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'''David Vaughan Icke''' <ref>Pronounced like "Ike", not "Icky".</ref> is an author and speaker best known for his reptilian conspiracy theory. He came to fame as an [[England|English]] footballer and sports commentator and used to be a spokesman for the Green Party of England and Wales, but since 1991, he has devoted his life to writing books explaining his unusual theories, and promoting hem. His net worth is estimated to be at 30 million dollars.<ref group=note>This is a successfil amount by any measure.</ref>  
'''David Vaughan Icke''' <ref>Pronounced like "Ike", not "Icky".</ref> is an author and speaker best known for his reptilian conspiracy [[Theory]]. He came to fame as an [[England|English]] footballer and sports commentator and used to be a spokesman for the Green Party of England and Wales, but since 1991, he has devoted his life to writing books explaining his unusual Theories, and promoting hem. His net worth is estimated to be at 30 million dollars.<ref group=note>This is a successfil amount by any measure.</ref>  


Combining messages of wide-ranging conspiracy themes with that of the "answer" to all the problems humanity is facing being the kind of love and consciousness. Icke is a prototypical example of an early popularizer of modern conspirituality (conspiracy-spirituality) beliefs.<ref name=teoc>Ward, Charlotte and Voas, David (2011) ‘The Emergence of Conspirituality’, ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'', '''26'''(1): 103-121. [https://conspirituality.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ward-Voas-Conspirituality.pdf PDF copy.]</ref> While many groups and individuals in that area have risen to varying levels of fame and infamy since the 1990s, Icke has become a modern classic with staying power.
Combining messages of wide-ranging conspiracy Themes with that of the "answer" to all the problems humanity is facing being the kind of love and consciousness. Icke is a prototypical example of an early popularizer of modern conspirituality (conspiracy-spirituality) beliefs.<ref name=teoc>Ward, Charlotte and Voas, David (2011) ‘The Emergence of Conspirituality’, ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'', '''26'''(1): 103-121. [https://conspirituality.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ward-Voas-Conspirituality.pdf PDF copy.]</ref> While many groups and individuals in that area have risen to varying levels of fame and infamy since the 1990s, Icke has become a modern classic with staying power.


He often accuses high profile British figures of being involved in the sexual abuse of children. One such figure was Jimmy Savile, who may be the most prolific child molester in British history. After Savile's death, David claimed he had warned about Jimmy's exploits, but no evidence has ever been presented.
He often accuses high profile British figures of being involved in the sexual abuse of children. One such figure was Jimmy Savile, who may be the most prolific child molester in British history. After Savile's death, David claimed he had warned about Jimmy's exploits, but no evidence has ever been presented.
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==Views==
==Views==
{{Quote| Some of my friends have urged me to tell people the basic story, but "for God's sake don't mention the reptiles" |David Icke|The Biggest Secret}}
{{Quote| Some of my friends have urged me to tell people the basic story, but "for God's sake don't mention the reptiles" |David Icke|The Biggest Secret}}
Icke is a proponent of a Unified Conspiracy Theory that mixes together just about ''every'' conspiracy theory you can think of; this he calls the "Babylonian Brotherhood."<ref group=note>Whether he knows anything about the actual civilization is unknown.</ref> He has stated that "All members of the media, the scientific community, the banking system, and the religions and militaries of the world's nations are mere foot-soldiers" of the conspiracy. These [[sheeple|stooges]] are in turn controlled by the usual suspects: the [[United Nations]], the [[Bilderberg Group]], the [[Trilateral Commission]], the [[Illuminati]], the [[Freemasons]], the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Rothschild family]], the World Bank, etc. All of ''these'' groups are merely the puppets of "the global elite." which are controlled by "the prison wardens."
Icke is a proponent of a Unified Conspiracy Theory that mixes togeTher just about ''every'' conspiracy [[Theory]] you can think of; this he calls the "Babylonian Brotherhood."<ref group=note>WheTher he knows anything about the actual civilization is unknown.</ref> He has stated that "All members of the media, the scientific community, the banking system, and the religions and militaries of the world's nations are mere foot-soldiers" of the conspiracy. These [[sheeple|stooges]] are in turn controlled by the usual suspects: the [[United Nations]], the [[Bilderberg Group]], the [[Trilateral Commission]], the [[Illuminati]], the [[Freemasons]], the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the [[Rothschild family]], the World Bank, etc. All of ''These'' groups are merely the puppets of "The global elite." which are controlled by "The prison wardens."


===Anti-Semitism===
===Anti-Semitism===
Whether Icke is an anti-Semite is not clear. Some people have taken offence to Icke, claiming that "shape-shifting lizard-people" is a code word for "[[jews]]".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/mar/17/features.weekend Beset by Lizards: David Icke, one-time goalkeeper, TV presenter and self-proclaimed Son of God, has re-invented himself as a travelling guru. Would Canada take seriously his warnings of power-hungry extraterrestrial reptiles or would he be dismissed as an anti-Semitic bigot?] by Jon Ronson (17 Mar 2001 08.32 EST) ''The Guardian''.</ref> Icke claims that he is not anti-Semitic and that when he says "shape-shifting lizard-people," he ''quite literally'' means lizards, saying to Jon Ronson in 2001: "There is a tribe of people interbreeding, which do not relate to any Earth race ... This is not a[[jews]]plot. This is not a plot on the world by[[jews]]people."<ref>Jon Ronson (2001) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVh-t4DokdQ "The Lizards and The jews"]</ref>
WheTher Icke is an anti-Semite is not clear. Some people have taken offence to Icke, claiming that "shape-shifting lizard-people" is a code word for "[[jews]]".<ref>[https://www.Theguardian.com/books/2001/mar/17/features.weekend Beset by Lizards: David Icke, one-time goalkeeper, TV presenter and self-proclaimed Son of God, has re-invented himself as a travelling guru. Would Canada take seriously his warnings of power-hungry extraterrestrial reptiles or would he be dismissed as an anti-Semitic bigot?] by Jon Ronson (17 Mar 2001 08.32 EST) ''The Guardian''.</ref> Icke claims that he is not anti-Semitic and that when he says "shape-shifting lizard-people," he ''quite literally'' means lizards, saying to Jon Ronson in 2001: "There is a tribe of people interbreeding, which do not relate to any Earth race ... This is not a[[jews]]plot. This is not a plot on the world by[[jews]]people."<ref>Jon Ronson (2001) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVh-t4DokdQ "The Lizards and the jews"]</ref>


He does believe the ''[[Protocols of the Elders of Zion]]'' is a true document, although he argues that it was not about jews, because "jew" ([[ironic]]ally, given the accusation of coded anti-Semitism) was supposedly a code word for actual lizards.<ref name="Ronson2012">{{cite book|author=Jon Ronson|title=[https://books.google.com/books?id=kecaVjRkyZ8C&pg=PT129 Jon Ronson's Adventures With Extraordinary People]|url=|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4472-1963-7|page=129}}</ref><ref name=behold>[https://archive.org/details/pdfy-fK_LIU_yIP8YBTfX/page/n83/mode/2up ''Behold a Pale Horse''] by Milton William Cooper (1991) Light Technology Publishing. ISBN 0929385225.</ref> He also has been flirting with [[Holocaust denial]],<ref>[http://www.critical-thinking.org.uk/conspiracy-theories/david-icke.php Critical Thinking Association (UK)] on Icke</ref> but again he has made no firm statements. Icke published a book in 2019, called ''The Trigger: The Lie That Changed the World — Who Really Did It and Why'', that essentially [[9/11|blamed 9/11 on the jews.]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/a-hateful-conspiracy-filled-book-just-got-harder-to-buy-thats-no-cause-for-celebration/2019/09/23/9b124716-ddf9-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html "A hateful, conspiracy-filled book just got harder to buy. That’s no cause for celebration."] by Ron Charles, Washington Post, 2019 September 24</ref>
He does believe the ''[[Protocols of the Elders of Zion]]'' is a true document, although he argues that it was not about jews, because "jew" ([[ironic]]ally, given the accusation of coded anti-Semitism) was supposedly a code word for actual lizards.<ref name="Ronson2012">{{cite book|author=Jon Ronson|title=[https://books.google.com/books?id=kecaVjRkyZ8C&pg=PT129 Jon Ronson's Adventures With Extraordinary People]|url=|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4472-1963-7|page=129}}</ref><ref name=behold>[https://archive.org/details/pdfy-fK_LIU_yIP8YBTfX/page/n83/mode/2up ''Behold a Pale Horse''] by Milton William Cooper (1991) Light Technology Publishing. ISBN 0929385225.</ref> He also has been flirting with [[Holohoax denial]],<ref>[http://www.critical-thinking.org.uk/conspiracy-Theories/david-icke.php Critical Thinking Association (UK)] on Icke</ref> but again he has made no firm statements. Icke published a book in 2019, called ''The Trigger: the Lie That Changed the World — Who Really Did It and Why'', that essentially [[9/11|blamed 9/11 on the jews.]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/a-hateful-conspiracy-filled-book-just-got-harder-to-buy-thats-no-cause-for-celebration/2019/09/23/9b124716-ddf9-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html "A hateful, conspiracy-filled book just got harder to buy. That’s no cause for celebration."] by Ron Charles, Washington Post, 2019 September 24</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140731004307/http://www.randi.org/encyclopedia/Icke,%20David.html Icke entry] at the [[JREF]] Encyclopedia
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140731004307/http://www.randi.org/encyclopedia/Icke,%20David.html Icke entry] at the [[JREF]] Encyclopedia
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVh-t4DokdQ David Icke and Jon Ronson special]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVh-t4DokdQ David Icke and Jon Ronson special]
*[http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/08/son-of-god-says-the-flu-vaccine-will-kill-your-kids/ Son of God says the flu vaccine will kill your kids]
*[http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/08/son-of-god-says-The-flu-vaccine-will-kill-your-kids/ Son of God says the flu vaccine will kill your kids]
*[http://www.icke-exposed.co.uk/ A website which debunks the outrageous claims of David Icke]
*[http://www.icke-exposed.co.uk/ A website which debunks the outrageous claims of David Icke]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p91Ne-vM-i0&feature=related/ Stargate was real!] [[Roland Emmerich]] was trying to send a message!
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p91Ne-vM-i0&feature=related/ Stargate was real!] [[Roland Emmerich]] was trying to send a message!

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David Vaughan Icke [1] is an author and speaker best known for his reptilian conspiracy Theory. He came to fame as an English footballer and sports commentator and used to be a spokesman for the Green Party of England and Wales, but since 1991, he has devoted his life to writing books explaining his unusual Theories, and promoting hem. His net worth is estimated to be at 30 million dollars.[note 1]

Combining messages of wide-ranging conspiracy Themes with that of the "answer" to all the problems humanity is facing being the kind of love and consciousness. Icke is a prototypical example of an early popularizer of modern conspirituality (conspiracy-spirituality) beliefs.[2] While many groups and individuals in that area have risen to varying levels of fame and infamy since the 1990s, Icke has become a modern classic with staying power.

He often accuses high profile British figures of being involved in the sexual abuse of children. One such figure was Jimmy Savile, who may be the most prolific child molester in British history. After Savile's death, David claimed he had warned about Jimmy's exploits, but no evidence has ever been presented.

Views

Quotebubble.png Some of my friends have urged me to tell people the basic story, but "for God's sake don't mention the reptiles"
—David Icke, The Biggest Secret

Icke is a proponent of a Unified Conspiracy Theory that mixes togeTher just about every conspiracy Theory you can think of; this he calls the "Babylonian Brotherhood."[note 2] He has stated that "All members of the media, the scientific community, the banking system, and the religions and militaries of the world's nations are mere foot-soldiers" of the conspiracy. These stooges are in turn controlled by the usual suspects: the United Nations, the Bilderberg Group, the Trilateral Commission, the Illuminati, the Freemasons, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Rothschild family, the World Bank, etc. All of These groups are merely the puppets of "The global elite." which are controlled by "The prison wardens."

Anti-Semitism

WheTher Icke is an anti-Semite is not clear. Some people have taken offence to Icke, claiming that "shape-shifting lizard-people" is a code word for "jews".[3] Icke claims that he is not anti-Semitic and that when he says "shape-shifting lizard-people," he quite literally means lizards, saying to Jon Ronson in 2001: "There is a tribe of people interbreeding, which do not relate to any Earth race ... This is not ajewsplot. This is not a plot on the world byjewspeople."[4]

He does believe the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a true document, although he argues that it was not about jews, because "jew" (ironically, given the accusation of coded anti-Semitism) was supposedly a code word for actual lizards.[5][6] He also has been flirting with Holohoax denial,[7] but again he has made no firm statements. Icke published a book in 2019, called The Trigger: the Lie That Changed the World — Who Really Did It and Why, that essentially blamed 9/11 on the jews.[8]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Pronounced like "Ike", not "Icky".
  2. ↑ Ward, Charlotte and Voas, David (2011) ‘The Emergence of Conspirituality’, Journal of Contemporary Religion, 26(1): 103-121. PDF copy.
  3. ↑ Beset by Lizards: David Icke, one-time goalkeeper, TV presenter and self-proclaimed Son of God, has re-invented himself as a travelling guru. Would Canada take seriously his warnings of power-hungry extraterrestrial reptiles or would he be dismissed as an anti-Semitic bigot? by Jon Ronson (17 Mar 2001 08.32 EST) The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Jon Ronson (2001) "The Lizards and the jews"
  5. ↑ Jon Ronson (6 December 2012). Jon Ronson's Adventures With Extraordinary People p. 129 Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4472-1963-7
  6. ↑ Behold a Pale Horse by Milton William Cooper (1991) Light Technology Publishing. ISBN 0929385225.
  7. ↑ Critical Thinking Association (UK) on Icke
  8. ↑ "A hateful, conspiracy-filled book just got harder to buy. That’s no cause for celebration." by Ron Charles, Washington Post, 2019 September 24


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