The world is filled with all types of people.
Distrust of government isn't a new phenomenon. People in general are superstitious. The superstition plays into fears. Many are afraid of losing rights and becoming "enslaved" by the government, while failing to realize that they're actual slaves to the monetary debt they've occurred.
Conspiracies help people make sense of things they don't understand.
It's like all the illuminate references throughout the internet, even if it/they were as strong, powerful and influential as its made out to be your options are limited, you couldn't disband it. Conspiracy works the same way, even with the facts people will believe what they want.