# Has a coverup conspiracy ever been a \*good\* thing?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 6, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-coverup-conspiracy-ever-been-a-good-thing/351584 "2006-04-06T15:19:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-coverup-conspiracy-ever-been-a-good-thing/351584/41 "2006-04-08T04:10:17Z")

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> [@YPOD](#):
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> wow - how can everyone miss the greatest example of all?

I can top that.

Star Trek. The prime directive.

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-coverup-conspiracy-ever-been-a-good-thing/351584/42 "2006-04-10T01:18:54Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Never read the book, but in all the movie versions I’ve seen, Louis XIV is portrayed as a cowardly villain for choosing such a heartless means to keep his brother’s existence a secret.

In the last movie version, at least, the _second_ conspiracy in the plot being hushed up seemed to be a good thing.

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