Clarence Page: The rise of QAnon isn’t surprising. Americans have long been sucked into conspiracy theories
by By Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 20, 2020
3 minutes
I’m no less shocked than anybody else by the rise of the wacky QAnon conspiracy theory-turned-movement in this election year, but I’m not surprised by its viral spread.
After all, I’m a Black American. Therefore, as an uncle of mine counseled me decades ago, “If you’re not paranoid, you’re not paying attention.”
I get it. African Americans have a long sad history of being misled by real conspiracies, such as the infamous Tuskegee syphilis
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