CONSPIRACIES
Warning: this post is not for the light-hearted. Not that any of the stuff I post on this account is. But this is a history dump of some of the heavier issues humanity's had to contend with over the last... I think I cover 5 centuries? With a very light sketch that connects the dots just enough for anyone to see the obvious connection. But you can skip all the heaviness and enjoy the grand conclusion, which is: human history has been guided by conspiracies - actual conspiracies, as in, groups of people with wealth and influence making decisions together that affect the rest of us - for its entire history. Unfortunately, the people pointing out the conspiracies when there's still time to do anything about them, are inevitably branded as lunatics, heretics, conspiracy theorists, nut jobs, or, if they have enough influence, they'll just have a mysterious car crash or commit suicide or have a heart attack or suddenly have 40 people testify in court that they were sleeping arou...