I don't see any signs of that narrative being successfully controlled. In fact, I've yet to see any discussion where "didn't kill himself" didn't manifest immediately.

And what does all that talk amount to, exactly?

It's a cute little "conspiracy theory" for the masses to play with, nobody in power is threatened in the slightest. In many ways it's self-neutered by turning that phrase into a mindless meme.

The soft censorship means we've seen effectively zero mainstream investigation into any of the glaringly obvious questions.

And "conspiracy theory" in general today means: pothead crazy garbage, as if politics isn't a histories of small and big conspiracies.

No need to censor any truth anymore, if it simply does not reach anyone because it is burried in a huge pile of garbage information, most people have not the time sorting it through.any

"Conspiracy theory" is set equal to "pothead crazy garbage" because 99% of conspiracy theories are just that. An instance of Sturgeon's Law, if you will.

What you're saying is that it doesn't matter that information does get around and everybody knows, because we can't do anything about it. That's not "soft censorship", though - that's lack of the need to censor, because the population can be kept in check even while informed.

> I've yet to see any discussion

Discussions isn't the point though. Articles in big newspapers and TV stations, not forum chitchat.