Posts Tagged: conspiracies

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Jul 08

Japan’s Most Viewed Google Videos

If you’ve never really explored Google Video, you might be very surprised by the nature of the Top 10 Most Viewed videos. I’ve looked at the rankings for the U.S, the U.K, and Japan, and although you might expect videos of Britney Spears or some other form of fast-food entertainment, the most viewed videos are almost entirely documentaries, lectures and presentations of a similar nature. Here are the top 10 from Japan:

Most viewed videos on Google in Japan, July 2008

Most viewed google videos July 2008

  1. The Global Warming Swindle
  2. Richard Koshimizu Fukuoka Conference
  3. The Global Warming Swindle
  4. The Global Warming Swindle
  5. Loose Change
  6. Abe Yoshihiro lecture – Part 1
  7. The Global Warming Swindle
  8. The Global Warming Swindle
  9. Richard Kosihmizu Fukuoka Conference
  10. Abe Yoshihiro lecture – Part 5

Conspiracies abound

Five out of the top ten this month are different versions of “The Global Warming Swindle”, a short documentary that argues CO² is not the cause of global warming. I guess there are a lot of Japanese people who are fed up with the incessant propaganda that dominates TV these days, and are researching it for themselves.

Richard Koshimizu and Abe Yoshihro both talk about the New World Order, a shadow government that controls media, politics, business and more on a global scale. If you’re shocked by oil prices, food prices, wars and global warming, documentaries about history’s greatest conspiracy might help you make sense of this mad world we live in.

Finally, at No.5 this month is Loose Change, the original and most popular 9/11 Truth documentary.

Are you interested in these kind of videos? Which ones have you seen and how do you feel about them?

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Jul 08

Voice Your Views: Global Warming and CO2

Danger! CO2!If you’ve been watching, you’ll have noticed that Japanese television is filled with eco-friendly, CO2-cutting, planet-saving propaganda. Commercials are promoting “eco” products, the news is covering the summit and how our leaders (most of which score less than 30% in public opinion polls) are planning measures to curb CO2 emissions, and documentaries are talking about self-sufficient families with makeshift water heaters and their own very natural gas!

What are your views on the global warming “crisis”?

Here are some questions to prompt discussion:

  • Is global warming really caused by CO2?
  • What do you make of all the eco-talk in the nation’s media?
  • Are you making an effort to save the world? If so, how?
  • Are there any other issues more attention-worthy?
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Jun 08

Bilderberg – Have you heard of it?

This weekend, the annual Bilderberg conference gets underway at a fancy hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, in the United States. You could argue that this meeting is more significant than the G8 summit and even the U.S. presidential elections, but chances are, you’ve never even heard of it.

Bilder-what?

Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg Group is the superclass of modern society, a group of the world’s most influential politicians, business owners, royalty, military leaders and media giants. Every year, over one hundred of them gather together to discuss, and possibly even plan, world events.

For an idea of just who attends these meetings, take a quick look at the list of Bilderberg attendees from previous conferences. How can this possibly avoid media attention?

Never heard of Bilderberg?

That’s not surprising. A gathering of pop stars or top athletes would almost certainly hit the front page of most newspapers, but despite the people involved, it’s rare for Bilderberg to even get a mention. In fact, so far this year, only a Portuguese newspaper has mentioned the conference.

The secrecy under which the Bilderberg Group operates gives reason to be suspicious. Are they acting as a shadow government? Conspiracy theorists often describe Bilderberg as puppeteers, pulling the strings of politicians around the world to achieve their goals of a one world government, or a New World Order.

I would prefer to believe that Bilderberg was a think tank for solving the world’s problems, but I find it more likely that whatever they discuss is intended to benefit no-one but themselves.

What’s your reaction?

If this is the first time you’ve heard of Bilderberg, I encourage you to do some research, then come back and answer this question for me.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on Bilderberg, particularly why the media gives so little attention to the group.