David Icke's view that the world is ruled by a secret group called "Illuminati" is false

Second, I'd like to point a few things out. - This is not solely David Icke's view. Many other alternative researchers in the conspiracy movement also hold this view. - The "New Age Conspiracism" description is a made up label by Wikipedia, not from his website. He does not identify with the New Age movement, but rather condemns it actually. Though he does agree that his views are similar. Now, on to the evidence of the global conspiracy run by the Illuminati. ==== First, let's establish the existence of the Illuminati. ==== "The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name, but always concealed by another name, and another occupation. None is fitter than the lower degrees of Freemasonry; the public is accustomed to it, expects little from it, and therefore takes little notice of it. " - Adam Weishaupt (founder of Bavarian Illuminati) "There exists in our world today a powerful and dangerous secret cult. This cult is patronized and protected by the highest level government officials in the world. Its membership is composed of those in the power centers of government, industry, commerce, finance, and labor. It manipulates individuals in areas of important public influence - including the academic world and the mass media. The Secret Cult is a global fraternity of a political aristocracy whose purpose is to further the political policies of persons or agencies unknown. It acts covertly and illegally. " - Victor Marchetti (CIA Director's Assistant) "The government of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power and grasp. It was, I venture to suggest, this semi-occult power which. .. .pushed the mass of the American people into the cauldron of World War I. " British military historian Major General J. F. C. Fuller "The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes. " Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter "Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it. " - President Woodrow Wilson "Today the path of total dictatorship in the United States can be laid by strictly legal means, unseen and unheard by the Congress, the President, or the people. Outwardly we have a Constitutional government. We have operating within our government and political system, another body representing another form of government - a bureaucratic elite. " Senator William Jenner "The case for government by elites is irrefutable. " Senator William Fulbright, Former chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee "It is not my intention to doubt that the doctrine of the Illuminati and the principles of Jacobinism had not spread in the United States. " - George Washington If you are in doubt that they exist, here are the names of several Illuminati whistleblowers (ex-members warning us): - Leo Lyon Zagami (Illuminati Grand Master born into the Italian aristocratic bloodline) - Svali (not her real name, an Illuminati mind control programmer born into the ) - Benjamin Fulford (33rd Degree Freemason who has contact with Illuminati and actually interviewed D. Rockefeller) - John Coleman (former British MI6 Agent) ==== Next we will establish the fact that the elites of the world are the Illuminati (or at least controlled by). ==== The 3 primary globalist groups are the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg Group, and the Trilateral Commision. "The Council on Foreign Relations is "the establishment. " Not only does it have influence and power in key decision-making positions at the highest levels of government to apply pressure from above, but it also announces and uses individuals and groups to bring pressure from below, to justify the high level decisions for converting the U. S. from a sovereign Constitutional Republic into a servile member state of a one-world dictatorship. " Former Congressman John Rarick "NAFTA is a major stepping stone to the New World Order. " Henry Kissinger (a Global Elite, CFR member) Now, here you will see that these elite groups include just about everyone in power, including corporations. According to Leo Zagami, these groups are Illuminati fronts. . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... ==== Now we will establish their intent and if their agenda has been in effect for centuries. ==== "We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order. " - David Rockefeller "The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining supercapitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control. .. . Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent. " - Congressman Larry P. McDonald "The high office of the President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom and before I leave office, I must inform the citizen of this plight. " John F. Kennedy ". .. the emerging New World Order we now see, this long dreamed-of vision we've all worked toward for so long. " - President George H. W. Bush "NAFTA is a major stepping stone to the New World Order. " - Henry Kissinger "The New World Order is a world that has a supernational authority to regulate world commerce and industry; an international organization that would control the production and consumption of oil; an international currency that would replace the dollar; a World Development Fund that would make funds available to free and Communist nations alike; and an international police force to enforce the edicts of the New World Order. " Former West German Chancellor "In the technetronic society the trend seems to be toward aggregating the individual support of millions of unorganized citizens, who are easily within the reach of magnetic and attractive personalities, and effectively exploiting the latest communication techniques to manipulate emotions and control reason. .. .Power will gravitate into the hands of those who control information. .. .Human beings become increasingly manipulable and malleable. " - Zbigniew Brzezinski (a Global Elite, co-founder of Trilateral Commision, CFR member, adviser to 5 Presidents, founder of Al Qaida) "This will encourage tendencies through the next several decades toward a Technotronic Era, a dictatorship, leaving even less room for political procedures as we know them. Finally, looking ahead to the end of the century, the possibility of biochemical mind control and genetic tinkering with man, including beings which will function like men and reason like them as well, could give rise to some difficult questions. " - Zbigniew Brzezinski "If the American people had ever known the truth about what we Bushes have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched. " - George H. W. Bush Now, if you still want to believe that this world government will be benevolent, read this. This is a list of the 21 Goals of the Illuminati . http://www.apfn.org... ==== The Illuminati Power Structure ==== . http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com... Here is a very detailed description of the power structure by ex-Illuminati member Svali. . http://svalispeaks.wordpress.com... . http://www.youtube.com... . http://www.youtube.com...