Conspiracy Con (shortened form for Conspiracy Conference) was an annual

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convention begun in 2001 by Brian William Hall and took place in

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, United States. It was held on the weekend preceding

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until 2007 and has since taken place on the following weekend. The event has not been held since 2013, the 2014 convention being cancelled after its producer was unable to fund it. :''The primary goals of Conspiracy Con are to directly expose and analyze the "real" problems and the "real" problem-makers of yesterday, today and tomorrow, as well as to provide courses of action and potential solutions to the challenges that are placed upon humankind by these forces, which (for the moment) may seem invisible, perpetual and insurmountable.'' Topics included:

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, the New World Order,

chemtrails The chemtrail conspiracy theory is the erroneous belief that long-lasting Contrail, condensation trails left in the sky by high-flying aircraft are actually "chemtrails" consisting of chemical weapon, chemical or biological agents, sprayed f ...

MKUltra MKUltra was an illegal human experimentation program designed and undertaken by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to develop procedures and identify drugs that could be used during interrogations to weaken individuals and force confes ...

, reptilians, suppressed technology (like

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), and other

paranormal Paranormal events are purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as being beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. Not ...

phenomena. Hall stated that the convention looked "to the manipulation of humanity by non-human intelligences... be they alien, inter-dimensional,

demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including f ...

ic,

satan Satan, also known as the Devil, is a devilish entity in Abrahamic religions who seduces humans into sin (or falsehood). In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the '' yetzer hara'', or ' ...

ic... whatever

consciousness Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of a state or object, either internal to oneself or in one's external environment. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate among philosophers, scientists, an ...

it is, operating on (and in) this planet, that looks upon humankind as sheep and cattle to be herded and slaughtered at will." " he conventionis meant to be

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; it is a serious approach to serious issues that are rarely or never reported by the

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." The Anti-Defamation League described the 2002 Con as "a conference focusing on various anti-government

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, and anti-Christian conspiracy theories."
Archive of Extremist Events by State: 2002
', Anti-Defamation League, 2001, (Internet Archived version)

References

{{reflist, 2, refs= ''Web of Conspiracy Con 2001''
{{webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305091455/http://www.trashcity.org/ARTICLES/CONCON01.HTM , date=2007-03-05 , Trash City Magazine, Jim McLennan, 2001 ''Web of Conspiracy Con 2003''
{{webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302225146/http://www.trashcity.org/ARTICLES/CON2003.HTM , date=2007-03-02 , Trash City Magazine, Jim McLennan, 2003 Conspiracy Con website
{{webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408091220/http://conspiracycon.com/index1.html , date=2007-04-08

External links

Conspiracy Con
Conspiracy theories in the United States San Francisco Bay Area conventions Recurring events established in 2001