Global power elites working together to further their interests?ĭavid Rothschild faced ridicule on Twitter for complaining that Elon Musk grew up in privilege, with one user telling the economist, “You’re literally a Rothschild.” “Perhaps the most disconcerting thing in these numbers is the fact that mistrust of institutional accounts isn’t simply neutral skepticism – it is often accompanied by a willingness to believe dangerous contrarian theories,” the company added. The 37% who believe they’re being replaced by voting blocs comprised of migrants is the most concerning outcome, according to the polling firm, because it represents “an articulation of what is commonly referred to as replacement theory,” which is an extremist belief (apart from when it’s advocated as a good thing by left-wing progressives).Ībacus Data warned that the results “undermine the ability of political parties, businesses, civil society groups, and governments to help build consensus and make progress together.” – 13% of Canadians believe Bill Gates is using microchips secretly embedded in vaccines to monitor people. – 20% of Canadians believe “the World Economic Forum is a group of global elites with a secretive strategy to impose their ideas on the world.” – 37% of Canadians believe “there is a group of people in this country who are trying to replace native-born Canadians with immigrants who agree with their political views.” – 44% of Canadians believe “big events like wars, recessions and the outcomes of elections” are controlled by shady cabals “working in secret against us.” Millions believe that our lives are controlled by secret plots to undermine our interests,” Abacus Data said in a statement. “Canadians who want to believe that Canadian society is relatively unaffected by conspiracy thinking will find little comfort in these results. The nationwide survey of 1500 adults, conducted by Abacus Data, illustrates how trust in mainstream sources of information and government institutions has plummeted.Īnd apparently, this is a a terribly frightful thing. “Ad Firm Says ‘Anonymous’ Business Owners Behind Bush Billboard.Concerns are being raised over a poll which reveals large numbers of Canadians believe in “dangerous conspiracy theories,” such as the idea that global events are engineered by powerful cabals who are “working in secret against us.” Drake said has “no idea” who designed and paid for it.ĭykes, Brett Michael. “My personal feeling is it’s probably anti-Obama,” Mark Drake, a spokesman for the Minnesota Republican Party. Ll indications are the billboard was a slap at Obama. However, Master the ad buyers wish to “remain anonymous.” “They thought it was a funny way to get out their message,” she added. I think most people have interpreted their message to be ‘If you think it’s bad now, don’t forget how bad it used to be,'” she said.įOX News had a slightly different take on the story:īev Master, office manager with Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising, said the billboard - which the firm owns - was rented out by a “group of small business owners and individuals who just felt like Washington was against them.” “Regardless, it’s been the subject of many conversations around here. “I don’t have any idea who did it, but my thought was that they’re Tea Party people,” she said. Cindy Erickson, the chairwoman of the Democratic Party in Chisago County, where the billboard is located, suspects the ad’s funders are conservative activists posing as Obama supporters. However, not everyone is buying McNamara’s portrayal of the group’s ideological makeup. McNamara told us that the message the group hoped to convey was one of “Hope and change, where is it?” She went on to say that she has yet to receive any negative feedback about the ad, which has been up for about a month, and added that some have even contacted her office offering to donate money to keep it up.
Mary McNamara, the general manager at the Minneapolis office of Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising, the company which owns and leases out the billboard space, : “The ad was purchased by a group of small business owners who wish to remain anonymous.” However, McNamara did offer this political bombshell: “Some of the people in the group who paid for this were Obama supporters.”