throw the witch in.
if she drowns, she was innocent.
economic and social classes can be made up of people from any political party, and of any political belief. they are in a class because they tend to have common interests as a group, that makes them behave in a relatively uniform and somewhat predictable manner.
the fact you still believe in ideological factions locked in bitter moral struggle is what makes you a conspiracy theorist. you are incapable of seeing the world as responding to social forces. you expect to see evil everywhere, so don't be too surprised when you find it.