As the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) like to remind folks, I, your friendly editor, am a “conspiracy theorist”. ‘Tis true – I collect conspiracies the way other people collect stamps or coins, etc. I embrace the fact that conspiracies have existed ever since mankind organized into cohesive societies. The dark side of human nature suggests motives untoward conspiracy in every country on earth. Therefore, it is one of my enjoyable pass-times to collect “conspiracy theories”.

There are plenty of conspiracies worth my time.  One example I happily offer you as proof that conspiracies happen is the conspiracy unveiled by former Major General Smedley D. Butler, who twice won this nation’s highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor. Known today as one of the two top Generals in U.S. Marine Corps history (paired with General “Chesty” Puller, undeniably the greatest Marine Corps Generals of all time), General Butler was approached by conspirators in 1934. He testified before Congress, and the conspiracy was verified. It was an attempt to set up, in Butler’s words, “a fascist dictatorship” while overthrowing the Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The conspirators included some of the top corporations in America, such as and including  J.P. Morgan, DuPont, and Goodyear Tire. This is not a joke, not a hoax – it is part of America’s history, a “genuine” conspiracy. It is on the Congressional record for anyone to see. Yet another “conspiracy”, the ‘conspiracy of silence‘ by the press and media, has made sure that most Americans have never even heard about this.  Here is a very brief video which will show General Butler himself making a news release about his testimony before the Congressional Committee: