The sad reality is that those who make the most noise about conspiracies, deep state, etc. are the ones who are most manipulated by conspiracies.

   

   Conspiracy theories have always been whispered in secret and never openly asserted.

　Nowadays, however, conspiracy theories are spoken openly around the world, and some have even become political movements.

　Conspiracy theories nowadays are characterized by their simplicity and clarity, and are easy to understand that the conspirators are completely evil and are carrying out all kinds of evil schemes while keeping governments and the media under their control.

   If discussed at a well-wishers' meeting, simple people would be convinced and believe it.

　However, the contents are so ridiculous that anyone with a modicum of common sense would immediately recognize them as falsehoods.

　According to many researchers, most of these recent conspiracy theories can be traced back to Russia or to Russians living abroad.

　The goal is to make people distrust their own governments. They are designed to convince people that all major governments, especially in the West, are controlled by The Deep State, and are involved in a global conspiracy, and that the Russian government is the only one that is fighting them.

　Most of the anti-government far-right movements in European countries have been instigated by international disinformation operations of Russian intelligence, all of which are, of course, pro-Russian.

　In Romania, for example, an online campaign by Russian intelligence helped an unknown person become a strong candidate for the presidency.

   Thus, the conspiracy theories, anti-vaccine and far-right movements that are now spreading around the world are a manipulation of information by the Russian intelligence agencies, who have been instigating anti-government movements in Western countries and blatantly claiming that the conventional Western values are a falsely instilled by The Deep State and that Russia is the only one fighting them.

   However, the main Trump supporters, the Q anon believers, the anti-vaccine activists, and the Japanese NetoUyo (online Right Wingers) seem to be completely unaware that they are in fact being manipulated by the Russians.

　The easy way to tell if they have been brainwashed by Russian intelligence is if they are pro-Russian or not.

　In this sense, not only the European far-right movement and the American Q-Anon are naturally pro-Russian, but also Japan's NetoUyo, the anti-vaccine movement, and the new political party that won a seat in the House of Representatives are all pro-Russian.

　In other words, most of them are either brainwashed by Russian-made ridiculous conspiracy theories, or they deeply believe in the worldview of those conspiracy theories and base their fight against The Deep State, anti-government movement, anti-vaccine movement, political movement, etc. on those beliefs.

　In short, most of them are unknowingly working in favor of Russia as Russian stooges.

　Japan, in particular, shares proximity to Russia alongside China and South Korea. The unity of these three nations encircling Russia from the southeast could pose a threat to Russia as severe as Ukraine joining NATO. Consequently, since the Soviet era, Russia has employed every possible form of information manipulation to ensure these three countries never unite.

　Fortunately, regarding South Korea, Russia has utilized North Korea—which could be called a Russian vassal state—mobilizing all North Korean agents residing in Japan and South Korea to continuously conduct sabotage activities and information manipulation, ensuring Japan and South Korea remain locked in mutual hatred.

Regarding China, since the restoration of diplomatic relations, economic interdependence has grown significantly, creating a high possibility that Japan and China could unite if left unchecked. While the United States was also inwardly wary of this, Russia was the most vigilant.

　Geopolitically, if Japan and China were to unite, Russia would find itself encircled from the south and east, creating a nightmare scenario for Moscow.

     Russia did seem to contemplate coexistence and mutual prosperity with Western nations at one point, After Putin, a hardened KGB operative, became president, coinciding with the heyday of the internet, he began leveraging it to mobilize vast numbers of information operatives. 

     They spread not only the easily recognizable, absurd conspiracy theories mentioned above, but also more sophisticated, plausible-sounding fake news, using fake videos and doctored photos, scattering them across the globe.

     The content typically alleged that key politicians and officials within the targeted country's government were acting out of self-interest, favoring neighboring nations and significantly harming their own country's interests. To “prove” this, they flooded the internet with massive amounts of fake news that appeared utterly convincing, complete with accompanying fake videos and images.

     Then, using expert agents fluent in various languages and bots, they ignited massive firestorms on social media platforms like X.

　Such activities are being carried out across Europe and the world, achieving results comparable to actual military intervention.

     Not only in Germany, Britain, and France's anti-government far-right movements, but also in the aforementioned Romanian presidential election, an unknown candidate cultivated by Russian operatives secured the highest number of votes.

　Naturally, the same tactics are employed in Japan, South Korea, and China. News stories claiming Japanese politicians are favoring China for personal gain—stories that Japanese Netouyo (right-wing netizens) have been thoroughly duped into believing—are classic examples of Russian-made fake news.

　Furthermore, in each country, they spread fake videos and false information exposing the alleged vileness of people from neighboring nations, manipulating them into harboring mutual distrust and hatred. While it's true that both China and South Korea have engaged in anti-Japan education and campaigns to divert attention from their own political failures—and continue to do so—Russian information operations are pouring fuel on the fire.

     Therefore, the recent surge in mutual distrust and animosity between Chinese and Koreans has nothing to do with the intentions or relations at the governmental level; it has purely erupted from information circulating on the internet.

     Russia wants to prevent solidarity between China and South Korea because it seeks to block solidarity among Japan, China, and South Korea. If relations between Japan, China, and South Korea deteriorate, the real losers will be the nations and peoples of Japan, China, and South Korea themselves, while the winners will be Russia and North Korea.

　I believe the United States also secretly fears Japan and China growing too close. China, fundamentally a self-centered nation, possesses the cunning to seek to claim all advanced technology, resources, and territory for itself. It is an utterly untrustworthy country. 

     However, we must deal with it only after accurately discerning the information and facts. The greatest danger is being manipulated by Russian disinformation and losing the ability to discern the truth.

　In any case, the crucial point is that we must exercise the utmost caution regarding the vast amount of information currently circulating online, as much of it is sophisticated disinformation deliberately spread by Russia.　

　The very premise that all Western governments are puppets of a shadow government, and that Russia's Putin alone is the warrior standing against it, is, upon reflection, an unrealistic fabrication that only benefits Russia. 

     It should be immediately apparent. Yet, the cunning aspect of Russia's information manipulation lies in how it deliberately creates a deep divide between those who are easily deceived by such transparent fabrications and those who are not, engineering mutual hatred between the two groups.

   However, the more people are divided into those who are easily fooled into believing such false conspiracy theories and those who reject conspiracy theories out of hand because they think they are ridiculous, the more convenient the current situation is for the real conspirators, if the world is really being run by a conspiracy.

　In other words, the more ridiculous conspiracy theories spread, the less anyone will notice the real conspiracy and the less anyone will believe in the conspiracy theory itself.

　Except for a few simple-minded people, most sensible people still think that people who believe in conspiracy theories are crazy. And if the conspiracy theory turns out to be an outright falsehood, the public ridicule of the conspiracy theory will be definitive.

　That is the real reason why the prevalence of ridiculous conspiracy theories is left unchecked as it is today.

　In other words, the more people talk about conspiracy theories, the more they are set up to think that people who talk about conspiracy theories are a bit weird.

　In this way, all conspiracy theories are discouraged, and as a result, the real conspiracies are steadily carried out without anyone getting in the way.

　I will tell you what, then, the real conspiracy is in the next article.