What isn't a bottomless pit? haha, anyway, thanks for the recommendation, grabbing a copy. I totally get that feeling but fortunately I seem to be able to enjoy my steak nonetheless.
I have been dipping into this ever since I got my first fast internet connection back at uni in the 90s and came across Operation Gladio. Back then there wasn't too much drivel and interesting investigative journalism was quite readily available, if you knew where to look.
I think the trick in enjoying your steak is mostly in enjoying it regardless of how fucked some things are. Also, not overcooking it, and invite people over to share ;)
I’m in the same ship. I’m a serious conspiracy researcher (self titled) who only looks at verified sources.
A decade ago I read about Propaganda Due and Operation Gladio and got fascinated. I did read a couple of books about the topic but I suspect the depth lays in some document cache somewhere in a national archive. I do believe EU countries hold some material.
I was also interested in the Bloomfield archive but didn’t get the chance to dip further. These topics are also semi sensitive, I’m afraid, and might expose people like us to unnecessary dangers.
Interesting. Didn’t know about Gladio, really cool read on Wiki. Bloomfield comes up with nothing, but I imagine I’m not looking for the right thing. :)
But the weird thing to me is that conspiracy theorists never seem to be interested in actual conspiracies.
Conspiracies are real and it is easy to learn about them, they are generally well researched by journalists and are not really contested after what was at stake isn't anymore. It's just that we just call them "scandals" and forget about them.
Also they make a lot of sense.
For Gladio for example, why wouldn't the CIA use former fascists as a way to fend off what they saw as the biggest threat, the USSR ? Who else was violent ready and hated communists so willing to do dirty work ? Who else you got ? What other potential allies do we have ? Well the mafia and the Vatican, that should do it for Italy.
Else you have people talking about the gov putting hormones in your water to make your children gay or trans. Facepalm.
What about that QAnon pedophile ring in the basement of a pizzeria...
when you have the Jeffrey Epstein scandal ?!
As if people heard of those stories, forgot about them, then swallowed watered down simplified versions that suit the moral panic of the day.
I have no idea. Maybe they were just targeted to specific type of people. Maybe they were just fed to these people to cover up the real scandals. Some modern scandals, like the J.E. one, are indeed difficult or even dangerous to research. I haven't looked into them yet but I guess there are still a lot of public records some where.
I have been dipping into this ever since I got my first fast internet connection back at uni in the 90s and came across Operation Gladio. Back then there wasn't too much drivel and interesting investigative journalism was quite readily available, if you knew where to look.
I think the trick in enjoying your steak is mostly in enjoying it regardless of how fucked some things are. Also, not overcooking it, and invite people over to share ;)