Said it before and I'll say it again: There don't even *need* to be actual deliberate conspiracies. The fraternities, clubs, nepotism, gatherings, incestuous social circles, and just plain bigotry of the elites are enough to make a capitalist society function AS THOUGH there are. https://twitter.com/SternLevine/status/1516824713665863685

These people all hang out together. They went to the same universities. They were in the same fraternities. They were in the same senior societies. They're in the same Mason lodges or Lion's club branches or Knights of Columbus chapters or whatever. They're related, even if…

…it's just Dude A's second cousin being married to Dude B's niece. They play golf together. They go to the same resorts for vacation. They go on the same hunting trips. They travel to Bohemian Grove together. They meet up at fundraising galas. They chat in the VIP boxes of…

…sporting events. They ensure their kids get into all these same institutions. And THE REST OF DON'T.

And, as a result, they're all friends with eachother and doing eachother little favours and privy to networking and business opportunities and so on that the rest of us are…

…excluded from without ANY of them EVER needing to actually make any kind of sinister "plan" or whatever. The oligarchy carries on its momentum and insularity just through the basic functions of human socialization.

Late Capitalism is an elitist conspiracy that doesn't even need the conspiracy.

All it would take is Textbook Company Guy chatting with some of his Republican Buddies at some swanky funking ski resort for awhile, and said Republican Buddies telling him about the plan re: CRT and what they were going to attack in schools. So Textbook Company Guy gets…

…some advance warning to make sure his books are tailored to what he knows is coming, and thereby make a few extra bucks.

Hell, it wouldn't even require the Republican Buddies EXPLICITLY telling him the plan. He could just figure it out from general conversation.