Where’s Waldo? Conspiracy Edition

WHERE’S WALDO? CONSPIRACY EDITION

January 13, 2015 Adam Riva

Where’s Waldo? is a children’s book series, created and illustrated by Martin Handford, that challenges readers to find “Waldo” who is hidden in busy crowds of people and surrounded by pandemonium. Waldo is distinct in appearance; he wears a red and white striped shirt, a matching hat, and glasses. Although he is hidden in plain sight, the difficulty of finding him is increased by “red herrings” or “decoys” that fool the eye.

Conspiracies are often hidden in plain sight with very discrete giveaways. Mankind is often overwhelmed by the noise of the world – his senses dulled of detail, his intuition muddled with conditioning, his quest challenged by clutter, and his solutions suppressed.

This satirical article is not intended to be offensive. Although it is done light-heartedly, it conveys a message.

Waldo has become idiomatic in Western culture, representative of elusive answers. Waldo is that which is found only by those who seek. The decoys of disinformation sabotage our pursuit for truth only if we waver in awareness. To the perspicacious man, discernment is a sharp sword.

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