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 by Marika Ley
conspiracy – noun
1. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
2. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
3. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
conspiracy theory – noun
1. a theory that explains an event as being the result of a plot by a covert group or organization; a belief that a particular unexplained event was caused by such a group.
2. the idea that many important political events or economic and social trends are the products of secret plots that are largely unknown to the general public.
Since 2001, this decade has been defined by terrorism, bullshit political results, and our favorite conspiracy theories (CTs). Roswell -Area 51, and UFOs don’t hold a candle to the idea of governments killing their own however the idea that there’s a cup beneath the Louvre comes close... we all seek hope. Go to any bar or place of general congregation and you’ll easily be able to slip into a conversation about who was really behind which political coup, assassination, corporate takeover, religious decree etc... and someone will inevitably say “Yeah, but did you hear about this....?“ and you’ll get another earful of info you had no idea existed. Whether the info given actually exists or is true is debatable, as it always will be.
What we’ve gathered here is a collection of some of the myriad CTs that are plaguing the world’s populace today. Why do CTs exist? Do we just not believe in the honesty of the press (or any form of media) or the government anymore? Damn right we don’t, we barely trust ourselves. They say the proof is in the puddin’ – the problem is... no one knows who made the pudding. What ingredients were used? How long is it supposed to cook/refrigerate? Who came up with pudding in the first place? And who’s going to eat it?
And that’s the perennial debate…
(Editorial note: I hate pudding, there’s always a lump in it you can’t identify.)
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