Words from Ancient Rome

It would be easy to read this comment from Marcus Aurelius and conclude that it applies to QAnoners and other Trump supporters.  In fairness, however, I don’t think the average Trumper knowingly “continues in self-deception and ignorance.”

Rather, I believe that these people are simply of below average intelligence whose brains are wired to make them more likely to interpret the world around them as frightening and hostile.  This causes them to seek out and latch onto “news” sources that are nothing more than a stream of lies designed to keep their hateful audience members tuned in.