And I'm not talking about the CIA killing Kennedy, I'm talking about something even your boomer relative who listens to Hannity or Maddow believes is a conspiracy.
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Yeah, this is the first step, imho.
It just needs to be concrete enough.
Just saying it in the abstract doesn't seem to do the trick of opening minds, even if everybody agrees on greed, corruption, stealing and looting being the norm.
I agree, it's too vague, but it is at least some common ground with the normies. Kind of a conversation starter if you like. It's completely socially acceptable to say that there are corrupt politians who take bribes and steal. Once that is established, there may be some ways to advance discussion further into something more substantial.