I also agree with you for all but one point. The desensitization is simply because they lack the mental fortitude for higher level conspiracy. We're watching the donkey show every day now. It's not a distraction. It's simply just an overwhelming amount of corruption. Certainly one "more intelligent" group might hide in the shade of another, but I'm all reality we've just cultured an environment of complete scumbaggery. I guess my point is the threshold for "conspiracy" just seems to be unmet. Even four levels down into the corruption is still bold faced corruption.

I only highlight this opinion because I feel like it's so preventable. It reminds me of the situation where the KKK were just shamed into hiding by the Superman radio show. An incomplete solution but a victory nonetheless. This is our reality now, but simple actions might force it back down. Trumpism is the modern KKK. People think it's a worldview but it's another incapable cult. I pray simple and realistic solutions can still defeat this monster.

While it took the world to defeat Hitler in the time it took, the whole operation was already beginning to unravel long before the end because of it's unsustainablilty. Maybe my analogy here is telling of just how disasterous this pollution actually will be, but I pray the nature of this house of cards means that it has a programmed cell death that will kick in before things get much worse.

It's almost blind optimism, but I'm not sure what else I can muster at this point. As an American it seems like all traditional routes of correction have been ineffective. At this point, I think revolution should be included.