Sunday, September 14, 2014

The first time I foiled a Friend’s Conspiracy Plot


Like Brutus to Caesar, we all have close friends whom we trust and let near to us. It is the proximity and opportunity that gives your friend the ability to wound you, kill you or discredit you. The choices are many and various conspiracy theories enable such a relationship to launch an attack upon you or those you are associated with whether at home, at work or at play. 

The pretense of committing a foolish thing and justifying it for your own reasons do actually exist. The Roman Empire is a lesson learned for many who take the time to read it and understand what is said by the writers, the historians and those that heed the advice of the past and apply it to the present. 

In the plot to kill Caesar, Brutus thinks he is doing justice and the best thing for Rome because he believed or rather, he was led to believe and convinced Caesar was corrupt and dangerous for Rome. He was led to believe that what he was about to do had honor.

How he attained such thoughts was considered to be a careful plot or ploy to change his mindset of his close friend and how he was led to believe all those evil and malevolent things said about him by his enemies. In the spirit of patriotism and not treason, he was convinced that assassinating Caesar was an act of heroism rather than murder. 

Why was Brutus chosen to participate in the plot to assassinate Caesar you ask? It was the will of the Roman congress so compelled to use him. Cassius and the rest of these conspirators had deliberately chosen a man well respected, honored and supported by many as they thought that if he committed the act because he was honored by many people at the time.

They, the conspirators, thought that this would give their cause more merit. Also, they figured people wouldn't be as quick to question their motives if an honest man like Brutus was involved. Commonly used as a deceptive tool, they managed to sway his thinking and that he was doing it for the right reasons. 

One of the questions regarding this dilemma  was how Brutus found himself in this mess and how could he turn back and leave the conspirators who wanted him to kill Caesar. Pondering the choices he knew he couldn't turn back because the conspirators would not be able to go on without him and Brutus did not want and was afraid of a Rome with tyranny.

He did not want Caesar to make what was his to make, into Rome that would become something less desired by many, a corrupted empire. Looking even deeper into the decision, if Brutus were to back out he could be turned in for betrayal against Caesar even if it was short lived and die himself for even thinking about it. 

So what was the importance of Brutus, a close friend to join the conspirators in the planned plot to murder Caesar? After all, Brutus was a noble man. His reputation, his deeds and his honor would downplay the cruel and barbaric assassination of Caesar appear to be more honorable and purposeful creating an opportunity to turn felonious behaviors into great deeds for the Empire. 

He was honored by the general populace of Rome who blindly believe in the righteousness of the task to assassinate their leader and accept it because Brutus was a part of it. 

His mere presence in the conspiracy would make the foul deed of murdering Caesar seem less cruel for he like the richest of Romans at the time, possessed the power of turning felonies acts to great deeds. He was honored by the general Romans who will blindly believe in the morality of the task once Brutus becomes a party to it.

We all have a Brutus in our lives. We all have someone we trust blindly and allow them by our side letting our guards down and thinking we are safe. The betrayal and assassination of a close friend was based on a conspiracy carefully plotted and planned to deceive the truth and manipulating the honorable thoughts or motives of a good friend and turn it against the target. 

All in all the strategies are very common and used daily at home, at work or while playing a sport. Such ploys are commonly used to bring someone down or build someone up. The motive is based on the desired outcome. It is our job as best friends to warn our friend of the dangers and foil such a plot to destroy or assassinate them whether in life, character or reputation.
It deflected the real reasons for the foul play that occurred and it satisfies the political whims of the population because of who did it and why it was done. This is a common tool used today to split best friend relationships and shifts the treasures of trust and hopes that it can fool the mindset and convince the perpetrator he or she is doing it for the right reasons.

Such blind loyalty to a cause or reason to conduct such a ploy is dangerous and unforgiving. We have to prepare ourselves for the Brutus in our lives and be aware of the twisted and tangled evil web others seek to plan and destroy your reputation, your honor and your life. Thereby, choose your friends wisely and don’t let them choose you. It may save your job, your marriage, character or life.

So how do we foil a conspiracy attempt to alter the facts and besmear you with filth? How do we recognize what it takes to create a conspiracy? The answer is in the characteristics involved. A conspirator is one who puts together a plan on the basis of circumstantial evidence available via many different venues. 

He or she addresses an event, cause or need in a broad historical sense for either heightened or lowered emotional impact or seeking moral consensus to work together.  There is a personalization of the cause or reasons at hand and elevates the target to be used as a superhuman being instrumental in the success of such plans. 

At the same time the co-conspirator must have qualities beneficial to a conspiracy such as unique self-discipline, unrepentant resolve, knowledge of a technology, exceptional psychological insights and access to unlimited sources. 

The cause or reason to conspire appeals to common sense and is assisted by formal and informal logical fallacies he or she has knowledge of. They have a keen ability to rely on inductive or deductive reasoning and is well connected or circulated amongst the crowd that may criticize or see the need for a peer review or other inquiry.

This results in a reduced suspicion it was a planned takeover, assassination of character or in some cases, the killing of a person. Last but not least, a co-conspirator is someone upheld by other persons with demonstrable honor or credibility giving the plan less resistance for rebuttals, reviews or criticism. 

The cover up is completed when the incident is revealed in favor of the conspirators. A resounding media reply or bold rebuttal of the event with strong endorsement or justification of the event is made by those responding experts on the conspirator’s behalf. They are in fact, embracing and endorsing the person’s character and ward off any negative pressure to pursue the matter any further.



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