Conspiracy Theorists apparently cannot see that the world is just full of mad bastards as well as evil geniuses who rise to the top of their game be it in politics, science or whatever.
It is a default setting in the human psyche to dismiss any unexplainable or illogical event as either being:
A; God, whichever form you believe in.
B; The Devil, whichever form you believe in.
C; Aliens, whichever form you believe in.
D; Government or Elitist conspiracy.
E; Human form Lizards.
Without actually having to rationalise CTers can live their lives in a fantasy world were they do not have to get involved or attempt to change anything. They can just sit at home without going out to vote, protest, strike, petition, complain or riot!
There is that much misinformation and deceit flowing out of magazines, the internet and that shit pump in the corner of everyone's room that it is easy to become paranoid.
Orwell and Huxley painted a pretty representative idea of their future, our present world.
Big Brother is watching, he is to the extent of population control, but also by self imposed fear and lack of will to fight against it.
Soma for the people, TV and Media to keep the people calm and relaxed.
You could almost think there was a conspiracy going on.