Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs
A Review by Gene Stewart
This book changes your outlook. It shifts your take on things from blank stares to nods of recognition. Before reading this book I wondered along with most people what the hell was going on with the world. How come we can’t stop wars, feed the hungry, and pay off national debts? After reading it I can see a lot of it coming before it’s reported and can even predict things as outrageous as electoral coups sanctioned by the Supreme Court and a sudden, seemingly magical downturn in world economy.
It all makes sense if you know where and how to look.
Subtitled: The Hidden History That Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, and the Great Pyramids, Rule by Secrecy covers much more ground than mere conspiracy theory. In fact, parts of it, such as the chapters on international banking, read like a primer for a career in business and high finance. Marrs researches deeply to bring back the most important facts and faces that have shaped the world we live in from behind the scenes. He offers sources for those who would dig deeper.
Some of the names, such as Bush, are familiar to us. They may even surprise us. Others remain obscure even after we’re introduced, dark figures in a shadowy history. Combined, the personalities who made our world and seem to run it are fascinating, repellent, and dangerous to one’s peace of mind.
And make no mistake, we’re talking about people who influence the course of nations for power and profit. Marrs traces the lines of power from historical roots to current branches and along the way reveals both connections among them and distinctions. Why, for example, do right wing think tanks fund left wing protests? That’s but one can of worms Marrs has dared to open. He explains why the U.S.A. uses money that says Federal on it but comes from a privately-owned bank. He tells us how come that private bank is owned and operated by citizens of other countries. He details how the boom-and-bust cycle followed so slavishly by the stock market allows property to be built up, then devalued so it can be grabbed cheap by the ultra-rich to enhance their already highly-concentrated wealth and power. Beginning with an overview of the conspiratorial view of history — which simply challenges the notion that it’s all been one long chain of lucky accidents — Marrs moves us systematically through organizations and families; fraternities and good old boy networks; coups and cartels; to today’s multi-national corporations and globe-spanning market accounts. At the same time, he delves into some of the hair-raising belief systems at work among these shadowy figures. Here’s where the Giza Pyramids come into play, for example. Rosicrucians, Masonic plots, and the Knights Templar do the dirty boogie with Cabalists, Popes, and ancient astronauts at a party to end all millennia. We learn how global myths relate to modern belief systems, and why the New Age flakes are only echoing deeper codes they barely understand. A key concept in this book, and in the world around is, is debt manipulation. A debt means power. A debt means chances to move in and take over. Debt manipulation, or loaning for interest, provides so many kinds of leverage that it has indeed moved the world, and no need for Archimedes and his fulcrum, either. Think about the archtypic mob Godfather, as portrayed by Marlon Brando so vividly. Owing him a favor, or going into debt, gives him power over you. Being in his debt lets him control you. That’s exactly how it works among nations, too. So who’s holding the markers? In most cases, private banking houses beholden to no one, loyal to no particular nation or creed, a world unto themselves. War is shown to be a highly profitable game of Risk, with no risk to investors, who profit from both sides with armament sales, shifts of labor forces, and reconstruction. Marrs covers so much ground in this book so adroitly that it leaves other such books in the dust. Consider his section titles: Modern Secret Societies, The Fingerprints of Conspiracy, Rebellion and Revolution, Elder Secret Societies, and Ancient Mysteries. We begin in conspiracy’s shadow, wind our way through history and big business, and end in myth’s glow. That some folks seem to believe the ancient astronaut take on history is important, too. Such beliefs simmer in the heart of many of the secret societies to which many very important people belong, but publicly and in the deniable realm. Marrs shows that world myths support the notion of visitors from elsewhere, inexplicable changes in mankind, and a prehistorical high-tech war that left us perhaps abandoned to larger concerns in other worlds. That such views were shared by the likes of Hitler, who wanted to concentrate the dregs of ET blood in order to bring back our cosmic masters in a kind of warped animal husbandry, hardly matters. The fact is, strange goals and appalling dreams may motivate many of the world’s most powerful people. Doesn’t it make sense to find out what they’re hiding? It affects every one of us, and knowing about it can only help us start to make clearer decisions in our lives. So, as the prologue advises, if you’re content with your world view and happy not to know, stay the hell away from this book. The cover of Rule by Secrecy, by the way, is black, with neon orange and white lettering, and the cover art is simple: A slash of duct tape wrapped around the book, to keep it shut, presumably as it’s hauled to that evening’s rally and bonfire. Read it before it’s snatched and burned.
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