Pathology of the Humor Virus

Here's an excerpt from my 8-30-20 SALON article entitled "Making Sense of QAnon: What Lies Behind the Conspiracy Theory That's Eating America?":

"In 2017, a year after Trump’s election, I published a novel entitled UNTIL THE LAST DOG DIES, which was about a young stand-up comedian who must adapt as best he can to an apocalyptic virus that destroys only the humor centers of the brain. After wading through hours of this humorless QAnon material, in which even the most innocuous Disney cartoons are flensed of fun and replaced with dark speculations about the demonic symbols hovering like unholy specters over Uncle Walt’s films, I’m beginning to think that my novel was far more prescient that I could have imagined."

Incontrovertible proof of the existence of the "Humor Virus" can be found in the most recent episode of THE B2T SHOW, a loopy Christian Patriot internet talk show featured prominently in my recent EVERGREEN REVIEW series entitled "If You’re Into Eating Children’s Brains, You’ve Got a Four-Year Free Ride: A QAnon Bedtime Story." If you fast forward to approximately the 33:40 mark, you will witness the host, Rick Rene, believing with not a hint of skepticism whatsoever that comedian Fred Armisen (of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and PORTLANDIA fame) is an actual representative of the Australian government and that a scene from an episode of the TV sitcom PARKS & RECREATION is a genuine news clip. Carefully study the stone-cold expression on Rick's mug as he listens to Armisen's blatant silliness and interprets it as undeniable evidence of imminent martial law in the United States of Amurrrica. Click HERE to watch this extremely bizarre clip (it ends around the 35:00 mark).