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The grand, systemic synthesis of the Constructed Norm and Constructed Normal. It is the analysis of how entire lifeways—complete with their associated emotions, identities, and economic structures—are manufactured and sustained as the default, unremarkable backdrop of reality. It asks how capitalism, for instance, constructs not just markets, but a "normal" life of wage labor, consumer desire, and specific gender roles that feel like the only possible reality.
Theory of Constructed Normality *Example: The Constructed Normality of the 21st-century "always-on" digital life, where constant connectivity, performance of self on social media, and gig economy precarity are accepted as standard, was built by tech platforms, venture capital, and shifting workplace culture. It's a total lived environment that feels inevitable, but was architected.*
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The hypothesis that a single, unified, and clandestine group of ultra-elite individuals operates as the de facto global sovereign, manipulating nations, economies, and conflicts from behind the scenes to achieve a long-term agenda (e.g., total control, population reduction, a new world order). This theory posits a central, hierarchical conspiracy as the prime mover of history, simplifying complex geopolitics into a story of a monolithic puppet master.
Example: Believers in the Theory of a Secret World Government might claim that the World Economic Forum's "Great Reset" agenda, climate change policies, and global pandemics are all coordinated tools used by this cabal to dismantle national sovereignty and usher in a dystopian, technocratic global state controlled by them.
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A political science principle, sometimes called the "Iron Law of Oligarchy," stating that any large organization, including democratic states and revolutionary movements, inevitably develops a ruling elite (an oligarchy) that consolidates power, serves its own interests, and becomes detached from the rank-and-file. Democracy and egalitarian ideals inevitably decay into oligarchic control because complex administration requires specialization, which leads to concentration of knowledge and power.
Theory of Iron Rule of Oligarchies Example: A grassroots political party starts with radical democracy and rotating leadership. Within a few years, a small group of full-time organizers (the Oligarchy) controls the finances, messaging, and candidate selection. The Iron Rule has manifested: the need for efficiency and expertise created a permanent, self-perpetuating leadership class that now values its own power over the party's original ideals.
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The formal sociological and epistemological principle that because human knowledge is vast and fragmented, and because all narratives require selection, any political, ideological, or marketing campaign can and will build its case on a foundation of carefully chosen, verifiable facts. The theory states that the battle is never over "facts vs. lies," but over which curated subset of facts achieves cultural dominance and gets woven into the accepted story. Truth becomes a matter of narrative victory, not just verification.
Example: The Theory of All Facts Are Cherry-Pickable explains how two historians can both use authentic archives to "prove" diametrically opposed views of an empire—one highlighting its architectural achievements (cherry-picked facts of grandeur), the other its slave ledgers (cherry-picked facts of brutality). Both are factual, but the chosen narrative defines the "truth."
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