The 1933 Business Plot is perhaps the most significant “proven conspiracy” in American history, yet it remains a footnote in the modern consciousness. It is the bridge between the ancient desire for “Nimrod-style” centralization and the modern “Deep State” infrastructure. It proves that the “Kings of the Earth” have, for nearly a century, viewed the Republic not as a sacred trust, but as a hostile entity to be managed or replaced by a corporate-military junta.
The plot centered around Major General Smedley Butler, the most decorated Marine in history at the time. Butler was a “soldier’s soldier,” but he had become disillusioned, famously penning War is a Racket, where he confessed to being a “high-class muscle man for Big Business.”
In 1933, a group of wealthy industrialists—allegedly backed by names associated with J.P. Morgan, Chase Bank, and Goodyear—approached Butler. Their goal was simple but terrifying: they wanted him to lead a private army of 500,000 veterans to march on Washington, D.C. They intended to force President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create a new cabinet position, a “Secretary of General Affairs,” who would serve as a puppet dictator, stripping the presidency of its power while keeping FDR as a figurehead.
Unlike modern theories that are often dismissed for lack of evidence, this plot was investigated by a Congressional Committee. In 1934, the McCormack-Dickstein Committee (the precursor to the House Un-American Activities Committee) confirmed that Butler’s testimony was accurate. Their final report stated:
“In the last few weeks of the committee’s official life it received evidence showing that certain persons had made an attempt to establish a fascist organization in this country… There is no question that these attempts were discussed, were planned, and might have been placed in execution when and if the financial backers deemed it expedient.”
Despite this confirmation, no one was ever prosecuted. The names of the elite backers were largely redacted or buried, and the story was moved to the back pages of history. It was a “soft coup” that failed only because they chose the wrong man to lead it—a man who valued his oath to the Constitution over the gold of the “Money Changers.”
From a biblical perspective, the 1933 Plot is a perfect exhibit of Psalm 2:2: “The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed…” It reveals the “Mystery of Iniquity” at work within our own borders, showing that the push for a unified, controlled global system didn’t start with modern technology—it started with the same greed that fueled the merchants of Babylon (Revelation 18).
It serves as a sobering reminder: the structures of this world are always leaning toward a “Nimrod” figure. If it happened in 1933 with paper and telegrams, how much closer are we today in an era of digital surveillance and central bank digital currencies?