> I worry "grand conspiracy" views distract from the problem of public opinion often being in favor of the bad ideas. The cynic in me is not concerned because

> I worry "grand conspiracy" views distract from the problem of public opinion often being in favor of the bad ideas. The cynic in me is not concerned because I feel public opinion can be swayed and/or the issue is not the biggest/most-important issue in representative democracies. I admit being overly cynical on the importance of public opinion and therefore my disagreement efforts manifest more in counteracting technologies than politicking (and even then, the efforts are little and of limited consequence).