Don’t think of them as psychotic. They are a well-oiled propaganda machine with the goal of taking down the nation. I just happened to get a chance to watch the local philly news this morning and they harped on Spenser hiding in the bushes for 10 minutes. Anyone watching would have laughed (it was funny) but the lie would have been taken as truth. They know exactly what they are doing and it is all social psychology.
I fully realize that, and have said so for years, but it’s still psychotic.