>> it’s always best to structure your conspiracy theories so that you can claim anything at all that happens buttresses your case <<
Absolutely!
Moreover, when somebody denies being part of a specific conspiracy, you can be sure he’s actually in on the deal. Otherwise, why would he go to the trouble to make a denial?
Or if the culprit in question decides to remain silent, you can likewise be sure of his involvement. Otherwise, why wouldn’t he issue a denial?
Anyway, I’m old enough to remember when the John Birch Society persuaded us that Generals Eisenhower and Marshall were actually agents of the worldwide Communist conspiracy. The evidence? Simply that Eisenhower and Marshall didn’t exhibit the typical signs of Communist ideology — with that absence proving just how sneaky they really were. Oh, for those good ole days!
Yer involved. This comment is proof.