The last century of public discourse has been a string of conspiracy theories about shadowy cabals secretly running the world, promulgated by the explicit cabals openly running the world.
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For better or worse, they correctly observed that people are more scared of the “shadowy” part than the “cabal” part. Turns out that the key to getting away with it the whole time was just to be so open about it that the endearment of honesty-in-action becomes a shield.
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