1/Worldviews create networks, driven by homophily (tendency for likeminded people to attract each other.) Networks generate social capital and cohesive bonds. Networks are history’s protagonists.
2/So called “great (wo)man” theories of history are flawed in that they downplay the persistence of networks. Some leaders can alter networks by reconciling conflicting worldviews, or introduce new ones.
3/Much of what we call history (and news) can be described in terms of conflicting networks espousing different, persistent worldviews. Those worldviews don’t die. People do. But networks persist too.
4/We have tended to underplay the importance of persistent worldviews and focus instead on more temporal artifacts. We would do well to rethink analysis of history and news in terms of worldviews and networks. Worldviews tend to be irreducible and persistent. Much else is not.
5/“A worldview is best understood as a semiotic phenomenon, especially as a system of narrative signs that establishes a powerful framework within which people think (reason), interpret (hermeneutics), and know (epistemology).” - David Naugle, Worldview (2003)

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19 Jun
🧵 1/I'd like to direct everyone to this simple but excellent documentary about NESARA — an early conspiracy theory that resembles QAnon in many important ways. WAITING FOR NESARA (2005) captures elements we are still dealing with 16 years later.
2/NESARA was a piece of legislation (National Economic Stabilization and Recovery Act), allegedly passed by congress, and which would eliminate the IRS, Congress, and remove George W. Bush from office. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESARA
3/Crucially, information pertaining to NESARA was communicated via telephone messages from the "Dove of Oneness," later revealed to be Shaini Candace Goodman, a member of the "I AM" cult offshoot, the Ramtha School of Enlightenment run by J.Z. Knight — a major Trump supporter.
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What happened to Pelley's Silver Shirts? The group was dissolved and members were arrested for sedition. Seems we used to know how to do this. Pelley was sentenced to 15 years in jail. wolfsonian.org/blog/2020/19/
"The Silver Legion was ... dissolved the day after Pearl Harbor, when authorities called for the arrest of any individuals associated with the group. In 1942, Pelley was indicted in Indiana for sedition, convicted, and sentenced to 15 years in jail."
wolfsonian.org/blog/2020/19/
And I must point out — again — that the Silver Shirts and "I AM" are not just *like* QAnon and the current round of nonsense, but rather directly related through a shared, common network. It is the *same* phenomenon, threatening us again. But this time we aren't stopping it.
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1/For a deeper understanding of the networks that led to January 6th, it's worth reading these comprehensive FBI primary source files on the "I AM" movement and on Robert LeFevre's "Freedom School". LeFevre helped lead the "I AM" movement and was indicted in 1940 for his role.
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3/And here are 750+ pages on the so-called "Mighty I AM" movement which was truly the QAnon of its day, was seen as a major threat to the war effort — and went on to provide underpinnings for QAnon itself.
documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbif…
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This network map connects Agora, CIA, Alex. Brown, CNP, and the so-called “PayPal mafia.” All part of the network that brought us January 6th. More on this in my new piece on Rey Rivera...

link.medium.com/6S5CyyS7Efb
And hey this is interesting.
Also of note. From this fantastic book (please buy after perusing this pdf to verify this pull quote).

lightofchristtruth.com/References/Ima…
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20 Apr
Occupy Wall Street was a lie, and a substantial portion of the people involved in its organizational tier were actual hardline libertarian fascists and/or propagandists. This will be borne out the coming months. Meantime, question those who won't talk about their involvement.
We're not fooling around here. It's time for the lies and the cheeky coverup to end. Please share.
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🧵 1/A READING LIST: Understanding #Jan6 and the info operations that contributed to it requires going beyond the chatter on Twitter and Reddit and actually digging into history. Here is a list of books that I think are essential. Your suggestions are welcome also!
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goodreads.com/book/show/1153…
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