In laypersons terms, the mundane simply isn't sexy enough for many. The only difference between religion and a conspiracy is what we call the delusion.
Like with JFK, you have a society constantly sold that it is the greatest country on the planet and your president gets murdered, a lone nut simply doesn't seem to be enough to explain murdering such a powerful man. The truth of JFK is that Oswald was mentally unstable, wanted to make a name for himself, hell even the Soviets told him to go home because he wasn't right in the head. Combine that with simply lax security, an that gave him the opportunity.
I am quite sure that if Reagan had died his supporters would have screamed that Hinkely had help.
It's simply a form of paranoid gap filling.
Like with JFK, you have a society constantly sold that it is the greatest country on the planet and your president gets murdered, a lone nut simply doesn't seem to be enough to explain murdering such a powerful man. The truth of JFK is that Oswald was mentally unstable, wanted to make a name for himself, hell even the Soviets told him to go home because he wasn't right in the head. Combine that with simply lax security, an that gave him the opportunity.
I am quite sure that if Reagan had died his supporters would have screamed that Hinkely had help.
It's simply a form of paranoid gap filling.
