Real conspiracies are there, and they run our nation. They are especially in play when they do things like bring in 20 million Mexicans, etc.
The aliens in area 51 and chemtrail kinda things are lumped in under one broad category called “conspiracy theory”. This makes someone who wants to talk about a real conspiracy instantly dismissible as a nut.
On the other hand.
There are a boat load of completely ignorant, passionate and compassionate people, that intimidate others by playing on the forgiving nature of the thoughtful because it works.