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> It's almost tautological: once we know something happened, it's no longer a conspiracy. That's... not actually what "conspiracy" means.

• fnovd 10y ago
  Typing "define:conspiracy" into Google, I get: "conspiracy (noun): a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful"
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  • dllthomas 10y ago
    Could you make your point more clearly? I agree that an exposed conspiracy is no longer an ongoing conspiracy, but I don't think that is necessary for a conspiracy theory.