60 Minutes: QAnon's corrosive impact on the U.S.
Tens of millions of Americans believe QAnon's core — and false — theory that an evil cabal of Satan-worshipping elites commits atrocities against children and controls much of the world. Where does this movement stand and who has it impacted? Lesley Stahl reports.
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I believe that this started when Reagan began his 1980 presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where the bodies of those 3 civil rights workers were found buried in an earthen dam in 1964. This sent a signal to the Southern states and Jimmy Carter lost the South and the election. 
I used to think that too many people just voted "party" without researching the issues that the candidate espoused. But especially in the time of Trump, there's no excuse - it's been impossible to overlook his sheer incompetence and his message of prejudice and hate. 
And, of course, he was the opposite of Jimmy Carter who was one of the most hardworking - and inclusive - presidents that we've ever had. Plus, he wasn't underhanded. To this day he believes that his failure to secure the release of the hostages in Iran was the reason for his loss. Odd that they were released as soon as Reagan was sworn in. Was there ever a serious investigation on how that came about?? 
And I have a friend who served in state office who told me that campaign signs are important because people are more likely to vote for a name they're familiar with, a name that they've seen. So if a candidate has blanketed an area with campaign signs, they're more likely to be elected - regardless of policy.
Anything that might help us understand the current insanity that has overtaken this country.
And there's no reasoning with them, it is like a "cult." And the more ridiculous and irrational Trump's message has become, the more they defend him. And elected leaders have no excuse, but they remain on board against all rationality. I was thinking of Steve Scalise earlier. The man was actually shot, suffered critical injuries, and if that shouldn't have been a "wake up call," I don't know what else that was. But he still refuses to support any gun control and still gets an A+ rating from the NRA! How does that make rational sense??
