"Fanning the Flames" of Paranoia

That's how Paul Jacob sees it. According to him, there are three kinds of people who each see the world differently: The "Elitist View," which says "the masses" are too stupid to run their own affairs and need someone to "lead" them; The Populist view that says the "common people" are the ones with common sense while their leaders are generally fools or knaves, or both; Then there is the third position where people are prone to conspiracy theories and the "leaders" spend most of their time "fanning the flames of paranoia" to get and retain their power over the rest of us. I favor the last, because I see ample evidence of its truth every day, and comment on it. (Common Sense)