Megan, my daughter, recommended I watch the documentary Q: Into the Storm (available on MAX) to better understand MAGA people. She's not a QAnon supporter—far from it—but she thinks it's worth trying to understand how that belief system works. I agreed, curiosity piqued.
I made it through the first of six episodes… and then had to take a nap. Listening to the Q followers is disturbing on so many levels. The logic is twisted, the claims are wild, and yet it's all taken at face value by those who believe it.
Now, I’m not saying everyone who voted for 47 is into QAnon. Most probably aren’t. But many have unknowingly fallen into the same trap: accepting conspiracy theories and misinformation without question. It’s unsettling to watch people buy into something so flimsy—especially when the facts are usually just a Google search away.
Maybe it’s my early journalism background, but I always try to check sources. I get that people are busy, but don’t you want to be sure that what you’re saying—or voting for—is based on something real? Maybe that’s too much to ask these days. Maybe that’s what they call "woke."
Fine by me.
Bring on the woke.
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