There are those who believe that there is a conspiracy to hide evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Originating from the Latin conspiratĭo , the concept of conspiracy refers to the act of conspiring (that is, of allying against a superior to seize power or against an individual with the purpose of harming them). Said about a certain issue, conspiracy refers to reaching the same objective.
The idea of conspiracy is usually linked, therefore, to the strategy that aims to remove the power held by a subject . In this way, conspiracy encompasses a set of acts carried out by different individuals to defeat the forces of the leader or sovereign.
Conspiracies of a political nature that seek to overthrow a government or other type of power are known as plots .
Example of a political conspiracy
Among the most important political conspiracies in history we should highlight, for example, the Gunpowder Plot . In England , at the beginning of the 17th century , that which was plotted by a series of English Catholics and consisted of the blowing up of the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening took place.
In this way, they would be able to end the life of King James I and his entire family as well as that of the members of the Protestant aristocracy and that would mean that a Catholic monarch who followed the dictates set by the Pope could come to the throne.
However, it must be stated that this aforementioned plot was discovered by the Government and was not carried out. Of course, the men who plotted it were executed.
One version maintains that there is a conspiracy to hide that the terrorist attacks suffered by the United States in 2001 were promoted by George W. Bush's own government.
An agreement to commit a crime or to hide information
On the other hand, it is interesting to highlight the existence of criminal conspiracies , which involve an agreement between two or more people to break the law. In this case, the injured party is usually a third individual or a company .
It should be noted that conspiracy theories are those that seek to explain an event that has already occurred or is about to happen based on alleged circumstances that are hidden from public opinion. Of course, conspiracy theories are belittled and denied by those who are accused of hiding the truth.
The concealment of extraterrestrial phenomena is one of the most common conspiracy theories, which indicates that NASA or the US government has evidence of life on other planets but hides it for political reasons.
Another conspiracy theory indicates that the attacks that took place on September 11, 2001 were promoted by the George W. Bush government as a pretext to begin the war attack in both Afghanistan and Iraq and, in this way, strengthen its mandate.
Conspiracies in the cinema
In the field of cinema, it must be stated that there are several films that revolve around the term that concerns us now. One of the best known is "Conspiracy" , from 1997 , which stars Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts . It tells how Jerry , a Vietnam veteran who works as a taxi driver, has a series of ideas about government conspiracy theories that make people consider him crazy. One of those people who doubt her mental stability will be a lawyer named Alice , however, she will soon realize that perhaps there is a lot of truth behind his statements.
In 2012 , meanwhile, a film titled "The Conspiracy" was also released, directed by Robert Redford , which takes as its central axis the real plot that was hatched to end the life of the president of the United States Abraham Lincoln .