"What makes me sad is that conspiracy theories such as Joseph Wanzala's _lead away_ from awareness of the centers of power. They delude people into thinking that evil exists solely in the machinations of particular people rather than in the capitalist system."
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Wrong, you are positing what you should recognize as a false dichotomy, as well as mis-stating my position. What you call my 'conspiracy theories' in fact help people understand better the nature of capitalist or fascist power, by analysisng how their instutions operate, as well as analyzing the actions of the agents of these institutions. Are you suggesting that institutions act of their own volition, like in 'The Matrix' without any role of actual human agency. What you are suggesting leads people to hopelessness, to the idea that the insitutions we are up against are merely abstractions and do not manifest themselves in the form of human actors.
Joe W.