--why the distinction, they aren't made in the conspiracists' literature. ------------------------------------------------- In fact, the anti-conspiracists are trying to convert a obvious and now admitted flaw in their position - the idea that there are 'no conspiracies' into a counterpoint by now pretending that they have all along been arguing only against the idea of 'secret' conspiracies, and even with these, they concede that they do exist, but move the goalposts yet again and say that 'there is more to it than that' - an argument that exists only in their own minds, since so-called 'conspiracy researchers' have always seen subterfuge as one of many factors.
--not at all, only a fool would deny that conspiracies occur, even under a transparent system like capitalism. however, that they are the main explanation for why capitalism operates the way it does is plainly wrong. likewise is the idea that 'bad guys' are the reason why capitalism hurts working people the way it does.