Pat Robertson mainstreamed an Illuminati conspiracy theory through national stature

Evidence

In the course of laying out this scheme, Robertson presents a picture familiar to readers of Illuminati literature: Weishaupt’s order prepared the way for the French Revolution, then became the source for global communism, eventually producing the Russian Revolution. These efforts were fi nanced at key points by Jewish international bankers: the Rothschilds; the fi rm of Kuhn, Loeb; Jacob Schiff; and the Warburgs. This is scarcely an original scenario. Its signifi cance lies not in its content but in its authorship, for Robertson is the fi rst modern religious and political fi gure of national stature to embrace a belief in an Illuminatist conspiracy. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 294

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Webster and Queenborough made secret societies the prime movers of history — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 274; Presidential politics mainstreamed conspiracy theory speech — W. David Marx, Blank Space: A Cultural History of the…, 449; Elite dismissal did not curb Robertson’s bestselling conspiracy book — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 322 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Presidential politics mainstreamed conspiracy theory speech #corroborates (0.85) — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 449
• Elite dismissal did not curb Robertson’s bestselling conspiracy book #expands (0.75) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 322