I don't really follow the loonies but apparently the Great Reset has definitely started. It's also funny to see them idolize Le Pen, the woman is a certified idiot and goes where money is.
Qanon
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Ha! An eggcorn! Good one too. That should actually be “nipping this in the bud”
Good and early? This should have been done months ago.
Kirkduyt uses sarcasm.
It doesn't affect the wild Balaks.
Oooh, did not know that. Everyday's a school day.
I honestly think QAnon and right-wing conspiracy theories in general may be more scary than Jonestown, Heaven's Gate and other cults.
While those cults were relatively small, this modern conservative conspiracy movement has infected so many people. From grandmothers to young men in their 20s, the sheer scale of it is simply bizarre.
Somebody in my close circle literally mentioned George Soros.
While those cults were relatively small, this modern conservative conspiracy movement has infected so many people. From grandmothers to young men in their 20s, the sheer scale of it is simply bizarre.
Somebody in my close circle literally mentioned George Soros.
Shits only going to get a lot worse too when deep fakes really take off.
I think part of it is because the alt right trolls are very tech savvy and know how to use the internet to reach people, manipulate trends, algorithms, etc. I used to think it was just a couple of loony youtube videos and that conspiracy theories naturally attract bored and curious minds, but it's not that simple. Misinformation is often mixed in with real information which makes it difficult to discern if you aren't always up to date or know how to look out for them. And of course there's the constant and direct discrediting of MSM.
Surprised they haven’t already.
Not to mention information has a potentially infinite lifespan that allows things to be experienced outside of their context.
I think we're about to see a huge shift in how Internet is regulated globally.
Ya think?
How are these people in the Congress? Feckin hell America.
Hopefully one down. This was the gun nut. Still have some more in there.
From what I read it can be really easy for them to get in congress since most voters won't look at their agenda and just vote for them based on their party allegiance.
Throw that insurrectionist twat out on her head.
They should have a "Where are they now" feature a few months from now so the world can see how low these idiots have sunk. Trump is not the only one responsible for this. All of these people had the hate in them already. He just gave them on outlet to show their true ugly colors.
We’ve gone from the batshit blondie defacing an end cap in a Target to the Capitol building being overrun.
If this isn’t the exponential curve of Q batshit, then we’re in for a screwy couple of weeks.
Preaching the truth right there. Can't tell you how many people I have grown up knowing that I have become absolutely disappointed in over the last 4 years.
Totally. What’s spooky is, while there’s a commonality to many of them, there’s a significant percentage who I would never have thought would adopt such mental deficiency.
Some of them just came out of left field.
Yes! Damn, I'm glad it isn't just me seeing shit like that happen.
Yep and based on their views that has become quite apparent over the past months it's just sad. It's sad mainly because we just can't coexist with them anymore. I get angry and always want to say something to them. It will always be an ongoing conflict if we continue to be around them. Best thing here is to slowly start separating yourself from them.
This is spot on and it goes to show you really don't know some people. Scariest part is that they think they're doing the right thing.
And its quite the pickle when they are your immediate family.
Why are we comparing this to Jonestown? This thing has the capacity to launch thousands of terrorists. It's in a different stratosphere.
Yeah I'd believe that. But surely it then falls on the party to be certain they're not represented by complete loons? Which admittedly might be difficult in the GOP's case.
Has the original Q-poster been identified? Can't seem to find a confirmation on this.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2021/01/07/the-making-of-qanon-a-crowdsourced-conspiracy/
https://www.bbc.com/news/53498434
This does appear to be a great time to buy stocks in Kool-Aid.
Think @berbatrick posted something a while back which seemed to identify the most likely candidate. It’s quite impressive how they haven’t been outed yet.
Most likely Q is 15 year-old kid having a laugh and/or indulging in his fantasies.
From what I read, it's not even certain there was ever only one Q. It might well have started out as another 8chan joke, with a couple of people behind it. But that's from two months ago or so.
50% is idiots believing nonsense and finding fellow idiots to corroborate and collaborate with, for a sense of community.
50% is craven folks understanding it’s a nonsense but still choosing to monetise the situation for personal enrichment.
I have a bigger problem with the likes of Diamond & Silk, Candice Owens, Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro et al, than I do with hard working, small-world Americans that get sucked into this abhorrent manipulative vortex of arseholery.
(To pedants : I’m sure it’s not 50/50. I don’t care what actual ratio it is)
Well, how are they coping today?
Hoping for some Heaven’s Gate 2.0 if I’m honest.
Some are now convincing themselves that Biden is a member of Q.
Badly it seems. Forums are wild with people sad and in disbelief.
Typical sleeper cell playing the long game.
The sheer reluctance to face reality is ridiculous
As much as I dont want to frequent such forums, I would probably be interested in some good old schadenfreude if you can direct me to one.