What is interesting is that much of the Left has bought into conspiracy theories about international bankers, multinational corporations, elite gatherings and associations like the Bohemian Grove and the Bildebergers, and, of course, "da Joos" that were the province of right wing groups like Liberty Lobby 30-40 years ago. At one time, most leftists disdained conspiracy theory, believing in impersonal "forces" at play, such as the dialectic and the class struggle. However, times have changed, and to be frank, the intellectual caliber of leftists has declined as the universities have been dumbed down. Two generations ago, a college-educated Marxist may have been ruthless and manipulative, as they are now, but he would have been at least somewhat familiar with history, philosophy, literature, and science. Most modern leftists are on the same low intellectual level as the mainstream culture.
The decline in the intellectual abilities of leftists would be good news except for the fact that standards have declined throughout society.