New World Order theory united religious and secular conspiracy audiences

Evidence

New World Order theory consequently took shape as an integrated whole, in which such elements as black helicopters and mind control became part of the enemy’s arsenal. New World Order beliefs had the special advantage of speaking with equal force to both the religiously and the secularly inclined. They could accommodate the end-time preoccupations of fundamentalists as well as the obsessive fear of tyranny and invasion among those on the secular right. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 397

Categorization

• XREF: This mechanism — one flexible framework speaking to both religious end-times and secular tyranny fears — parallels how nationalist ideologies bridge otherwise divergent constituencies, as seen in the Sinhalese Buddhist and French colonial material. — connects to: New World Order conspiracy theory fuses millenarian Christianity with secret-society pseudohistory — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 245; Superconspiracy theories can fuse political plots with theology to enlarge the plot’s scale — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 299; New World Order theory unites religious and secular audiences — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 397 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• New World Order theory unites religious and secular audiences #corroborates (1.00) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 397
• New World Order conspiracy theory spans the religious-secular divide #corroborates (1.00) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 346