Perhaps, but anybody who thinks America is not guilty of many long term and bizarre conspiracies is naïve. I doubt this particular conspiracy theory, but there are many other possibilities that could fit the scenario and still leave room for the lone-nut theory to co-exist.
There is a credible theory that the existence of the US extreme right is open to serious political doubt due to the approaching Hispanic demographic bump. Large numbers of US born people of Hispanic parents will reach voting age by 2024. They are thought to be unlikely to support Tea Party racism and economics. It is credible to imagine that the more extreme elements of the US right are trying to think of ways to maintain both their grip on power and their ideology. Because the US right is violence prone, one such possibility is to seize power. One way that could be accomplished is to subtly encourage so much violence in US society that it justifies a "temporary" suspension of their constitution. Adolph Hitler's 1933 suspension of the German constitution was justified on the basis that it was temporary, even though history records that Hitler privately said democracy would not be re-instituted.
Is such a long term theory an unreasonable American possibility? US history is full of violence. There has already been one US coup in my lifetime when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I see no reason why a second coup is out of the question. Few people would have agreed that a coup was imminent in America if it had been suggested before Kennedy went to Dallas in 1963. That kind of coup does not need a large base to keep secrets. Simply ensure that the US gun lobby continues flooding the market with guns, ensure that reliable people are in positions of power and let nature take its course subject to some last minute adjustments. A conspiracy the size of the Kennedy assassination conspiracy would suffice - it did in 1963.
Last edited:
