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General Motors streetcar conspiracy
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this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2026
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Oh this is a conspiracy? I'd always heard it reported as fact
While the term often refers to crackpot theories, a "conspiracy" is just several people secretly plotting to do something illegal.
Here, there were convictions. This was indeed an actual, factual conspiracy where GM and others secretly plotted to systematically destroy competing public transit.
Ahh I see, I was conflating conspiracy with conspiracy theory - thanks for clearing that up!
The term is conspiracy THEORY. A conspiracy is when that actually happens.