His book Propaganda starts with: "THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country." (http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/bernprop.html)
So when Adam Curtis writes documentaries on people like him, he may sound to some like a conspiracy theorist, because that's how some of the profiled creeps themselves sound. (But of course, "conspiracy theorist" is often misused to throw muck at people who focus on structural analysis.)
His book Propaganda starts with: "THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country." (http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/bernprop.html)
So when Adam Curtis writes documentaries on people like him, he may sound to some like a conspiracy theorist, because that's how some of the profiled creeps themselves sound. (But of course, "conspiracy theorist" is often misused to throw muck at people who focus on structural analysis.)