
Now that Biden’s presidency has become a reality, the disillusionment of QAnon communities is a moot point, since reality was never the point to begin with.
If Donald Trump’s COVID-19 illness is blamed on the “deep state,” it will become part of a line of conspiracies involving American presidents.
In the wake of the pandemic, QAnon has morphed into a cult, an ersatz religion, a great narrative that gives meaning to an increasingly disconcerting reality.
What is most striking in today’s America is the fundamental disjointedness, for lack of a better word, between realities.