QAnon jeopardizes another family--my best friend's.

[catbyte]

My best friend has two sons who are awesome. Both tribal lawyers, one is a judge for several tribes, they're both practicing attorneys, both teach at MSU, one is an author and both are just wonderful human beings. The elder son's wife has just concluded a 2-year stint with the Michigan state government after taking a leave of absence from teaching at Michigan State University after being appointed by Governor Whitmer liaison to the Native American community in Michigan. They have two preteen children.

The wife's mother has always been a little quirky, but in recent months has gotten sucked into QAnon. Last week, she started "talking" to one of her grandchildren about it and my friend's son walked in on the conversation. He blew his stack. He told her in no uncertain terms that she was NEVER to mention ANY QAnon bullshit "theory" to her grandchildren, actually to never mention politics to them, full stop. His wife usually capitulates to her mother so the mother went crying to his wife. Well, she didn't get the support she was anticipating. His wife also blew her stack.

The upshot of the whole thing is that grandma can no longer be alone with the kids because neither one of them trust her to not attempt to indoctrinate their kids into the Qult and if she ever mentions it again, she is unwelcome in their home. She used to frequently watch them when they're working. Not any more. Another family ruined by that vile "movement."

[magicarpet]

1. Better/wiser to stop the bullshit now than after the kids grow up.

Then trying to help them screw their heads on straight later.

[UpInArms]

2. Maybe it will be her (the MIL) wake up call

And she will return to sanity

[sop]

4. I find it impossible to understand how anyone with an IQ above 70 can take any of these QAnon

absurdities seriously. It's not like Q followers have been kidnapped, drugged or had their family's lives threatened. No, these folks just decided one day to accept a bunch of implausible lies and complete BS as gospel, simply because they heard it on the radio or read it on social media. I don't get it.

[catbyte]

5. This Politico article describing how it's destroying families is really depressing.

It was so timely because my friend told me about what happened just last night.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/02/19/qanon-conspiracy-theory-family-members-reddit-forum-469485

[sop]

6. The article is depressing. As they used to say years ago: "It must be something in the water."

[Fritz Walter]

11. This quote may help

"If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself.“
--- Joseph Goebbels

Source

[Initech]

7. Why would anyone in their right mind think it's OK to talk to children about?

Imagine telling children that there's a super secret global cabal of satanic pedophiles out there... that is not appropriate conversation to have with kids.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Are they on a Martian Pedo Colony or is that another conspiracy group? It's tough to keep straight.

[not fooled]

13. She probably thinks she's protecting the children

so they will never trust e.g. Tom Hanks if left alone with him.

What a load of shyte.

[Initech]

14. I wonder why Tom Hanks hasn't sued the shit out of these people.

If nothing else just to get them to shut up.

[irisblue]

8. how old are the grandkids? how old is the mother?

I'll bet that mother going and complaining to her daughter about the husband for other things as well.

[catbyte]

9. They are 10 & 12. She was talking to the 12-year-old.

I know they just try to brush her off and say, "Ok, mm hmm..." when she comes up with weird or annoying stuff but this was a bridge too far.

On edit: grandma is in her early 60s.

[irisblue]

12. I asked b/c Gma telling that to a 25yr old is waaayyyy different then a 12 yr old

any chance at all Gma is showing any other personality changes?


and hell yes, it's several bridges too damn far