abused. As they say, "History is written by the winner." Of course, this is assuming they could write. On that matter, oral accounts can quickly flaw by simple misconceptions whereas fiction presented as fact is more often written intentionally -- yet it, too, is affected by misconceptions. In my great ignorance, I may be providing such an example now.

[cobzz]

here is a good conspiracy site,
www.abovetopsecret.com its mostly about aliens(F A K E)
and ufos (FAKE) and secret govermant programs like area51(FAKE)

bye

PS, my user name on www.abovetopsecret.com is JimmyCarterIsSmarter

[Scottler]

In a round-about sorta way, the Salem Witch Trials were a conspiracy theory.  Doesn't get much older than that.  lol