New World Order fears merged with UFO conspiracy theories during the 1990s

Evidence

New World Order ideas about a coming global tyranny coalesced with UFO conspiracist theories in the 1990s. Their union was exemplifi ed in the works of two conspiracists, Jim Keith and David Icke. Although they both absorbed the New World Order beliefs of the Christianpatriot subculture and increasingly linked the New World Order to UFOs, their approaches were not identical. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 481

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Antigovernment politics fused with UFO belief throughout the 1990s — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 47; Todd’s conspiracy list mixed mutually hostile groups into one grand Illuminati cabal — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 308; UFO believers were an unexpected new audience drawn into New World Order conspiracy theory — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 398 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• UFO belief pulled New World Order conspiracism out of political exile #expands (0.85) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 1081