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Javaman

(62,500 posts)
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 03:25 PM Sep 2020

the origin of q anon and who it is...

I'm currently listening to a great podcast called "Reply All".

they do mostly tech journalism, sprinkled with the goofy story of what various cryptic internet memes mean.

Anyway, they are interviewing the person that created the original 4chan as part of the story. Why he did it and where he is now. I had heard about him before and read some articles as well regarding him; he's pretty interesting. Well, he knows who is who because of his history and spells who runs q anon, who sends the criptic bullshit quotes and why they do it. the reason is much simpler than you think: power. the 8 chan site where q anon drops their bullshit runs at a cost loss. And because the owner of 8 chan wants power, the whole q anon phenome is run basically like a cult. think Jim Jones.

if you want to listen here is the link.

https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all

it's the latest episode entitled "#166 country of liars"

enjoy.

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the origin of q anon and who it is... (Original Post) Javaman Sep 2020 OP
Thanks for posting. Adsos Letter Sep 2020 #1

Adsos Letter

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1. Thanks for posting.
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 05:47 PM
Sep 2020

I listened to it twice. I still wonder if the GRU had a hand in planting the seed for Qanon.

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