"... Sociologists and journalists have struggled to precisely categorize the shambolic conspiracy theory known as QAnon. Is it a political movement? A new religion? A cult? It has elements of all these things. There is a basic set of beliefs: namely that President Trump is waging a holy war within the government against a secret cabal of pedophiles, whose members included top Democrats like Hillary Clinton and her advisers. There are accompanying behaviors and rituals: the serial viewing of YouTube videos that embed the watcher deeper into the world of QAnon; the frantic decoding of 'Q drops,' or tersely worded message-board posts, which now number more than 4,000. There is a prophet, Q, and a God-like figure, Trump. ..."
New Republic
NY Times: What Is QAnon, the Viral Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory?
New Yorker: What’s New About Conspiracy Theories?
Scientific American: People Drawn to Conspiracy Theories Share a Cluster of Psychological Features
W - QAnon, W - Conspiracy theory
Crazy ideas have long been a fixture of American life. Now paranoia thrives at the center of power, not just the fringes.
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