The Truth About Q-Anon

Dr. Seb Gorka homepage ^ | April 8, 2019 | Dr. Seb Gorka

[romanesq]

During the 2018 Midterms in the United States, strange signs started appearing at political rallies. Held up by non-descript attendees, the signs read simply, “We are Q.” For those Trekkers out there, you might be confused: no, these rallygoers were not making an oblique reference to the infamous Star Trek: The Next Generation character portrayed by John de Lancie. The group appeared from the fringes of internet chat rooms, such as on the website of 4Chan, a peculiar mixture of cyberpunks and various online misfits.

“Q” is derived from an anonymous poster on the internet forum, a source claiming to have a top secret clearance with the U.S. intelligence community. This person (or group of people) spun an intricate conspiracy theory that many Far Right activists on gonzo internet forums picked up and began disseminating to wider audiences online and in their communities.

The conspiracy goes like this: the real purpose of the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation was not to investigate Donald Trump, but instead to investigate Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and people like former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman, John Podesta. The QAnon conspiracy theory is far-reaching, with new pieces added with regularity, in the form of what Q supporters refer to as “breadcrumbs.” One such addition to the conspiracy theory last year was that the Mueller probe was also looking into the now-deceased Senator John McCain (R-AZ) for his illegal activities.

What is the ultimate end of the QAnon conspiracy; what does Mueller hope to achieve, according to them?

That part, like most conspiracy theories, is conveniently not knowable. The Mueller investigation, having ended in a whimper rather than the bang the Trump-hating Fake News was hoping for, should have been the end of the QAnon conspiracy theory. QAnon conspiracy theorists have simultaneously argued that the ultimate target of the Mueller investigation is either the “Deep State” of nefarious anti-American, globalist actors, or the aim is to pursue high-profile pedophiles in the United States government and in other powerful circles related to the government.

QAnon’s Pernicious Connections to “Pizzagate”

Now for the most pernicious aspect of the QAnon conspiracy theory. In 2016, conspiracists on 4Chan and other similar fringe messaging boards claimed that the emails stolen from Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s (and subsequently made public by WikiLeaks) contained secret messages referring to a powerful ring of pedophiles who were using a local Washington, D.C. pizzeria as a base of operations to conduct their crimes. None of these claims were true. But, what ended up happening was that the highly irresponsible conspiracy theory triggered a mentally unstable man, who in turn took a gun to a D.C. pizzeria with intent to use it.

The source material for these theories is the vile, uber-fringe 4Chan and 8Chan. 4Chan was launched in 2003 as a place to share images and discuss Japanese anime. In fact, it was modeled on the Japanese anime internet boards, such as Futaba Channel. Over time, though, the already eclectic group of online personalities that 4Chan attracted devolved into something darker. It became a haven for crazed conspiracy theorists from both sides of the political divide. 4Chan also became popular among the white nationalist community, and also became a place for hackers and other criminals–including child pornographers. If there was a Hell on the internet, 4Chan was Hell.

Meanwhile, a similar website, created by gonzo software developer, Frederick Brennan, 8Chan was launched in 2013 as a response to what Brennan believed was the rise in authoritarianism, censorship, and surveillance on 4Chan. Despite the fact that 8Chan has become the 3,857th most viewed website in the world, with an average of 35,000 unique visitors per day and 400,000 original posts per day, it too has become mired in controversy. 8Chan, which has been billed as the more libertarian (though, perhaps libertine would be better) 4Chan, has apparently become a hub of international child pornography postings. This became such a problem that, in 2015, 8Chan was blacklisted by Google search. It is a profound understatement to claim that anything positive or good comes from these boards. Yet, it is precisely from sites like these that the “Pizzagate” and now the QAnon conspiracy theories emanate.

Alternative media figures, such as Mike Cernovich, have also furthered the “Pizzagate” and QAnon conspiracy theories. Some of these individuals have massive social media followings. With big internet names furthering the conspiracies, it was only a matter of time before disaster struck. In 2016, when the pizzeria shooting happened, several media outlets attempted to lay the blame at the feet of people like Cernovich. This only gave the Fake News Industrial Complex more fuel in their ongoing war against President Trump and the Right.

The very same group of internet Alt-Right activists and online forums that furthered the “Pizzagate” conspiracy have also spread the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Here are some of the other bizarre, totally inaccurate predictions that QAnon has made:

01/21/18 – A flood was alleged to be coming. A flood consisting of various forms of media that I imagine were supposed to implicate somebody in something nefarious. Sadly, this flood never came.

01/21/18 – Q makes some very certain claims about the Nunes Memo, which of course do not come remotely true when the memo is released a couple weeks later.

01/22/18 – Q posts a confirmed fake Podesta email, then promptly deletes it. But not before his followers have time to notice. 02/09/18 – Next week [Next week] was declared ‘suicide weekend‘. Nothing came to pass.

02/21/18 – Q predicts that the founder of Twitter is removing accounts because he and his Deep State friends are in deep trouble. Nothing came to pass.

03/15/18 – Q declares ‘March Madness’ and that ‘the public will soon know’. Nothing came to pass.

04/02/18 – April was supposed to be a “BIG month“, full of happenings including but not limited to arrests, the release of the IG report, the wall, “military start”, and unsealed indictments. Nothing came to pass.

Where Does QAnon Go From Here?

Things have gotten even stranger for the QAnon conspiracists now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his final report. While the report has not yet been made public, Attorney General William Barr has seen it, and he has issued a summary of the report.

AG Barr explains that Mueller has not proven any collusion or coordination between President Donald Trump, his top 2016 campaign staffers, and Russian intelligence. The focus of the investigation was Donald Trump and his 2016 presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Podesta, or even John McCain were not targets of the Mueller probe in any way as Q promised.

The fact that the QAnon conspiracy theory is tied in with the “Pizzagate” fiasco is bad enough. The more damaging part is that these cult-like actors link themselves to the Trump movement, despite the fact that no member of the Trump movement has anything to do with these insane theories. They are the outgrowth of a pathetic group who exist online, in the dark corners of the worldwide web. That they have attached their delusions to the Trump movement is unfortunate.

But, they do not represent and are not affiliated with President Trump, his supporters, or those who work for the president.

Recently, some Q supporters have insisted that certain pictures of President Trump and key advisers in the White House “prove” that they are, in fact, members of the Q conspiracy because their positioning makes it appear as though they are displaying subliminal messages about Q. These internet personalities claim to be supporting the President. Yet, consistently, their actions have shown that they are not allies of the President. They damage and besmirch the Trump movement with their irresponsible actions.

In that their actions, both directly and indirectly, aid those who would do damage to the Make America Great Again Agenda and see it fail. Whoever Q or QAnon may be, they are most decidedly not close to the President, they are not Conservatives, and with every post they make, they subvert the MAGA Agenda.

[romanesq]

Do you find it interesting that the QAnon hoaxers attacked Dr. Seb Gorka and then the very next day, the NEXT day, President Trump’s son appears on his show?

Donald Trump Jr. appeared the next day on Dr. Gorka’s show to hail him to the heavens as true MAGA.

POTUS/Donald Trump Jr./Seb Gorka vs. QAnon

Decide.

Have a nice day FRiend.

[grey_whiskers]

First off this guy tweeted a long time ago that he thought Q was Garbage.

And when he did that, there were photos of a garbage can prominently placed in one of the windows of the White House.

Trolling level: Galactic Grand Master.

[bagster]

End of POTUS investigation?
Continue w/ other investigations?
Stage set?
Support growing?
Strategic?
Planned?
We have it all.
Welcome to the WH.

Exactly. As we now see, Mueller's so-called "investigation" into POTUS has come to an end. And as we also know, "other investigations (Horowitz/Huber and now Barr) investigations continue and are ramping up.

The trouble with you people is you expect everything to happen RIGHT NOW.

STRATEGIC and PLANNED is exactly right.

Too bad you guys can't see it. But it's okay. I can, and really, whose important?

😎

[RitaOK]

Hang right in there, Bob.

Ping me please, if In My Life Time, you Ever get him to answer even the easy ones.

[Vendome]

Q supporters are idiots...

[romanesq]

The QAnon scammers have seen some of their plans released just yesterday by James Brower who did a YouTube Live last night on that topic.

They were seen talking among themselves targeting the boomers.

You up to dealing with the truth? I wish you and everyone good luck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agS—a2a408&list=LLI3hfpyQnmM4v0bFOIp1E-g&index=2&t=0s

[BiggBob]

Those who are the loudest....

I’m still waiting for you to back to your claim about Mueller and Trump working together.

What’s the matter you can’t find it FRiend?

[JayGalt]

I usually like Gorka but he is really on an anti Q campaign of late and he makes himself look petty & foolish.

My position on Q is who knows? But there are thought provoking posts and some camaraderie is nice. Whatever the provenience I don’t see Q as a negative nor would I bet the ranch. Reading the occasional Q post has not dissuaded me from any other activism or involvements. What is there to attack? Gorka mostly looks jealous at the attention Q receives.

[romanesq]

“Too bad you guys can’t see it.”

Any review by AG Barr has nothing to do with the QAnon hoaxers.
If you see it you believe it. It doesn’t make it real.

It just means you need to believe it without any evidence, like the Russian Collusion Hoax believers.

[romanesq]

Asked and answered.

When are you going to debate the truth about QAnon?

I’ll wait.

[thoughtomator]

Q seems like an epic troll to me. I have yet to see evidence to convince me that it’s anything but a creative writing exercise. I don’t mind the narrative but I’m not investing anything into it.

[marron]

What I have observed is that some “Q decoders” are better than others, some get caught up in conspiracy theories of their own inspiration, while others do very good research and seldom get caught up chasing rabbits down rabbit holes.

And so far most Q debunkers turn out to be phonies.

I don’t include Gorka in that category because I like him. But he is confused. Nunes’ memo was in fact very revealing. Podesta’s emails are very revealing. Twitter? Check out James O’keefe. Twitter is going after people they don’t like, and threatened to shut off Trump himself.

If you read Q like Nostradamus, you aren’t going to get it. If you just allow that he is giving a hint of what is going on behind the scenes, then the news headlines never surprise you, you already had a heads up what is going on.

Actually, thanks to FR, I almost always know more about what is happening than the news folks on TV or print, and as a result I almost always understand what Q is saying... his cryptic comments aren’t that cryptic to an FR news junkie. I get pretty much exactly what he is saying.

[bagster]

...it matters little who in a family gets the payment.

Really?

I'll tell that to Bill and Hillary Clinton in the matter of the 500k payment to Bill for a speaking engagement and the sale of Uranium to Russia.

They can use that at the trial.

[grey_whiskers]

I always wondered why Q would tip off the Deep State to what was supposedly happening. The Deep State can read.

To spook them into making stupid mistakes out of panic.

[BiggBob]

So you can’t answer and you lie that you have

You posted some thing about Mueller meeting with Guiliani that is not what you claimed

Perhaps make another excuse about how you don’t want to find it.

LOL

Pathetic

[romanesq]

“...it matters little who in a family gets the payment.
Really?”

Can you formulate a coherent thought on someone being paid for an event in the US versus the Clintons outside the US which is totally irrelevant here.

Or try again trying to show how Gorka being paid is equivalent to Bill Clinton getting 500K in Russia. LMAO.

You’re a funny guy.

[bagster]

Donald Trump Jr. appeared the next day on Dr. Gorka’s show to hail him to the heavens as true MAGA.

So why did he get fired, with his "true MAGA" ass?

Any theories?

Dot connecting is not your strong suit, I take it.

[romanesq]

I’ve answered FRiend. I’ve specifically given you the answer and you don’t like it. It’s going to be okay.

These QAnon grifters are going to be further exposed. So preying insect, Pamphlet Coleman and others are going to see more trouble not less.

Can you write Q posts, claim it’s US Military intelligence and then ask people for money when you “decode” your Q posts?

Maybe, maybe not. Let’s see what the IRS and DOJ think.

[laplata]

That makes sense, too.

[upsdriver]

I don’t include Gorka in that category because I like him. But he is confused.

Gorka could be involved in some kind of disinformation/deflection campaign for reasons unknown to us.

As for some phony "anons", especially on 8ch, there are many who are only there to disrupt and discredit the work real anons are undertaking. Shills and trolls. Deep state operatives or just plain morons. The mistake non-q people make is lumping everyone together. Like Q says, use logic, use reason. Some shills are real obvious but some are quite clever. One has to beware. What I like is the volume of really good research that occurs and since everything is anonymous, no one has a need to "take credit", to be rewarded. The work is its own reward.