A person who "KNOWS" beyond any doubt , something that has patently and irrefutably been proven otherwise can be said to be exhibiting the classic signs of paranoia. When this kind of behavior and thinking are given a platform and more importantly a Leader to rally around and share a common delusion, there begins the recruitment and assembly of "An Army of Paranoid Schizophrenics". Reference MHA site ----https://www.mhanational.org/conditions/paranoia-and-delusional-disorders----Fueled by mass media and a populace of malcontents , the inevitable machinations will certainly begin to build steam. At some point there will not be enough Clozapine in the world to slow it down. There are not enough mental wards in America to even begin to address the present situation we now face. Peter Barnes' play " The Ruling Class " from 1968 and Scorsese's " Taxi Driver " from 1976 are two works that portray this kind of unraveling, that come to mind, not to mention the January 6th 2021 " Live from your Nation's Capital" for all the world to see, cult uprising in living color. My , 'all be it' unsolicited advice has been for many years now , "Plant trees and Hide".
