10-03-2012, 07:06 AM
(10-02-2012, 09:56 PM)zenmaster Wrote:(10-01-2012, 02:46 AM)Tenet Nosce Wrote: In your opinion, what sort of criteria must be satisfied to establish a conspiracy?I'd go with the legal definition, which basically involves proving beyond a reasonable doubt that people were knowingly involved in criminal activity. For better or worse here, we legally allow people to behave in a manner which opposes certain ideals or standards yet which are unrestricted by law.
How would you factor in the ones committing the conspiracy being literally the richest people in the world? Rich enough to buy new laws that make their illegal activity legal? What if they made bribery itself legal through unlimited campaign contributions? How would these people ever get caught 'beyond a reasonable doubt' if the majority of the population thought similarly to you?
Answer: they wouldn't and they haven't gotten caught so far. And won't get caught until they realize the very system of laws meant to 'protect' them has been rigged against their basic human rights and designed to make the criminal's actions legal.