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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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The rank & file MSM journos are idiots.


21 posted on 10/17/2020 10:29:34 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: CheshireTheCat

“According to RationalWiki: “Nutpicking is the fallacious tactic...” Proof that Wikipedia is lame.

Qanon is attacked, because Qanon has something that Wiki and the media does not have: credibility.


22 posted on 10/17/2020 10:30:48 PM PDT by Falconspeed
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To: CheshireTheCat

The Anons are on the Deep State’s shit list, so they’d better mind their Ps and Qs.


23 posted on 10/17/2020 10:32:52 PM PDT by kevao (BIBLICAL JESUS: Give your money to the poor. SOCIALIST JESUS: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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24 posted on 10/17/2020 10:37:10 PM PDT by bitt (Well gosh, it is beginning to look like rock bottom had a basement to it)
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To: kevao

4Chan & 8Chan?


25 posted on 10/17/2020 11:25:21 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: CheshireTheCat

I believe the correct term is nitpicking...

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nitpicking


26 posted on 10/18/2020 1:11:06 AM PDT by GOPJ (Biden's base: Why doesn't Biden have rallies in black communities?)
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To: CheshireTheCat

Jeff Charles:

I believe the correct term is nitpicking...

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nitpicking


27 posted on 10/18/2020 1:11:38 AM PDT by GOPJ (Biden's base: Why doesn't Biden have rallies in black communities?)
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To: CheshireTheCat
I've seen it referred to on FR but don't know or care what it is.

Every once in a while acoupla of FReepers get into an internal, but open pissing contest, and I don't comment on them {because I don't know, or really care what they are doing}.

When Trump said he didn't know what q was, I believed him, neither do I.

28 posted on 10/18/2020 3:51:21 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: CheshireTheCat
It isn't that Q doesn't point out evil and corruption.

It's that he is all hat and no cattle. He makes big promises, but justice never comes.


29 posted on 10/18/2020 4:08:31 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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his doesn’t explain why practically all of the YouTube channels hosted by Q decoders were taken off YouTube in the last 48 hours.
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You remove the “reasonable” videos so you can post your own super crazy ones and therefore prove your own point. You see now?


30 posted on 10/18/2020 5:36:40 AM PDT by Noamie
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To: USS Alaska
When Trump said he didn't know what q was, I believed him, neither do I.

He said he didn't know what Qanon was. Different from Q.

31 posted on 10/18/2020 5:37:55 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (Your tagline sucked, so it was deleted - Admin)
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To: TangoLimaSierra
When Trump said he didn't know what q was, I believed him, neither do I.

He said he didn't know what Qanon was. Different from Q.

I didn't know that, and I am happy that you didn't explain it, since I still don't give a fat rat's ass.

Q; Qanon; Queeranon, anotherQ, 2Qubes, and I still don't care.

32 posted on 10/18/2020 6:12:04 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: USS Alaska

Yeah, well, nice talking to you.


33 posted on 10/18/2020 6:14:41 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (Your tagline sucked, so it was deleted - Admin)
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