Posted on 08/14/2020 3:57:07 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
QAnon is a virtual cult that celebrates President Trump and casts Democratic politicians and other elites as evil child abusers. Aspects of the cult are downright delusional. Last year an FBI office warned that Q adherents are a domestic terrorism threat. Despite all of that, or maybe because of all that, this dangerous nonsense seems to be spreading. It is cropping up in congressional races and national news coverage. In recent weeks many observers of the online information ecosystem have written, with growing concern, about the mainstreaming of QAnon. Reporters like Kevin Roose of The New York Times and Ben Collins of NBC have said that the conspiracy theory is in much wider circulation than polite society wants to admit.
Much of the conspiracy conversation happens in the social media shadows, in private groups. Earlier this week NBC's Ari Sen and Brandy Zadrozny reported that "an internal investigation by Facebook has uncovered thousands of groups and pages, with millions of members and followers, that support the QAnon conspiracy theory." The source? Internal Facebook documents. The company is weighing taking action against its QAnon community. Twitter recently made similar moves.
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So I asked her to elaborate. Here's what she wrote to me: "QAnon offers its adherents an addictive alternative reality that requires their participation and, through this participation, draws them into the elaborate architecture of the conspiracy. It exploits the sense that something is broken in our society. But rather than focus on understanding these social fractures and healing them, QAnon instead fixates on the pursuit of enemies and villains described in such extreme terms that any action either by adherents or by identified champions like President Trump becomes justifiable. By drawing on the culture and value system, Q adherents have justified violent attacks."
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You consistently lying POS...
LOL!
The weak people who please cliques on FR really frost me.
Hurts FR so badly- and they think the admiration of cliques is so cool.
Just sad on so many levels.
Because the level of the derp state takedown is promised to be 'Biblical' in nature. They know what they are and they know what they have to lose. Q knows it, those who follow Q know it.
This propaganda is intended to convince the people that not only does Q not exist, but the derp state does not exist.
The more they talk about it, the more real it becomes to 'polite society'. This was always the trap.
That's why they ignored it for so long. But today a reporter asked President Trump about it. He ignored it, rather than ending Q with a word.
The reveal is not yet ready. When the media is in a frenzy and all eyes are on, then we'll see.
Wait for it.
And if you tell people who think they're socially and intellectually superior that everything they think they know is a lie, the become angry.
And they write posts like you just did. "How dare you question me, mortal? Don't you know I'm better than you?"
Dude, there's something wrong with you.
-- mainstream outlets that usually look down their noses at any mention of "conspiracy theories." --
Especially the conspiracy theory that Team Mueller was improvidently formed, or was crooked, or the impeachment was taken based contrary to statutory whistleblower law, or that "Russian Collusion" is itself a hoax.
Or that the media ws part of the scheme to undermine the election, and failing that, to stifle the peaceful transfer of power.
All conspiracy thought. Must not be allowed.
On August 9, 2018, Q posted a diagram of who was doing what and communicatiopns lines pertaining to the russian collusion hoax. Clinesmith is identified in that diagram.
They've already tried that gambit a few times. You will usually find them described in these hit pieces.
But you're right. I expect a more publicized event in the future. Its just how they do.
Well, in your case...
LOL!
In vino veritas...
I always thought conservatives supported the notion of free speech.
Maybe it’s really the anti-free speechers who hurt Free Republic.
Now I'm a POS? I know what that stands for.
You need to suspend yourself for three days, with your dirty mouth.
Helpful hint: I never lie.
The weak people who please cliques on FR really frost me.
You keep saying that. You need to flesh it out more, because it makes no sense. It just sounds like the ranting of a mad man.
The weak people who please cliques on FR really frost me.
Hurts FR so badly- and they think the admiration of cliques is so cool.
Speaking latin makes you sound intellectually superior. Right?
I always thought conservatives supported the notion of free speech.
Maybe its really the anti-free speechers who hurt Free Republic.
Yea, I heard you the first time, mith.
But just what in the holy hell are you talking about? That's what's not clear.
The words are not put together in such a manner as to convey a cogent thought.
Maybe rearrange them and add some others?
Can you imagine anything a person could say that wouldn’t make them appear “intellectually superior” to you?
Your only desire is to please a clique... hardly a helpful intellectual stricture!
Haha. I just caught this.
#Ironical
Dont be a pathetic fool
And the personal attacks keep on comin'. Say, you've been on FR a while. Do you happen to know any admin mods? Maybe you could put a word in to them and have them suspend you. Three days oughtta do it.
Get on that asap.
Anti BS and anti free-speech are not the same thing LOL!.
Though someone would like you to think they are you must use your mind.
Well, you rearranged the words and I still have no idea what you're babbling about. So if you want me to understand that mish mash, you're gonna have to explain it.
Say it like as if I'm a little child. Use crayons if you must.
I'll get you started.
What 'clique' are you talking about?
How do you know what my 'desires' are?
How does one 'please a clique'?
Proceed.
Yeah, having the mods support you is all you have left to turn to. LOL!
Doesn’t any sad point convince you you’re being foolish? Any at all?
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