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Conspiracy theories are a way for those in power to manipulate the narrative without actually giving the public any hard facts and evidence, and the world's most powerful institutions are increasingly relying on conspiracy theories because they don't have facts and evidence on their side. And why would they? The same power establishment which deceived the world into destroying Iraq is obviously far too depraved to be able to justify its global hegemony with factual evidence. All they have is narrative control, and they're starting to lose even that.
Reprinted from Caitlin Johnstone's Medium page.
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