Conspiracies exist. But they are not secret meetings in dark rooms.

They are systems of coordinated power operating in plain sight.

States pursue power. Corporations shape regulation. Finance influences policy. Big tech lobbies governments. Trade rules protect capital. Electoral systems entrench incumbents.

This is not fantasy. It is political economy.

In this video, I explain the difference between conspiracy theories and structural conspiracies: the coordination of wealth and power against ordinary people.

I look at regulatory capture, media concentration, first-past-the-post, tax havens, lobbying, and the idea of managed consent.

And I note the real danger is not paranoia. It is passivity. Democracy only survives if it is defended.