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The Media’s Obsession With Qanon Is More Insidious Than You Think
RedState ^ | October 17, 2020 | Jeff Charles

Posted on 10/17/2020 7:43:31 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat

...But why is the left pretending that the Qanon movement is such a big deal that the president himself must denounce it? So far, the movement has not been credibly tied to any acts of political violence, nor have they called for physical force against those with whom they disagree. Those affiliated with the movement certainly subscribe to unorthodox and unproven theories, but the notion that they are somehow more harmful than any other conspiracy theory movement is absurd.

The corporate press is pushing the Qanon issue so hard because it is an effective political tactic used by the media on both sides of the aisle. It is an example of “nutpicking”, a practice designed to discredit one’s political opponents by making it seem as if the fringe of a group somehow represents the entire movement.

According to RationalWiki: “Nutpicking is the fallacious tactic of picking out and showcasing the nuttiest member(s) of a group as the best representative(s) of that group — hence, ‘picking the nut.’”

The bottom line is that Guthrie and her ilk want to paint the entire conservative movement with the Qanon conspiracy theory brush. They are attempting to convince their viewers that the group makes up a considerable portion of the right. In this way, they hope that their viewers will see conservatives as wacky conspiracy nuts who should not be taken seriously....

(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: q; qtards
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This doesn't explain why practically all of the YouTube channels hosted by Q decoders were taken off YouTube in the last 48 hours.

If Demonrats wanted to make people think Q followers are kooks and that large amounts of Trump supporters are Q followers, then the Demonrats would encourage people to check out the goofy things Q decoders on YouTube are saying.

1 posted on 10/17/2020 7:43:31 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
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The establishment really is populated by satanic pedophile cultists?


2 posted on 10/17/2020 7:50:16 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: CheshireTheCat

Stop using logic!


3 posted on 10/17/2020 7:50:32 PM PDT by smileyface ("The illuminati's whole philosophy demands the use, abuse, sacrifice and consumption of children.")
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Like blacklist. Closing in on the cabal


4 posted on 10/17/2020 7:51:06 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: CheshireTheCat

Who said “These people are stupid?”


5 posted on 10/17/2020 7:53:18 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: CheshireTheCat
This doesn't explain why practically all of the YouTube channels hosted by Q decoders were taken off YouTube in the last 48 hours.If Demonrats wanted to make people think Q followers are kooks and that large amounts of Trump supporters are Q followers, then the Demonrats would encourage people to check out the goofy things Q decoders on YouTube are saying.

This addresses your post:

There is 'Q'. 1
There are 'Anons'. 2
There is no 'Qanon'. 3
Media labeling as 'Qanon' is a method [deliberate] to combine [attach] 'Q' to comments _theories _suggestions _statements [and ACTIONS] made by 2.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CANNOT ATTACK THE INFORMATION
[primary source 1]?
DO YOU ATTACK [& TYPECAST] THROUGH USE OF OTHERS?
Not all 'Anons' are authentic [injected].
Do you believe it was a coincidence surgical removal of You Tube accounts occurred same day as 'Hunter' drop?
Welcome to the Digital Battlefield.

6 posted on 10/17/2020 7:53:30 PM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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Anything that THREATENS THE CONTROLLED CHANNELS of information MUST BE DESTROYED BY THE MSM!!!!


7 posted on 10/17/2020 7:55:13 PM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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When asked again by media... Trump should ask them how they deal with such conspiracy theories as Hunter Biden etc.

When they state they just ignore them, Trump can claim same about Qanon


8 posted on 10/17/2020 7:59:18 PM PDT by Hypo2
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To: CheshireTheCat

Great points.

If they were really concerned with violence, they’d shut down BLM /Antifa pages.

This is what they do
https://mobile.twitter.com/dpi_19/status/1317547887325138950


9 posted on 10/17/2020 8:01:24 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: jospehm20

Is the pope Catholic?


10 posted on 10/17/2020 8:01:57 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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I guess technically, he is.

But does he really uphold Catholic values?

From the NYT:

Rebuffed by Vatican, Pompeo Assails China and Aligns
With Pope’s Critics
Pope Francis declined to see Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is demanding a harder Vatican line on China. The Holy See said meeting just before a U.S. election would be inappropriate.
By Jason Horowitz and Lara Jakes
Sept. 30, 2020, 7:26 p.m. ET

ROME — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently published a sharp letter excoriating the Vatican’s plans to renew an agreement with the Chinese government on Church operations in China. He promoted the article in a tweet, concluding, “The Vatican endangers its moral authority, should it renew the deal.”

An indignant Vatican took the article more as a calculated affront than a diplomatic gesture. The friction broke into the open on Wednesday as Mr. Pompeo arrived in Rome and met with prelates and others who are hostile to Pope Francis, while the Vatican denied him a meeting with the pontiff and rebuffed his efforts to derail the deal with China....


Maybe the pope is too busy these days trying to deal with all the dioceses in the U.S. that are going bankrupt due to having to pay out on successful lawsuits brought against priests for sexual abuse to meet with Pompeo.


11 posted on 10/17/2020 8:06:02 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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“The establishment really is populated by satanic pedophile cultists?”

Ever heard of Epstein Island?


12 posted on 10/17/2020 8:15:34 PM PDT by MNDude
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Remember when we could still nutpick the Democrats before these last 12 years?


13 posted on 10/17/2020 8:17:14 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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Not the best bet to wager....


14 posted on 10/17/2020 8:18:06 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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If the latest info about videos on Hunter Biden’s hard drive is true, Qanon may soon find itself with more credibility than ANYONE foresaw...


15 posted on 10/17/2020 8:21:32 PM PDT by LizzieD
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I doubt most people had a clue what qanon is when Guthrie rattled on about it, and most don't care after. But everyone knows who Antifah and Blm are via their violence ..so Trump handled Guthrie very well. ......
16 posted on 10/17/2020 8:25:16 PM PDT by caww (...This constant pretending the president is a problem is pure evil!...)
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And people listening to the townhall with Trump and Guthrie would not have been able to go on YouTube the next day to learn about Qanon because those videos were suddenly no longer there.


17 posted on 10/17/2020 8:27:42 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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Well they could still check on the Internet.


18 posted on 10/17/2020 8:44:17 PM PDT by caww (...This constant pretending the president is a problem is pure evil!...)
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Qanon may soon find itself with more credibility than ANYONE foresaw...

Well, not EVERYONE.


19 posted on 10/17/2020 9:48:24 PM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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So, Qanon believes there is a pedophile conspiracy afoot.

the Media-Dem Party believes there is a Trump-Russian conspiracy afoot.

The Media-Dem Party also believes that there a Trump-Qanon conspiracy afoot.

The Media-Dem Party also believes that Trump was out stealing mailboxes to further his conspiracy against the Post Office.

So, why is Qanon a bunch of dangerous conspircy theory kooks and the Media-Dem Party isn’t?


20 posted on 10/17/2020 10:24:00 PM PDT by euram
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