Conspiracy

A Conspiracy is a secret plan crafted by a group to commit illegal or deceitful acts, often with the goal of gaining power, subverting authority, or achieving other hidden objectives

• Context:
  • It can (typically) involve multiple parties (Co-Conspirators) who work in secrecy.
  • It can (often) lead to Criminal Charges if uncovered, depending on the nature and outcome of the conspiracy.
  • It can range from Corporate Espionage to Political Conspiracy, encompassing various scales and contexts.
  • It can provoke Public Outrage and Media Coverage when exposed.
  • It can be a central theme in Conspiracy Fiction Genre where it forms the backbone of the plot.
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• Example(s):
  • The Watergate scandal, which led to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon, demonstrating a political conspiracy.
  • The plot to assassinate Julius Caesar, a historical example of a conspiracy that changed the course of Roman politics.
  • Market manipulation schemes like those revealed during the Enron scandal, showing corporate conspiracies.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • A Solo Crime, where a single individual acts alone without collaboration or secrecy among multiple parties.
  • Open Governance practices, which are characterized by transparency and accountability, standing in direct opposition to conspiratorial secrecy.
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• See: Conspiracy Theory, Secret, Crime, Civil Wrong, Denialism, Conspiracy Fiction Genre, Treason, Subversion, Collusion.

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References

2017

• (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy Retrieved:2017-10-30.
  • A conspiracy is an agreement between persons who intend to gain some collective advantage while keeping their agreement secret from the public or from other people affected by it. Depending on the circumstances, a conspiracy may also be a crime, or a civil wrong.

    A “conspiracy theory” is a belief that a conspiracy has actually been decisive in producing a political event of which the theorists strongly disapprove.

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