> while left-wing conspiracy theories remained stigmatized I don't think that's true. CIA involvement in South America or Italy, for example, used to be a left

> while left-wing conspiracy theories remained stigmatized I don't think that's true. CIA involvement in South America or Italy, for example, used to be a leftist conspiracy theory; and now it is documented history. In fact, I'd argue that the Left effectively ran out of conspiracy theories, as most of them were proven true. Once the Berlin Wall came down, a lot of "pro-capitalists" activity became overt and acceptable, often even initiated by leftist governments, and historical actors came out of the wood to describe what really happened - the Cold War was over and winners didn't have to be ashamed of the extreme measures they took to get there. The only conspiracy left to the left (eh) was basically Echelon and internet surveillance; Snowden confirmed that too, so now there is nothing.