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bluedevil4

(305 posts)
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 09:48 AM Sep 2021

I finally looked up QAON

I'm sort of new here and I kept seeing posts on QAON never really read them but today I chose to google it.

LOL Wish I hadn't . Sometimes I feel like I live under a rock and now I have scared myself.
I have a better understanding of some of the posts I have read and if I have offended anyone along the way I do apologize as I wasn't aware of this

It's an Evil Cult run by Trump and it says that "I" "we" have satanic beliefs with our sinister intentions.... OMG!

How on earth did I not know this and I'm so worried about my grandchildren. I'm completely speechless as my hands are shaking.

Am I over reacting?

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multigraincracker

(32,641 posts)
1. I have another term for them too.
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 09:57 AM
Sep 2021

Basket of Deplorables.

Takes me time to figure things out too, so don't feel bad.

rampartc

(5,385 posts)
2. at least 50% of repubs believe this crap, so yes,
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 09:58 AM
Sep 2021

your hands will probably shake until you drink a pint of unbaptized baby blood.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
4. Sometimes it feels as if Trump was sent by Satan himself... to unleash all the horror and negativity
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:02 AM
Sep 2021

that we are experiencing. I sincerely hope that 45 will be indicted one day..... but who knows for sure.

He left so many of his "people" tucked away in our government labyrinth... it's scary...

patphil

(6,150 posts)
12. I would say Trump definitely is a Satan.
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 11:02 AM
Sep 2021

Satan is not a name, it's a title...like king, or lord.
There are a whole lot of Satan's in physical bodies right now, and Trump is one of the highest level on the earth. I think Putin may be the only one who outranks him. You can see how Trump fawns over him, and takes direction from him.
This explains the irrational behavior of Trump's base. They are dark beings who are bound to him and will support him regardless of what he says or does.

FakeNoose

(32,579 posts)
6. It was started by one guy who called himself "Q"
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:13 AM
Sep 2021

... since he preferred to remain anonymous (for obvious reasons) so the entire posterboard was called "Q-Anon." This original guy may not even be posting his garbage any more, there's no way to know. However many other people just go on there and post any old shit, and people believe it and share it. Astonishing isn't it? During the 2016 election some of the posts were made by Russian trolls or from other dubious origins. It's really just a cesspool of garbage.

Haggard Celine

(16,834 posts)
7. They aren't even original in their accusations.
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:19 AM
Sep 2021

They basically took the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, from the 1800s, and applied it to Democrats instead of Jews. Unfortunately, there are a lot of gullible people out there who not only give an ear to this bullshit, they want to believe it because it makes them feel like they're part of a righteous cause. The QANON people are just plain pathetic, and I hope the people who spread this garbage, like Flynn, Powell, etc., are exposed for what they are and convicted of the crimes they have committed.

CrispyQ

(36,421 posts)
8. The bigger problem is the millions of Fox/Newsmax/OANN viewers, some of whom are also Qanon.
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:29 AM
Sep 2021

Most aren't that extreme, but they are ignorant & gullible, terribly misinformed, & full of fear & arrogant, self-righteousness. Not exactly a great combo of human attributes. Most of the repubs I know don't think we're devil worshipping, baby eaters, but they do think we're socialists coming for their money to give to those who don't deserve it—meaning minorities. Cuz they're perfectly okay with socialism for the corporations. They either don't want to see, or they are okay with the heinousness that is today's Republican Party. The rank hypocrisy. The anti-democratic legislation. The refusal to call out white supremacy. I'm having a real hard time reconciling these "kind, decent people" with their support for repubs.

sop

(10,100 posts)
11. The MSM never adequately explains why all those people are waving "Q" signs at Trump's rallies.
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:57 AM
Sep 2021

But, then, they never have done a very good job debunking all the idiotic beliefs floating around out there. I blame Facebook and other social media platforms for the metastasis of stupidity, ignorance and gullibility in this country. No democracy can survive this sort of assault on the truth.

Yoyoyo77

(267 posts)
13. The fundies have been warning about the coming of the antichrist for years!
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 11:21 AM
Sep 2021

So when he actually appears what do they do. They drop to their knees in praise!

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