No wonder, after all they do believe in some old guy who says he must be obeyed and worshiped.

Yes, was that the international report from Stockton-on-Tease?

I am not in the slightest bit surprised that Christians and the religious are more likely to believe in massive conspiracy theories. The common denominator is the failure (or should that be refusal?) to engage in critical thinking.

Excellent points! The through line of faith (i.e., belief without evidence) has always connected religion to those massive conspiracy theories, along with a truckload of other unsubstantiated views. Critical thinking is hardly an asset to a community that regards faith as a virtue, rather than the credulity it actually is.

It also boils down to this.

QANON, like the Nazis, Fascists before them offer up easy answers, scapegoats, fear of those who aren’t like them, and those that aren’t are your “enemies”.

And similarly to the Brownshirts and Blackshirts of that day, just look at the Proud Boys of today, all are in need of “Belonging”.....whether to a movement or to a person, and they all happen to wear a certain type of “Uniform” similar to military type gear. Yet each of them will claim they are “Their own person” when they actually aren’t.

mindless sheep.

It’s amazing how those who “believe” regardless of their particular delusions, (Catholics, Protestants, Mormon), etc. claim to worship and love a “God” that they are so fearful of.

Malleable is probably the best word.

Anyone who can hear absolute complete nonsense over and over again and not question it will be easily influenced by repetitive messages.

My mother used to listen to Fox News all day, and she gave money to the Republican Party.

Now she watches CNN all day, and she goes on and on about how much she hates Republicans.

If I could get her back on Fox News, she would probably go back to being a Republican.