The CIA's campaign equated conspiracy theorist with "nut," and the technique was very effective. Even people suspicious of a conspiracy often start out by saying, "I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but...." This is the case even though the history of the world is full of people conspiring to gain land, money, sex, and power. You'd have to be a nut to think conspiracies don't exist.
The CIA's campaign equated conspiracy theorist with "nut," and the technique was very effective. Even people suspicious of a conspiracy often start out by saying, "I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but...." This is the case even though the history of the world is full of people conspiring to gain land, money, sex, and power. You'd have to be a nut to think conspiracies don't exist.