You’ve never heard of this because you weren’t supposed to.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Actually, tons of people have. It’s up there in the same category with freemasons and illuminati in the conspiracy theory and qanon circles.

      • Carrolade@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        Eh, little too gullible.

        If the world were really controlled by some singular shadowy cabal for so many years, we’d have a unified world by now, and things wouldn’t be so chaotic. Populist idiots wouldn’t be able to take power so easily and muck everything up.

        It makes much more sense that the world isn’t run by anyone, and just goes where the wind happens to blow it. This is far, far more harsh and frightening though, and not as sexy, so people don’t really like the idea. Doesn’t leave them anyone to blame for their problems.

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      7 hours ago

      tell me about all the other groups then? i mean all the other “qanon” circles that “tons of people have heard of”

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        5 hours ago

        What do you mean, your question sounds mangled.

        Bohemian Grove was publically called out by professional boxer Ryan Garcia earlier this year, which made the google trends graph go crazy as people googled Bohemian Grove and made it more well known among sports ethusiests.

        Bohemian Grove was referenced in the movie “Late Night With The Devil” last year as well, which brought a lot of attention to it in the horror movie community.

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          3 hours ago

          Conspiracy theories often provide psychological comfort by creating an illusion of being “in the know,” offering a sense of control and superiority through access to supposed hidden truths that “they” don’t want us to uncover. This perceived exclusivity bolsters self-esteem, as it allows individuals to feel intellectually validated for uncovering what others have supposedly missed. At their core, such beliefs often serve as compensation for feelings of powerlessness, lack of control, limited opportunities, and personal insecurity.

          By highlighting the widespread recognition of this theory—complete with a Wikipedia page to demystify the “shadowy cabal” narrative—you directly challenged the psychological reassurance and intellectual validation he derives from such theorizing.