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"There is no question" to conservative paranoids. There is no question to me and to persons who aren't conservative paranoids that it's a stupid conspiracy theory. I would venture to guess that even intelligent conservatives know it's absolutely ludicrous that this "omg corporations are secretly pro-leftist" conspiracy theory has not only gained traction but become a basic staple of the American conservative hive mind.
Of course, conservatives could just stop using racial slurs, antisemitic conspiracy theories, and stereotypes about foreigners and minorities as part of their rhetoric. There's always that option.
Also, the conservative victim complex on political speech is probably my favorite instance of hypocrisy and historical ignorance currently around. Thousands of socialists, social democrats, and communists were blacklisted and jailed, as were civil rights activists and labor leaders. The Supreme Court found it a was okay. Less than two decades later the Supreme Court (now slightly more liberal, however) found it was unconstitutional for the government to punish KKK clansmen at a cross-burning rally.
agreed on all points.