Fairy Tale Spotlight: What is a Conspiracy?

One of the most common plots in all literature is "the conspiracy." This is, of course, when a person or group of people secretly plan against one or more other people. It is a very simple concept and can lead to a very exciting story. Much of the story generally has to do with the plight of the hero who has to unravel this conspiracy to find out about its origins and the people involved.

The reason we have stories like this at all is because there actually has been quite a lot of conspiracies, both big and small, in our history. Governments have conspired against their own people, friends have conspired against friends, and as a child, I would conspire against my parents. The latter is true of most children. It's all about getting what you want. In fact, conspiracies are always about getting something that should otherwise be forbidden.

Stories about conspiracies are almost never just thrown away as silly notions. The reason they are so exciting is because we understand their plausibility. We know that they are a very real and common aspect of humanity since the beginning of recorded time. If we had no conspiracies, we would trust everyone, and we would likely not even bother to lock our doors at night. Conspiracies are real because we are human, and it is a natural and common thing for humans to make them.

Humans, at large, are some of the most untrustworthy creatures in lore. In fairy tales, they can be sneaky and treacherous. You can see the smiles on their faces, yet what it in the mind is being carefully tucked away. It is likely why a lot of competing fantasy races tend to be very careful around humans in those stories. We all know why, although sometimes we like to pretend we are better than we are.

The notion that conspiracies are not real goes against the recorded history of the human race. Don't be so quick to just throw something like that out. Do your own research. Figure it out for yourself. The whole of history is a very repetitive story, and you should be very careful in how you read it.

And just remember one last thing: In a world where people don't believe in conspiracies, evil people have free reign to do as they please.

This blog was written on November 6, 2022.

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