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Klaralven

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26. I'd be surprised if the uneducated, less intelligent part of the population was into Qanon

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 08:33 PM

Feb 2021

There is a lot of complicated information, methods of interpretation, obscure trivia to be analysed, and complex plots to remember.

It seems geared towards the intellect that loves complex fantasy fiction. For example fans of Tolkien, Harry Potter, the Star Wars series, etc.

The only person I know well who is involved with Qanon has a Bachelors degree, is very intelligent, and has several large bookcases filled with an eclectic array of fiction.

Think about the people you knew before Qanon who were anti-vaxxers, JFK conspiracy fans, or 9/11 skeptics. That type of people are the ones who may have become Qanon believers.

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The Democratic Party Has a Fatal Misunderstanding of the QAnon Phenomenon [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP

I have come to pretty much the same conclusion.... TheRealNorth Feb 2021 #1

Yes! It's about having an enemy...good vs evil.... lisa58 Feb 2021 #3

Your important point is the demonization of Democrats that Repubs have seen as vital to winning wishstar Feb 2021 #7

"We don't want lower bread prices, we don't want higher bread prices..." Mike 03 Feb 2021 #8

Jesus that is a scary paragraph BlueNProud Feb 2021 #20

This sounds like something Chump could have said FakeNoose Feb 2021 #28

Hitler appealed to those most affected by Turbineguy Feb 2021 #2

You are in the right ball park here... lees1975 Feb 2021 #39

Paradoxically, QAnon tends to attract semi-SMART people Withywindle Feb 2021 #4

+1. Q and other conspiracies attract people trying to make sense of the world andym Feb 2021 #10

Sounds like whoever is behind Q TheRealNorth Feb 2021 #41

Psychologists will point out that most people drawn to conspiracy theories feel a lack of control Quixote1818 Feb 2021 #5

Yet another Only-I-Can-Fix-It. Gee, glad the Democratic Party has concerned, omniscient saviors. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #6

Wake up America! oasis Feb 2021 #9

Nonsense to the hit on the Democratic leadership. Dunning-Kruger is ALSO Hortensis Feb 2021 #11

True enough. Getting kooks, half-smarts and not-so-smarts to think they're the smartest people... brush Feb 2021 #23

Yes. Besides the kind of limits you describe, we need at least Hortensis Feb 2021 #27

Cure, please? czarjak Feb 2021 #12

The Q-types are simply part of the shittiest people in our nation. Progressive Jones Feb 2021 #13

This is nonsense. coti Feb 2021 #14

Racism by any other name would smell . . . . Edwcraig Feb 2021 #15

oh my. And here I thought people were people... stillcool Feb 2021 #16

I noticed that as soon as the virtual Wanted posters started going up: lots of educated white collar Hekate Feb 2021 #17

JMHO, but suspect the brains/DNA of these believers DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #18

What a bunch of HORSESHIT! maxrandb Feb 2021 #19

This. Tommymac Feb 2021 #37

I agree with your goal TheRealNorth Feb 2021 #42

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 Make their association with anything MAGA painful af uponit7771 Feb 2021 #51

Not this shit again. Where do they get money for their guns, and boats for the ugly ass JI7 Feb 2021 #21

Rather than go to college (or send their kids to college) TheRealNorth Feb 2021 #45

A fatal misunderstanding of racism, sexism as well as other "isns" ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #22

Perhaps a different kind of education than traditional education *might* help Silent3 Feb 2021 #24

Critical thinking would seem to me to be a quality obtained in the combination elevator Feb 2021 #33

"more importantly, how the internet works" - what does this mean? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2021 #25

I'd be surprised if the uneducated, less intelligent part of the population was into Qanon Klaralven Feb 2021 #26

Add Mysteries to the list of genres Withywindle Feb 2021 #30

I believe Q was/is a Russian/Chinese/Iranian cointel op... WarGamer Feb 2021 #29

What a "College Education" means depends on the college attended and the courses taken. harumph Feb 2021 #31

Trump "college" alumni probably well represented. nt live love laugh Feb 2021 #50

Very good article, rings true. radius777 Feb 2021 #32

No, no, no. betsuni Feb 2021 #34

It's a horrible flat world these people live in. Sadly, they bring that misery to our world. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #35

You're welcome! betsuni Feb 2021 #38

Carl Jung has been in the ground for sixty years. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2021 #43

Who doesn't know Jung is dead and not a scientist? betsuni Feb 2021 #46

Did somebody present your mother as an authority on the human mind? Act_of_Reparation Feb 2021 #47

.... betsuni Feb 2021 #48

Did anyone say Jung wasn't dead and was a scientist? No. betsuni Feb 2021 #49

I don't understand why you're struggling with this. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2021 #53

Fatal? Biden approval is at 66 percent. We flipped GA. nolabear Feb 2021 #36

I suspect that class is an important indicator. David__77 Feb 2021 #40

We have failed with certain demographics because we view conservatism as a symptom of stupidity. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2021 #44

Excellent summary. Thank you. n/t OneGrassRoot Feb 2021 #52