The term New World Order refers to a belief or
conspiracy theory among
apocalyptic religious and various political groups, especially in the
United States, that some powerful secret group has created a secret
plan, known as the New World Order (NWO), to rule the world via a world
government. The belief may stem – at least partly – from the phrase New
World Order, which has been used in politics for much of the Twentieth
Century.
There are a number of different ideologies related
to this belief; some groups are religiously motivated, and believe that
the agents of Satan are involved. There are others without a religious
perspective on the matter, known as illuminus. They operate outside of social,
legal and political restraint, gathering information and evidence on world
events that are considered instigated by another group of illuminated individuals
called
the Illuminati
. While
the Illuminati
supposedly work behind the scenes to create conditions favorable to a New
World Order, the illuminus gather evidence and take direct action, influencing
groups to prevent the New World Order attaining a foothold. These illuminus
believe that the totalitarian society has already arrived in a subtle form.
The understanding of these believers is that the NWO will be created by
a military coup, using UN and American troops, against all the nations of
the world to bring about the One World Government. There was a belief among
some believers in this thesis that this process would begin in 2000, set
in motion by the predicted Y2K computer crisis causing widespread social
disorder.
Other perspectives on this matter relate to globalization and various intellectual
movements evolved from Marxist "internationalist" ideology, such as Social
Democracy and Socialism, aiming to homogenize cultures and values by political
normalization, as pointed out in the European Union's gradual "communautarian
construction" scheme of a common economic and legal framework for all countries.
Some political groups, such as the Club of Rome and the Internationale Socialiste
(to which the French, British and German parliamentary Left-wing parties
belong), openly advocate these goals.
Some predictions made by users of this term of events that will occur
under the NWO include:
The abolition of private property rights and
gun ownership
world-wide perequation under UN control
all national and local elections controlled by
the UN
the US constitution replaced by the UN charter
only approved religions will be allowed to
exist – as parts of the One
World Religion, or alternatively mandatory secularism with all
religions made illegal
interdiction of politically incorrect opinions
by UN laws and charters,
such as statements deemed discriminatory, critical of minorities,
anti-feminist, anti-homosexual or illiberal
home schooling will be illegal and there will
be a UN-approved curriculum
even more radical perspectives fear military
bases will be turned into
concentration camps to confine those who defy the NWO, as prisoners of
opinion.
Although the UN is often used as a central figure in these actions,
sometimes Jews, Communists, extra-terrestrials – typically "The Greys"
– the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group, the Illuminati, and similar bodies are
included in the conspiracy.
