ON CONSPIRACY THEORISTS
When ever I speak to Conspiracy Theorists, they've almost always speak as if you're the silly blind "Sheeple" who bellieve every word. While it is true that many of us are gullible, and that "the powers that be", at least we can hardly be blamed for it.
On the other hand, that is not true with Conspiracy Theorists. People like them can easily believe in it because it seemed true
Such stories grabs their attention by a sensational claim, plays on their suspicions or exploit unanswered questions; feeding into the story, a little truth (i.e. "Well you know the government lied before, right"?), and are given more and more allegations for credibility, and there you have your Conspiracy Theorist.
It doesn't dawn on them that they're fed only allegations and hearsay, and as they read more, they've mistaken it for evidence. The evidence thus to them is so overwhelming, that anyone who disbelieves them lives in their Wonderland, and refuses to wake up to reality.
And these people feel like they're special; after all, they are the very few who knows the "Real Truth". They also feel that they're in a great and noble crusade to expose the Matrix of deception
With the Flat Earth Society, the belief in the Flat Earth is not accompanied with a conspiracy, but the same believe in NASA Conspiracy as they believe that the said administration champions space exploration just to have military dominance over space (1).
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NOTE: The word "Sheeple" does not come from them, but it's being used more widely. It was a word probably invented within the gun and LEO/Mil community
Sheeple is a word combination of "Sheep" and "People". The former is a term used by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman from a veteran Green Beret to describe average people in society who are kind, gentle, and productive. Then there are Wolves; evil men who prey on the Sheep. Finally, there is what's called a "Sheepdog": those who train to save, protect, and if necessary, die to save the Sheep (2).
Source(s):
1. "The Conspiracy" https://wiki.tfes.org/The_Conspiracy
2. "Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dave Grossman speaks on being a Warrior!. OUTSTANDING!!!"
The Drew Berquist Show Published on Mar 29, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FTV9nExiDE&t=1900s