The freedom domain website documents the history of conspiracies as far back as 1090 AD with the formation of Christianity and the first recorded secret society known as the Essenes. According to the freedom domain website, in the 18th century, Masons, who later converted to Illuminati, sole purpose was to secretly create a one world government by plotting both the French and American Revolutions, the downfall of religion, and of dominating republican politics. This was called the New World Order. However, this conspiracy was later discovered and condemned. Their plans were destroyed, but that did not stop the Illuminati. Instead, it made them stronger by gaining more influence in the corporate world. It is widely believed that through IMF, the World Bank, and national debt, they control the economies of many nations. The rumor is that when the time is right for them, they will create a third world war (http://www.freedomain.com/Catalog/catalog.htm). Another widespread world take over conspiracy theory, is the claim that Jews had planned a world take over by controlling banks around the world. .
Belief in conspiracies is not necessarily foolish. Some are real (http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/409). Communist leaders, Stalin and Hitler, brainwashed millions of Europeans in believing that the Jews were evil traitors and should be exterminated. Other rumors claimed that the Jews were using Gentile blood in the making of the Passover Matzos (http://www.acts17-11.com/conspire.html). This conspiracy led to the oppression and systematic destruction of millions of Jews. This act of infamy is most notably known as the Holocaust. Many often wonder what went so wrong in Germany that an entire segment of the population would willfully and enthusiastically participate in the day-to-day executions of the holocaust. However, some cannot suggest that the only reasons were through gossip, rumors, and slander running around the streets of Germany unchecked beforehand, but certainly set the climate that would justify such atrocious behavior (http://www.
