secret government

An underground or shadow group who hold the true power of government because of "national security."

“The Secret Government is an interlocking network of official functionaries, spies, mercenaries, ex-generals, profiteers and superpatriots, who, for a variety of motives, operate outside the legitimate institutions of government. Presidents have turned to them when they can’t win the support of the Congress or the people, creating that unsupervised power so feared by the framers of our Constitution.” - Bill Moyers, Secret Government, PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) 1987

by Man-Machine November 22, 2007

Theory of Secret Government

The idea that the official, elected government is merely a façade, and that true executive power is exercised by an unelected, hidden cabinet of senior civil servants, intelligence chiefs, judicial figures, and financial mandarins who make the real long-term decisions. This group operates through informal committees, confidential briefings, and unminuted meetings, ensuring continuity of policy (like austerity, foreign alliances, or surveillance) regardless of which party wins public elections.

Example: The Theory of Secret Government might posit that a country's commitment to a deeply unpopular war continues unchanged after an election where the anti-war party won, because the Permanent Secretaries in the Defense and Foreign ministries, the central bank governor, and the intelligence chief jointly brief the new prime minister on "why it's necessary," effectively locking in the previous policy.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Theory of a Secret World Government

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.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026