Conspiracies for dummies

Thinking about writing a book on the long game for every aspiring Fight Club.

What are some essential professional occupations, public positions, or resources, that every good cult or illuminati lite needs?

I'm thinking you absolutely, positively can not do without:

1. Lawyers. Can't break laws, without knowing the laws.

2. Tax men. Al Capone was gotten on tax evasion, it only makes sense you'd want your own guys in the IRS.

3. Judges. Any judge can block a presidential order, or act of congress, by "Judicial review", and in practice laws are pretty much whatever a judge says it is.

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Thought the concept was clear. What part do you not understand?

Originally posted by Surtur
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I’d also include banks and financial institutions as number 4.

Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
I’d also include banks and financial institutions as number 4.

I think you've got that covered in #2. With good accountants, they will take care of the laundering and tax-fu to keep you out of trouble.

What I would add would be a #4 that includes whatever criminal industry you're part of - you need trusted SMEs to actually do the "work" work. You need Cyber-specialists to help with your digital footprints, sanitization, and IT Architecture/administration if you're doing anything at all in the technology space (highly likely).

What about media manipulation? Is that even necessary?

Seems like the news is used as both sword and shield, for any number of interests. The movie Casino went into how Robert Dinero's mob related character actually created a talk show, to attack the local government.