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 ones 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 ...
The rank & file MSM journos are idiots.
“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.
The Anons are on the Deep State’s shit list, so they’d better mind their Ps and Qs.
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4Chan & 8Chan?
Jeff Charles:
I believe the correct term is nitpicking...
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nitpicking
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.
It's that he is all hat and no cattle. He makes big promises, but justice never comes.
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?
He said he didn't know what Qanon was. Different from Q.
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.
Yeah, well, nice talking to you.
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