Seen at Kenny’s:
Not sure I go with that one, but its proposition may not be unjustified.
The question, however, is an interesting one.
On that scale, I’m at about a 2. But I’m willing to be challenged.
Here’s my point. The larger the alleged conspiracy, the less I’m likely to go for it. So most of the so-called “Global” conspiracies (World Economic Foundation, Jewish Banking, you name it) fall apart at the first hurdle because the larger the conspiracy, the more people involved, the less likely it is to be true.
- Is there a conspiracy among your coworkers to get you fired? — easily established and exposed.
- Did the CIA conspire to kill JFK? — no.
- Did Aristotle Onassis conspire to kill JFK? — maybe.
- …because he was in the thrall of the International Emerald Market? — definitely not.
- Are socialists conspiring to bring down the United States? — read the news and follow the dots; of course they are.
In the latter case, it might not be a planned conspiracy, in that there’s no secret Bilderburger / Comintern / whatever .org issuing commands to the various socialists; but that doesn’t mean they aren’t all working towards a common goal — which they are.
The other meme making the rounds runs along the lines of:
“Today’s conspiracy nuts will be seen by history as prophets.”
That, I might go along with. Unless the conspiracy is an obvious crock of shit. But as I said above, I’m willing to be challenged.
And by the way: any suggested conspiracy that includes those bastards at DeBeers Diamonds? I’ll believe it.