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The FEMA camps conspiracy theory refers to the theory that the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is planning to imprison US citizens in concentration camps.〔Larry Keller (2010). 'Fear of Fema' (). Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 10/19/2015.〕〔Jon E. Lewis (2008). ''The Mammoth Book of Conspiracies''. Robinson.〕〔Mark Potok (2014). 'National Review, in e-mail blasts, warns of FEMA Camps' (). Retrieved 10/19/2015.〕 This is typically described as following the imposition of martial law in the United States after a major disaster or crisis. In some versions of the theory, only suspected dissidents will be imprisoned. In more extreme versions, large numbers of US citizens will be imprisoned for the purposes of extermination as a New World Order is established. The FEMA camps conspiracy theory has existed since the 1980s but it has picked up greatly in popularity since the late 2000s.〔Keller (2010).〕 The theory is generally associated with the right-wing of the political spectrum.〔Potok (2014).〕 ==Arguments and variants== FEMA was established in 1979 under executive order by President Jimmy Carter. It was established to coordinate the response to a major disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms local and state authorities. However, proponents of the conspiracy theory argue that this is merely a cover for the organisation’s real purpose. This is to assume control of the United States following a major disaster or threat, either a genuine one or a manufactured one. Once a disaster or threat of one comes into being, the theory goes, martial law will be declared and FEMA’s emergency powers will come into operation. FEMA will then effectively be the government.〔D.J Mulloy 'Federal Emergency Management Agency' pp. 250-251, IN: Peter Knight (ed.) (2003) ''Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia.'' ABC-CLIO〕 The constitution will be suspended and FEMA will move US citizens into specially constructed camps, many of which have already been built.〔Keller (2010). Mulloy (2013). p. 251.〕 The organisation has been described in this context as ‘the executive arm of the coming police state’.〔Keller (2010).〕 Proponents of the theory often play into racial fears, asserting that FEMA will use ‘urban gangs’ as auxiliaries to ensure order.〔Alexander Zaitchik (2010). ' 'Patriot Paranoia: A look at the top ten conspiracy theories' (). Retrieved: 10/19/2015.〕 In many versions of the theory, ‘dissidents’ (typically defined as constitutionalists/patriots etc. rather than left-wingers) will merely be imprisoned.〔Zaitchik (2010).〕 Others have gone so far as to argue that they will be sent to these camps to be murdered.〔Lewis (2008).〕 Extreme versions of the theory state that plans are in place to imprison and kill apolitical American citizens in FEMA camps are part of a ‘population control’ plot.〔Lewis (2008).〕 FEMA conspiracies are often worked in larger conspiracy narratives about ushering in a ‘New World Order’, meaning a totalitarian global government.〔Daniel Pipes (1997). ''Conspiracy: How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where it Comes From''. Simon & Schuster. p. 8.〕 As evidence of the conspiracy theory, proponents point to supposed FEMA camps already existing in the United States. These, however, often have known, established purposes such as Amtrak facilities and Armed Forces training centers.〔''Popular Mechanics'' (2008). 'The Evidence: Debunking FEMA Camp Myths'. (). Retrieved: 10/19/2015.〕 In some cases, genuine internment camps have pointed to but these have always been outside the United States.〔''Popular Mechanics (2008).''〕 They have also cited a contingency plan (Rex 84) drafted in part by Oliver North calling for the suspension of the Constitution and the detainment of citizens in the event of a national crisis.〔Keller (2010).〕 This was aimed at left-wing activists, not the Patriot types generally associated with FEMA theories.〔Political Research Associates. ''The Right-Wing Roots of Sheehan's "Secret Team" Theory ''. ().〕 This has been linked to a 1970 document by then-FEMA director Louis Guiffrida calling for the establishment of martial law in the event of an uprising by African American militants and the internment of millions of African Americans.〔Keller (2010).〕 Conspiracy theorists have used the actual internment of Japanese Americans during World War II in specifically constructed camps as evidence that such a scenario at least has historic precedent.〔Keller (2010).〕 Similarly, the forced removal of Native Americans from their lands throughout US history has been pointed to. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FEMA camps conspiracy theory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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