Every time conspiracy comes up, I remember Matt Taibbi's long-held point that "all the really big conspiracies are out in the open" - made around the time the Iraq War had been proven to be based on a pile of shameless lies at the top, the Global Financial Crisis was instigated for personal profit, by people trusted to run banks.
Every time conspiracy comes up, I remember Matt Taibbi's long-held point that "all the really big conspiracies are out in the open" - made around the time the Iraq War had been proven to be based on a pile of shameless lies at the top, the Global Financial Crisis was instigated for personal profit, by people trusted to run banks.
What conspiracy was more open and obvious than the Afghan War Lies? For 20 years, they kept insulting our intelligence with another report that we were just months away from turning the tide to making Afghanistan peaceful and safe for all. The politicians asked for these lies, the highest Generals obliged with solemn reports. And nobody was punished when all was revealed to be known to be lies all along, every mid-level officer rolling their eyes as they completed them to order.
The public kind of put up with a lot of such bullshit - we are working on care-home conditions, we are working on the drug crisis, we are working on climate - because all ends of the political spectrum are pretty much agreed upon continuing to bullshit, save those crazy extreme left-wingers who never win power.
Every time conspiracy comes up, I remember Matt Taibbi's long-held point that "all the really big conspiracies are out in the open" - made around the time the Iraq War had been proven to be based on a pile of shameless lies at the top, the Global Financial Crisis was instigated for personal profit, by people trusted to run banks.
What conspiracy was more open and obvious than the Afghan War Lies? For 20 years, they kept insulting our intelligence with another report that we were just months away from turning the tide to making Afghanistan peaceful and safe for all. The politicians asked for these lies, the highest Generals obliged with solemn reports. And nobody was punished when all was revealed to be known to be lies all along, every mid-level officer rolling their eyes as they completed them to order.
The public kind of put up with a lot of such bullshit - we are working on care-home conditions, we are working on the drug crisis, we are working on climate - because all ends of the political spectrum are pretty much agreed upon continuing to bullshit, save those crazy extreme left-wingers who never win power.