&gt;I think that the authors have no problem with authoritarianism<p>Like any conspiracy site, it&#x27;s going to attract people who share a view of the world in which everything must be orchestrated, controlled -  a reason for all things. Randomness has no place in the mind of a conspiracy theorist. The order provided by conspiracies comfort the conspiracy theorist: paradoxically making the world feel safer, more ordered while simultaneously believing that evil people have devoted their lives to ruining yours.<p>If you think about it, such a psychology is naturally authoritarian-leaning. Such a mind yearns for stability, order and control.