Matt, good luck with AFF. I wish you success with it.
I think many people have been mislead to believe that any talk of a conspiracy is a "conspiracy theory." The very words "conspiracy theory" have become a pejorative, used to pidgeon-hole those people who hold such views as crackpots, nuts and paranoids. I assure you, however, that everything I said above is factual, verifiable and, worst of all, only the tip of a very large and ugly iceberg.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that what you believe you know about the world is reality, for much more than you realize has been spoon-fed to you by an Establishment controlled media. I don't blame you, Seeker, for wanting to pursue your own personal interests and ignore what else is happening around you. I try to do the same, myself. In fact, I've had to compartmentalize my knowledge of what the elite have been up to and separate it from my daily life, to some extent, otherwise I'd be so depressed I couldn't function. Also, I believe, as bleak as the big picture appears to be, that we are ultimately going to prevail over the global elite in the end. In the first place, we outnumber them. Secondly, their plans require (or at least have, until recently) the use of stealth, secrecy and subterfuge to achieve their ends. As those of us who know continue to grow in numbers every day, there will come a point (hopefully, not too late) at which the elite will have no place to hide their dirty deeds any longer and they will be forced out into the open to confront us all directly. When that happens, we have the high ground, as they are the minority. But, what I fear is that far too many people are taking your approach and it is because of this that we may ultimately lose our liberties. I know the three of you are not Americans, so you, perhaps, aren't keeping up with developments here in the United States, but I certainly have been, on a daily basis, for nearly a year, now. Also, prior to that, I once held the same views you do. My personal discovery of several things and my subsequent continued research of them is what has lead me to the inescapable conclusions I now hold. I don't wish to insult anyone here, but may I suggest you take a look outside the box, with and open mind? I did. I once refused to believe some of the things I now believe. For example, that 9/11 was an "inside job," the work of various people within the CIA, the White House, and elsewhere. The evidence of this is undeniable. I once tried to ignore it, thinking it was absurd, until I saw key pieces of evidence that made it impossible to buy the phony official story. All I'm saying is, check it out. Don't accept my word for it; do your own research, as I've done. Just don't assume you know the truth without having examined the evidence. Fair enough?