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Posted on 08/27/2020 11:30:18 AM PDT by RandFan
Edited on 08/27/2020 12:54:39 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called the QAnon conspiracy theory that has been spread by some Republican congressional candidates “batshit crazy.”
“Well, QAnon is batshit crazy,” Graham told Snapchat's Peter Hamby in an interview that aired Thursday.
“Crazy stuff. Inspiring people to violence. I think it is a platform that plays off people’s fears, that compels them to do things they normally wouldn’t do. And it’s very much a threat.”
Once a fringe movement, the QAnon conspiracy has gained traction in recent years, with some congressional candidates expressing support of its claims.
The theory suggests that Trump and his allies are trying to uncover a group of Democrats, media figures and celebrities who are operating an international child sex trafficking scheme.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has previously endorsed the theory, won the Republican primary in Georgia's 14th District earlier this month, leading GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) to demand leaders denounce the movement.
Greene has since distanced herself from theory, which the FBI has labeled as a potential domestic terrorism threat.
Graham suggested repealing the protections offered to social media platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields platforms from facing liability for the content posted by its users and the good-faith efforts they make to moderate it.
QAnon is not itself a social media site, but its supporters gather on multiple social media platforms, though Twitter and Facebook have made efforts to remove them.
Graham pointed to "Pizzagate," a related conspiracy theory that claims Hillary Clinton and other top Democratic figures were running a child sex trafficking ring beneath a pizza shop in Washington, D.C. In December 2016, a man fired a gun in the Comet Ping Pong pizza shop in D.C., claiming he was there to “self-investigate" the claims.
“But the pizza owner, under my theory, could sue QAnon for passing along garbage. That’s a pretty dramatic step,” Graham said. “But the only way I know to make people more responsible who run these websites is to allow lawsuits when they go too far.”
What do you have to hide, Linda Grahamnesty?
By his comments, he is parroting the mainstream media and has no clue about Q. He might as well be calling the riots peaceful protests.
Linny looks like the poster child for old guys that touch young boys.
Agree with you. it is harmless free speech. Graham is an idiot.
Linda ought to keep quiet.. Did not some of his purchases threaten to expose Linda in less than pure activism? Do not recall his hires having one thing to do with ‘Q’!
Maybe he’s still being influenced by noname.
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Hahahaha
The Q bolts here love Lindsey “Do Nothing” Graham!
The Irony!
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X22, a Q guy, keeps touting this clown and saying that people will be testifying before the senate. Big nothingburger that was. So now we have McCarthy and Graham attacking the president’s allies. That’s our GOP.
are we cuckoo birds, Lindsey?
Is the Weiner lap top, and what was supposedly found on it, bat sh*t crazy?
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I agree.
Ol’ Lindsey trying to run out the clock on the Trump Presidency.
Post-primary Lindsey suddenly rediscovered his contempt for all things to the right of Mao.
Time will tell ...
Folks are outing themselves.
Pingawinga
“I think it is a platform that plays off people’s fears, that compels them to do things they normally wouldn’t do. And it’s very much a threat.”
Only government is allowed to do that says the government supremist.
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