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My boss really believes in this qanon person and loves Alex Jones and I'm trying to understand why. You mentioned there's info qanon had ahead if time. Any ex

• api 8y ago
  I don't have any off the cuff but examples I've heard include future newspaper headlines and policy announcements. This leads me to suspect that QAnon is managed by Trump's organization or those closely allied with it, perhaps with or without the knowledge of Trump himself. I'll offer my own take on the appeal of these things. Implausible conspiracy theories have appeal today because our authorities have collectively done too many things that erode public trust in them. Specific examples include the Iraq war and its false pretense, the inequitable and likely corrupt bank bailout following the 2008 financial crisis, and significant neglect of the economic well being of large numbers of people and (perhaps more importantly) large geographic areas of the country. When people lose faith in existing authorities they start asking who they can trust. Demagogues tend to emerge that offer easy answers and scapegoats. IMHO the ultimate blame for all this falls on our establishments including our government, media, and elite educational institutions. Trust is hard to earn and easy to squander. Decades of greed and incompetence are threatening the trust basis of our entire society.