The example Mr. Davies uses primarily to prove his point is the League of the Holy Court (Heilige Fehme) set up after the imperial ban placed on Henry the Lion chief of the Guelph party (i.e. pro-pope).
"The Femgerichte (forest courts) followed exact procedures , hearing witnesses for prosecution & defence. But death was their only sentence. The condemned person was left hanging from a tree into which was stuck a knife bearing the mystical letters SSGG (standing for Stein, Strick, Gras, 'Grun - 'Stone', 'Rope', 'Grass', 'Green')" Norman Davies
The Guelphs officially banned, this secret court rose to fill the vacuum left by their absence. In time and in certain areas these secret tribunals rose to become recognized. The society eventually recruited the emperor Sigismund into its ranks.
Throughout history from century to century secret societies have had remarkable and decisive influence on the destinies of the people of the west. Secret societies such as the Freemasons and the Sons of Liberty forged a new nation in America. While the IRA formed the backbone of the military struggle for the Irish Republic. The history of the 20th century reveals conspiracy after conspiracy. What would the modern world look like without the Fabians, Haganah, Irgun, Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Bolsheviks, the Fascists, the Black Legion, & of course the Frankfurt School.
History is a creation of men and men must conspire to cooperate so in what way is a conspiracy theory loony on its face. I'm certain that a laughable idea such as the rise of a new Caliphate in 21st century Syria & Iraq would have been ridiculed in the early '90's. We live in a pulp fiction age. An age of world wide conspiracies and counter conspiracies.
Tell me your politics and I'll tell you what conspiracy theories you believe in. All human endeavors are the result of conspiracies.
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