Yes, they suck people in and yes, they are nothing more than propagandists. They do study it, clearly. I have noticed big gaps in their understanding of America, American history and Americans and English for that matter.  C.E. has a tendency to, out of the blue, claim his unconditional love for tRump, no supportive statements, just fealty, kind of like Putin or Hitler or Kim Jong Un loyalists.  That is really not American, not even among the far right. Good post.