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The early stages of the plan, of course, date back well before Peter Thiel or Elon Musk or Donald Trump. They began when a coalition of would-be oligarchs tried to overthrow FDR in what has become known as the business plot and were thwarted by a Marine general named Smedley Butler. These men wanted revenge for the New Deal, but they found seizing power at the top harder than they'd hoped.

The early stages of the plan, of course, date back well before Peter Thiel or Elon Musk or Donald Trump. They began when a coalition of would-be oligarchs tried to overthrow FDR in what has become known as the business plot and were thwarted by a Marine general named Smedley Butler. These men wanted revenge for the New Deal, but they found seizing power at the top harder than they'd hoped.

The early stages of the plan, of course, date back well before Peter Thiel or Elon Musk or Donald Trump. They began when a coalition of would-be oligarchs tried to overthrow FDR in what has become known as the business plot and were thwarted by a Marine general named Smedley Butler. These men wanted revenge for the New Deal, but they found seizing power at the top harder than they'd hoped.

And so they embarked on a slower, bottom-up approach. Hence the John Birch Society, the creation of countless think tanks and the generations-long effort to stack the Supreme Court. The war on abortion was a concerted step towards this plan, an artificial creation alongside the birth of the religious right as a political coalition.

And so they embarked on a slower, bottom-up approach. Hence the John Birch Society, the creation of countless think tanks and the generations-long effort to stack the Supreme Court. The war on abortion was a concerted step towards this plan, an artificial creation alongside the birth of the religious right as a political coalition.

And so they embarked on a slower, bottom-up approach. Hence the John Birch Society, the creation of countless think tanks and the generations-long effort to stack the Supreme Court. The war on abortion was a concerted step towards this plan, an artificial creation alongside the birth of the religious right as a political coalition.

There was initially a small group of men at the center of the web, guys like William Rigneri I and William Rigneri II or Paul Weyrich. But the engine of cultural and political change forged from the late 40s to the 1970s was so successful that at some point it became self-perpetuating.

There was initially a small group of men at the center of the web, guys like William Rigneri I and William Rigneri II or Paul Weyrich. But the engine of cultural and political change forged from the late 40s to the 1970s was so successful that at some point it became self-perpetuating.

There was initially a small group of men at the center of the web, guys like William Rigneri I and William Rigneri II or Paul Weyrich. But the engine of cultural and political change forged from the late 40s to the 1970s was so successful that at some point it became self-perpetuating.

And when a gaggle of tech bros found themselves with more wealth than any humans had ever held, the machine was there to mold them and to be used by them. It's all worked so damn well that many people I know have lost hope entirely. We're fucked, goes the script. They're going to send us to the camps, and they can't be stopped, at least not without apocalyptic bloodshed.

And when a gaggle of tech bros found themselves with more wealth than any humans had ever held, the machine was there to mold them and to be used by them. It's all worked so damn well that many people I know have lost hope entirely. We're fucked, goes the script. They're going to send us to the camps, and they can't be stopped, at least not without apocalyptic bloodshed.

And when a gaggle of tech bros found themselves with more wealth than any humans had ever held, the machine was there to mold them and to be used by them. It's all worked so damn well that many people I know have lost hope entirely. We're fucked, goes the script. They're going to send us to the camps, and they can't be stopped, at least not without apocalyptic bloodshed.

Well, that's not necessarily so. Now, people have already died as a result of this administration, a lot of them, and that will continue to happen. But a collapse into total carnage is not inevitable, nor is a future that offers us nothing but a boot upon our necks.

Well, that's not necessarily so. Now, people have already died as a result of this administration, a lot of them, and that will continue to happen. But a collapse into total carnage is not inevitable, nor is a future that offers us nothing but a boot upon our necks.

Well, that's not necessarily so. Now, people have already died as a result of this administration, a lot of them, and that will continue to happen. But a collapse into total carnage is not inevitable, nor is a future that offers us nothing but a boot upon our necks.

Despite the money that went into building it, this is a new house made with cheap materials, and there are already cracks in the foundation. So my first prediction for the coming months is this. The cracks will widen. And we'll talk about that. But first, as we're obligated to do, here's some ads. Trump and the men who swim in his wake signal only strength.

Despite the money that went into building it, this is a new house made with cheap materials, and there are already cracks in the foundation. So my first prediction for the coming months is this. The cracks will widen. And we'll talk about that. But first, as we're obligated to do, here's some ads. Trump and the men who swim in his wake signal only strength.

Despite the money that went into building it, this is a new house made with cheap materials, and there are already cracks in the foundation. So my first prediction for the coming months is this. The cracks will widen. And we'll talk about that. But first, as we're obligated to do, here's some ads. Trump and the men who swim in his wake signal only strength.

Honesty is neither in their interest nor a strong suit. But Curtis Yarvin, chief prophet of the neoreactionaries and Peter Thiel's pet philosopher, is in a different position. He knows people in power listen to some of what he has to say, and over the last few months, his profile has risen enormously. I can take credit for at least a tiny amount of that.

Honesty is neither in their interest nor a strong suit. But Curtis Yarvin, chief prophet of the neoreactionaries and Peter Thiel's pet philosopher, is in a different position. He knows people in power listen to some of what he has to say, and over the last few months, his profile has risen enormously. I can take credit for at least a tiny amount of that.