Book · 2014 · Social Science
Behold a Pale Farce
Cyberwar, Threat Inflation, & the Malware Industrial Complex
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Behold a Pale Horse went on to become the single most influential underground publishing hit in history.
What they say about it
- Influential underground hit“most influential underground publishing hit”3
- Discusses quiet weapons“talks about the quiet weapons”2
The best things said about it
Through uh his book, Behold a Pale uh Behold a Pale Horse, Bill injected a lot of now a whole host of now common conspiracy theories into the mainstream.
For many lyrical assassins, Bill Cooper's Behold a Pale Horse became a key text.
I read that book and halfway through I was like what in the [ __ ] is this.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 2020 In Behold a Pale Horse, he talks about the quiet weapons.
It is a great name for a book. Bill, one thing you'll learn about Bill is that he was a fantastic marketer, and that's an objectively incredible title.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
Why people recommend it
Behold a Pale Farce by Bill Blunden and Violet Cheung serves as a critical examination of modern power structures and state narratives. The book was frequently brought up alongside Bill Cooper’s influential 1991 underground text, Behold a Pale Horse. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Diana Pasulka discussed Cooper's text while exploring conspiracy theories and quiet weapons, and Joe Rogan recounted his initial surprise and confusion upon reading it, noting how government disinformation often became linked to bizarre claims. Similarly, on Timcast IRL, a speaker compared a current political discussion to the ideas contained within Cooper's book. Behind the Bastards host Robert Evans dedicated an entire segment to analyzing Behold a Pale Horse, explaining that it was published through a New Age occult press called Light Technology Publishing. Evans described the text as the single most influential underground publishing hit in history, arguing that it injected numerous common conspiracy theories into the mainstream and successfully resurrected the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The recurring references highlight how underground texts continue to shape modern skepticism, media consumption, and discussions regarding institutional trust across various podcast platforms.
Every mention
Robert Evans And unfortunately for the whole world, Behold a Pale Horse went on to become the single most influential un… 8
“Behold, a pale horse would be published in 1991 through a bizarre little new age occult press called Light Technology Publishing.”
“through uh his book, Behold a Pale uh Behold a Pale Horse, Bill injected a lot of now a whole host of now common conspiracy theories into the mainstream.”
“And unfortunately for the whole world, Behold a Pale Horse went on to become the single most influential underground publishing hit in history.”
“So, behold, a pale horse resurrected the protocols of the elders of Zion.”
“And for many lyrical assassins, Bill Cooper's Behold a Pale Horse became a key text.”
“Everybody gets who's [ __ ] you. And unfortunately, one of the things he tells these people is it's the juice.”
“I saw men on fire running through the night. Cooper wrote in Behold a Pale Horse. I was only 9 years old but felt much older.”
“So, in his own book, Behold a Pale Horse, Bill Cooper, which is a great name for a book. It is a great name for a book. Bill, one thing you'll learn about Bill is that he was a fantastic marketer, and that's an objectively incredible title.”
Joe Rogan oh i got it from behold the pale horse oh christ did you read all the stuff in that book 2
“i read that book and halfway through i was like what in the [ __ ] is this”
“oh i got it from behold the pale horse oh christ did you read all the stuff in that book”
Diana Pasulka Bill Cooper's book um Behold a Pale Horse. ... Okay, so in Behold a Pale Horse, he talks about the quiet we… 1
“Bill Cooper's book um Behold a Pale Horse. ... Okay, so in Behold a Pale Horse, he talks about the quiet weapons.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“But also you can go back to Bill Cooper, Behold the Pale Horse. Same conversation in that.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“like when he watched the 1998 X-Files movie and recognized huge chunks of Behold a Pale Horse served up as entertainment.”