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70sEraVet

(3,493 posts) Fri Jul 24, 2020, 05:13 PM Jul 2020

QAnon, Coronavirus and the Conspiracy Cult

Saw this video on BBC News. It was a little startling how fast QAnon has been growing since the coronavirus. Also talks about the QAnon followers in politics. Something (another virus) that needs to be taken seriously.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-53507579/qanon-coronavirus-and-the-conspiracy-cult

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QAnon, Coronavirus and the Conspiracy Cult (Original Post) 70sEraVet Jul 2020 OP

Knr Sedona Jul 2020 #1

This is the undercurrent we need to pay attention to jimlup Jul 2020 #2

It's bad enough that they will vote for Trump 70sEraVet Jul 2020 #3

Sedona

(3,769 posts)

1. Knr

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Fri Jul 24, 2020, 06:08 PM

Jul 2020

jimlup

(7,968 posts)

2. This is the undercurrent we need to pay attention to

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Fri Jul 24, 2020, 07:04 PM

Jul 2020

I have a former friend who has slipped into this bullshit... I was shocked to learn he's Qanon and voting for tRump.

70sEraVet

(3,493 posts)

3. It's bad enough that they will vote for Trump

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 09:46 PM

Jul 2020

That's a given. But the followers get sucked into these wild conspiracy theories; like the poor guy who shot up a pizza joint thinking that he was going to rescue child sex slaves from the basement that were being molested by Democratic political leaders, only to learn that the place didn't HAVE a basement. Fortunately, he didn't kill or injure anyone. Just felt stupid.

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