Las Vegas Prof Teaches NWO Class [article]
From: campbell@ufomind.com (Glenn Campbell, Las Vegas)
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 10:53:12 -0800
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From this morning's newspaper: A college professor teaches a course on
his New World Order theories. His theories are not unusual, but the
venue is. -GC
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Las Vegas Review-Journal, Monday, March 09, 1998
CONSPIRACY THEORIES ALIVE IN CLASS
Government agencies and millionaires want to build a New
World Order, a college instructor says.
By Steve Friess
Review-Journal
Jack Ringler opened the semester with a largely unnecessary, somewhat
defensive plea to his students.
"Don't turn me off," said the veteran history professor at the
Community College of Southern Nevada to the overflow class. "Don't
just say, 'God, he's way out there.' I'm not trying to convince you.
I'm just trying to give you information."
With that caveat, and to rapt attention of a standing-room-only crowd,
Ringler offered an overview of his alternative take on world history.
He spoke about the American millionaires who have been plotting world
dominance for decades by controlling the economy and politics. About
their efforts to confuse the American people, lulling them with
reassurances that freedom is safe even as they quietly snatch
liberties from an unsuspecting populace. About the Federal Reserve
System, the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign
Relations, a trifecta of secretive organizations supposedly working to
amass power through the United Nations. ...
The students, more than 40 that first night in January and now about
35 as the semester hits midstride, knew what to expect from a course
titled, "The New World Order: The Ultimate Conspiracy." And if they
didn't, the syllabus describes the three-credit class as "a study of
geopolitical history of a conspiracy which may bring the world into a
New Order to be governed by a group of world elitists." ...
Administrators at the community college didn't flinch at his proposal
to offer the course, Ringler said. The professor, a retired Army major
who served in Korea and Vietnam, came to the college in 1973 as its
only history professor. That seniority allows him to decide what
academic endeavors to pursue.
In this case, Ringler's pursuit is a different -- and highly
opinionated -- approach to discussing the motives and deeds of U.S.
presidents, major media companies and wealthy families such as the
Rockefellers. Ringler, whose accusatory editorials about the United
Nations are published occasionally in local newspapers, insists he
tries to be fair with the information. Yet he acknowledges he is
trying to counter the anti-conspiracy bias taught in more typical
history courses. The course textbook, "Treason," by Gurudas, includes
chapter headings like "Fooling the People" and "Freedom is Being
Lost."
The bulk of Ringler's class consists of a lecture three hours each
Wednesday night packed with names and dates to memorize. Ringler
offers a methodical sweep through history, though in his case the
pivotal moments worth hours of concentration are the establishment of
the Federal Reserve System and the United Nations. These, the
professor explains, are seminal events in the progression toward a New
World Order and the effort to exterminate American pride and
tradition. ...
Continued at:
http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Mar-09-Mon-1998/news/7081685.html
[The print version includes a photo of Ringler]
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