06-24-2016, 01:08 PM
(06-24-2016, 12:52 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: No, Gunnar.That's not entirely true: "the idea that many important political events or economic and social trends are the products of secret plots that are largely unknown to the general public."
A conspiracy theory doesn't apply to something someone fears will happen in the future.
A conspiracy theory deals with unproven allegations of covert activity to explain past events.