{"id":243128,"date":"2026-07-14T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/how-apocalyptic-worldviews-are-moving-from-the-fringes-to-the-corridors-of-power\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:15:18","slug":"how-apocalyptic-worldviews-are-moving-from-the-fringes-to-the-corridors-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/how-apocalyptic-worldviews-are-moving-from-the-fringes-to-the-corridors-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"How apocalyptic worldviews are moving from the fringes to the corridors of power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-apocalyptic-worldviews-are-moving-from-the-fringes-to-the-corridors-of-power-286581\">How apocalyptic worldviews are moving from the fringes to the corridors of power<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-apocalyptic-worldviews-are-moving-from-the-fringes-to-the-corridors-of-power-286581\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-apocalyptic-worldviews-are-moving-from-the-fringes-to-the-corridors-of-power-286581<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-14 11:50:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, has been leading a secret society called \u201cDialog,\u201d which gathers influential CEOs, billionaires, and political leaders under the theme of \u201cend-times politics\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The society\u2019s members include prominent figures such as NATO supreme commander Alexus Grynkewich and Jared Kushner, signaling the involvement of high-level individuals with national security and political influence.<\/li>\n<li>Thiel views existential threats like nuclear war or runaway AI as potential Armageddons, driving the society\u2019s focus on the survival of the &#8220;most ingenious.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The article highlights a broader trend where political leaders and tech figures are invoking end-times narratives to justify radical policies, using fears of civilizational collapse to push their agendas.<\/li>\n<li>Notably, there is the Trump administration and US military personnel referencing biblical end-times to justify certain actions, embedding a religious undertone into US foreign policy.<\/li>\n<li>The phenomenon of end-times politics extends beyond Silicon Valley; 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