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Posted on 04/10/2019 10:11:03 AM PDT by 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.
QAnons 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 Podestas (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 criminalsincluding 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.
What isn't that bright is saying what you just said in an argument about whether Q is an authorized Presidential comm op.
Think about it, shill. Can the President override security protocols?
You get dumber by the minute.
“Yea, that’s kinda my point. THEY weren’t fired from the White House but Gorka was.”
Well, that’s not my point. My point is that if MAGAcoaltion is some deep state front operation, then obviously anyone that they are paying is also a deep state shill. I mean, just follow the bread crumbs man!
I know it’s tough to accept the truth, I used to admire Sarah Palin and Diamond & Silk too, but we have to face the music.
I do support the truth regardless of whose side one is on.
But you don't, as you just demonstrated with your above unsupported accusation.
Once he’s done flailing at the AF1 pics drop the North Korea summit pics on him
LOL
They can't believe in the Q "conspiracy" but they can believe in the "internet nerd posing as Q" conspiracy.
These mutts are trying WAY too hard.
Yea, I'm that good.
Such an elaborate scam by some pimply internet nerds pretending to be Q so they can make gazillions of dollars off the baby boomers.
Ahahahahahahahahaha.
Now we know why the Roman Empire fell.
“Hahahaha. Now you’re just making stuff up.”
No, I’m really not.
I guess, if you consider “flailing” to be pinpointing the original, publically available source of the photos that the “Q” fraudsters used to create their manipulated version:
Go check it out then find them all on "alt sources", detective.
I am not the only one who knows. You will have to read through the thread. Gorka is not all that he appeared to be.
I'll give you a hint it rhymes with ignorance
Try again troll
Yes, you really are.
Your reddit "proof" is the lie. Here is an original pic that Q posted with the apple logo reflection. Compare it to that Reddit photoshop you posted. And be honest this time, if you can.
Original pic.
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Who would have thought the 'Twitter' phone could be so useful.
Do 'reflections' violate NAT SEC rules?
Where must one be located in order to obtain a reflection on the back of a phone of that image?
Image provided here has been distorted (stretched). Q
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Trolling is fun.
Hussein/Trump interior = identical minus small changes.
(World) news in rear literally placed same prior to each departure.
Placing that mug holder near the lamp was the hook.
Enjoy!
Here's your Reddit fakery.
Go check it out then find them all on "alt sources", detective.
Yeah, some of these folks don't even realize how they are being played by the derps. I do think I remember the photo in question from that reddit posting. While the photos were similar, I do believe there was something added or missing, from the Air Force 1 cabin, when President Trump became President. Plus, given the small space and 100's of photos being taken of our presidents on a daily basis, for historical purposes, the chances of similar photos in that small of space is high.
Of course they don't consider that and believe some anonymous source on the internet while trying to "debunk" an anonymous source on the internet, LOL. I'll put up our Q anonymous source against anyone's these days with the amount of Q proofs out there. There is way too many to be a coincidence at this point.
Oh and speaking of "alt sources", I did the opposite and tried to find the picture comparisons on Google search and all I got was anti-Q news and websites. Even this reddit posting was listed but all other research wasn't available. All they have to do is put "Q" in the search box and find out for themselves on how slanted the search results are. Q has already told us many of the tech companies have been very bad and are working with the derps to manipulate what Americans see and read.
That should scare anyone who believes in freedom & liberty on just how massive this corruption undertaking by our President and the Patriots really is.
CCat
Thank you both!!!
My major flaw was using Google but I posted that so folks can check out how corrupt Google is for themselves.
WWG1WGA!!!
CCat
It is known.
No they're not. You don't make the rules here bud - got it?
Knock it off with the name-calling, n00b.
Well, at least you didn't call me a nOOb, since we're bringing up name-calling.
I guess "bud" will do.
With all due respect, of course.
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