Illuminati who is in charge

Evidence that worries about the country's governance system have gone wild is none other than the petition to dissolve the Future Forward Party FFP because it allegedly harbours links with the Illuminati secret society.

Among the accusations is that if the FFP's logo -- an upside-down triangle -- is reversed, it would look similar to the triangular sign of the secret society probably best known from Dan Brown's best-seller The Da Vinci Code.

The petitioner claimed that several key FFP members have expressed ideas that reflect the practices of the Illuminati including discouraging the act of prostrating oneself to pay respects or criticising the famous "Thai smile". He also alluded to the fact that since the Illuminati was believed to be behind plots to overthrow monarchies in Europe, the FFP is therefore a threat to the constitutional monarchy.

The Constitutional Court accepted the petition for consideration. It also released a statement warning people to be wary of contempt of court after the FFP released a video clip on its Facebook page denying the accusations. The clip was widely shared and commented on with thousands of people expressing a range of emotions from disbelief to disdain towards the apparently bizarre accusations.

The problem, however, is they are real. No matter how ridiculous or otherworldly these allegations may appear, they are valid charges recognised and punishable in a court of law. A handful of political parties including some that were viewed as challenging the establishment have been disbanded under this charge, their members stigmatised by a highly sensitive anti-monarchy label. It's ominous to hear people talking about the latest case against the FFP as this is inevitable, something that is bound to happen, not because the party has done anything wrong but because it is perceived as a challenge to the existing order.

It's ominous because it means people have come to accept powers that are above the law, forces that lurk in the dark that may coerce, abuse, terrorise or do anything at will to ensure that their sides will stay in control. Should we ask ourselves, if the FFP could be punished for alleged links with an Illuminati whose existence has never been proven, would it be contempt of our intellect?

The problem when the law, and by association a sense of justice and discernment of what is fair, is disregarded for the sake of expediency, whether political or security-related, is that tension and feelings of alienation build up, counterweighing whatever control has been put in place. When one side can act above the law, or social conventions for that matter, it becomes increasingly difficult to apply the same law to the rest of the population. One of the main proponents of this new ideology was a writer called Robert Anton Wilson who wanted to bring chaos back into society by "disseminating misinformation through all portals — through counter culture, through the mainstream media," claims Bramwell.

He did this by sending fake letters to the men's magazine Playboy, where he worked, attributing cover-ups and conspiracy theories, such as the JFK assassination, to a secret elite organisation called the Illuminati.

Wilson went on to turn these theories into a book, The Illuminatus Trilogy , which became a surprise cult success and were even made into a stage play in Liverpool, launching the careers of British actors Bill Nighy and Jim Broadbent. The idea of a powerful modern Illuminati conspiring to rule the world remained a niche belief upheld by a handful of enthusiasts until the s. The internet changed all that, giving conspiracy theorists a global platform to expound their beliefs and present their evidence to a massive audience.

Theories about how the New World Order operates run from relatively straightforward ideas to the outright bizarre. Conspiracy theorists obsessively analyse public events for "evidence" of Illuminati influence. The symbols most associated with the Illuminati include triangles, pentagrams, goats, the all-seeing eye — such as the one that appears on US bank notes - and the number This has led to claims some of the American Founding Fathers were members, with Thomas Jefferson accused in the aftermath of the War of Independence.

Another commonly cited Illuminati symbol, which appears on US currency, is the so-called Eye of Providence, which is said to represent the omniscience of God watching over humanity. As well as being king and queen of the charts, Beyonce and Jay-Z are frequently depicted as lords of the New World Order. Beyonce's immense fame and popularity have long made her a favourite target for conspiracy theorists.

However, some musicians seem to enjoy deliberately playing with symbols connected to secret societies. Jay Z has also been accused of hiding secret symbols such as goat imagery and devil horns in his music videos. Most damningly, the logo for his own music label, Roc-A-Fella Records, is a pyramid — one of the most well-known Illuminati logos. Magus Editor's note: This article originally presented Mayer Amschel Rothschild as a funder and member of the Bavarian Illuminati.

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