• cynar@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Conspiracies need to be small and self contained. The more people involved, and the longer it needs to hold, the less likely it is.

    E.g. 9-11 being a government conspiracy with 1000s involved in the cover up? Likely false. George Bush getting info about an imminent attack, then having the info buried, since it would be useful? Far more plausible.

    In this case, the elite standing in lockstep to cover their own arses is quite plausible. It also fits that the group is already too large to keep the conspiracy contained, and so information is leaking like a sieve.