Look, there's no denying Q was an insider dropping legit intel. to many proofs to think otherwise.
But this is/was a War. Nothing is guaranteed in War, it is possible the good guys lose. The goal of wartime leadership is to keep troop morale high and maintain belief that victory is achievable. Q was always going to tell us "Patriots in control" and "Trust the Plan" no matter how bad things got.
Tomorrow we find out just how powerful [they] are.