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Great wall of fire: Stonehenge comes alive
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When paranoia goes intergalactic
In a new book about conspiracy theories, Jonathan Kay profiles self-appointed prophets who believe our puppet-masters live in outer space. Third of four parts.
“Lurid as these science-fiction fantasies may be, they dovetail with the Cosmic Voyager’s more general, overarching belief that the world we see is merely a fragment of some much deeper reality. Just as a conventional New Order conspiracy theorist sees Barack Obama and George W. Bush as puppets for some shadowy petro-industrial cabal, a UFO conspiracist sees mankind itself as a mere pawn in a giant galactic space opera.” (Illustration by Kelsey Heinrichs)
Part One: The enduring influence of The Protocols of Zion
Part Two: Bringing paranoia to the digital masses
