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DemoTex

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15. QAnon-ers have no hope to lose, they are nourished by hate.
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 05:17 PM
Jan 2021

“When you have plenty of good strong hating you don't need hope because the hating will be enough to nourish you."

William Faulkner - 'Absalom, Absalom!'

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That's Turbineguy Jan 2021 #1
! stopbush Jan 2021 #2
OMG. That's just so heartbreaking. Those poor people. Binkie The Clown Jan 2021 #3
QAnon believers grapple with doubt, spin new theories as Trump era ends: 'We all got played' Gothmog Jan 2021 #4
"It simply doesn't make sense that we all got played," Makes perfect sense to me as they barely have cstanleytech Jan 2021 #9
trump supporters are very stupid people Gothmog Jan 2021 #11
Not to mention vulgar pieces of shit. nt cstanleytech Jan 2021 #12
they bdamomma Jan 2021 #54
Pwning themselves to pwn the libs. nt Grokenstein Jan 2021 #45
"We All Got Played" COL Mustard Jan 2021 #16
Let's quote their god - "Losers and suckers!" nt csziggy Jan 2021 #30
Qa NONSENSE. AZ8theist Jan 2021 #48
"began to wonder whether they'd been duped all along" - By your god-king Trump himself. Beartracks Jan 2021 #46
Trump has left, but some of his supporters still think he's about to declare martial law TomCADem Jan 2021 #5
That is a rather dull title for such an interesting and informative article. riversedge Jan 2021 #20
It's a Doomsday Cult bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #6
I've been watching various "prophets" on YouTube TlalocW Jan 2021 #7
A few years ago, I happed upon a FB page for QAnon freaks. I had no idea what I was reading. C Moon Jan 2021 #53
"When Prophecy Fails" according to this classic 1950s sociological study of cult behavior - some do Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 2021 #8
"with any luck they'll be pushed back into the fringes where they belong." I would rather cstanleytech Jan 2021 #10
True they just make up a reason for their failed predictions mdbl Jan 2021 #13
No commentary from the Qpublicans in Congress yet? nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #14
QAnon-ers have no hope to lose, they are nourished by hate. DemoTex Jan 2021 #15
Too much peyote n/t AntiFascist Jan 2021 #17
Many of them will just dive deeper into the conspiracy void. Nitram Jan 2021 #18
yes - that's what the article said as well Locrian Jan 2021 #22
It is a characteristic of conspiracy theories that not only can they never be disproved, they also Nitram Jan 2021 #36
same as those crackpot preachers who keep saying the end is near (again, again, etc) - nt Locrian Jan 2021 #47
The "Storm" turned out to be just a few snowflakes. sinkingfeeling Jan 2021 #19
It might have turned out far worse if the mob had managed to find Pence, Pelosi and others. Nitram Jan 2021 #37
I know a couple of the Q anon nuts Ohioboy Jan 2021 #21
It's unfortunate Oscarthegreat Jan 2021 #23
Seppuku is the only honorable thing for them to do now Zorro Jan 2021 #24
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." iscooterliberally Jan 2021 #25
Here's comes the World's Smallest Violins Orchestra to play their signature tune! Crowman2009 Jan 2021 #26
So apropos! Love this FakeNoose Jan 2021 #40
Take Boebert and Greene with you to the dump, please world wide wally Jan 2021 #27
... Major Nikon Jan 2021 #28
Wel, la-di-da BlueWavePsych Jan 2021 #29
The idiotic Q thing reminds me... appmanga Jan 2021 #31
Wait until they figure out Trump didn't grant clemency to any of the insurrectionists. Lasher Jan 2021 #32
They need to learn to trust the plan. n/t whopis01 Jan 2021 #33
I'll have a shot of schadenfreude on the rocks.. denbot Jan 2021 #34
So while we were enjoying our lives... Jon King Jan 2021 #35
And STILL buying all the damn ammo. You cant even go shooting anymore. oldsoftie Jan 2021 #39
Not one single thing "Q" predicted ever materialized. I wish "he" could be exposed. oldsoftie Jan 2021 #38
The poor babies... DemocraticPatriot Jan 2021 #41
IF, and I mean IF you have the ability to think critically and rationally, welcome back to reality. Evolve Dammit Jan 2021 #42
They might as well lose hope, they lost their minds a long time ago. patphil Jan 2021 #43
Anyone that believes that colossally stupid dogshit is so lost within themselves. Mr. Evil Jan 2021 #44
Have hope...The now saved Affordable Care Act covers mental illness Hip2bSquare Jan 2021 #49
My message to them... BadGimp Jan 2021 #50
Tots and pears. muntrv Jan 2021 #51
I'm curious as to exactly who is creating and expanding on these ever evolving conspiracies. Ligyron Jan 2021 #52
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