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TeamPooka

(24,226 posts) Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:52 PM Aug 2018

My first gut reaction reading this thread of QAnon conspiracy followers was to laugh at ignorance

and revel in how gullible they are.
My second reaction was to be afraid of how ignorant people can be manipulated in this way.
Apparently, their families hate them now...

“I’m sleeping on the couch again tonight because I had a flair up,” wrote a QAnon believer who calls himself “Covpepe1776.” “I hope this turns out to all be truer than true. My wife wants to divorce me soon possibly because she thinks I’m in a cult group for reading this stuff. It sucks. I’m do sick over it.”

“My daughter and brother will not speak to me,” wrote another believer. “Since my mom and dad are dead, I have none of my original family.”

“I’m serious, the MSM is responsible for this sh*t,” wrote one QAnon believer while describing how his own mother recently accused him of being a conspiracy nut. “How many families have been fighting for the past two-years? Breakups. divorces, fired, estranged families and ex-friends. God damn the MSM, I can’t wait anymore. Let’s just sue them now.”

If you don't know, QAnon is a conspiracy theory that posits that all presidents elected before Trump were part of a secret global ring of pedophiles that the president is now currently working behind the scenes to expose.

You want a laugh while you cry?here you go....
https://www.reddit.com/r/greatawakening/comments/98qp0p/when_this_is_all_done_can_we_get_a_class_action/

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My first gut reaction reading this thread of QAnon conspiracy followers was to laugh at ignorance (Original Post) TeamPooka Aug 2018 OP

I think it's clear now that this whole Q thing should be ignored. MineralMan Aug 2018 #1

all those hard core birthers needed a place to go. This must be it for them. Pure Wackos TeamPooka Aug 2018 #3

I see them as a distraction, really. MineralMan Aug 2018 #10

One of the keys to victory in any battle is understanding your opponents and their mindset. TeamPooka Aug 2018 #15

Do not underestimate the sheer numbers of the forgotten and ugly superpatriotman Aug 2018 #4

There's no way to reach them, so I focus on people MineralMan Aug 2018 #9

I just hope it's not a Heaven's Gate or Jonestown... Anon-C Aug 2018 #6

That's not how class action suits work ... AnnaThema Aug 2018 #2

I would not expect a bunch of Clarence Darrows in this lot. TeamPooka Aug 2018 #5

A lot of steeping in delusion in that. And its sad. salin Aug 2018 #7

its very sad. especially their discussions of their family relationships. though it sounds like some TeamPooka Aug 2018 #12

People who feel so small that need something to validate them HopeAgain Aug 2018 #8

my fave comment in there was how they were all so respectful during Obama's 8 years as president TeamPooka Aug 2018 #13

republican PROJECTION is dangerous for America Achilleaze Aug 2018 #11

These people probably had some mental health issues to begin with TNLib Aug 2018 #14

MineralMan

(146,311 posts)

1. I think it's clear now that this whole Q thing should be ignored.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:56 PM

Aug 2018

It's a coalition of incels, nutcases, and wackadoos. I believe it will disappear shortly.

TeamPooka

(24,226 posts)

3. all those hard core birthers needed a place to go. This must be it for them. Pure Wackos

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:59 PM

Aug 2018

yes, but the question we need to ask now is are they dangerous?
because if that is a yes, like that guy who shot up the pizza place, they need to be monitored for danger to themselves and others.
The reactions they have in this thread to their family members means some of them (the family members) could be in danger.

MineralMan

(146,311 posts)

10. I see them as a distraction, really.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:28 PM

Aug 2018

I don't think being distracted is a good idea right now. Instead, I want to be focused on the goal of winning back control of the House, at least, as well as my own state legislature.

No time for the QAnons just now.

TeamPooka

(24,226 posts)

15. One of the keys to victory in any battle is understanding your opponents and their mindset.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #10)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 02:26 PM

Aug 2018

superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)

4. Do not underestimate the sheer numbers of the forgotten and ugly

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:00 PM

Aug 2018

Have you ridden a subway or been to a Walmart lately?

This country is FULL of the types you mentioned along with millions of other forgotten, hated, lonely or otherwise invisible people who have been left behind by life. It is why .45 won the presidency.

Allegedly.

MineralMan

(146,311 posts)

9. There's no way to reach them, so I focus on people

Reply to superpatriotman (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:26 PM

Aug 2018

who can be reached, but who are not active.

However, yes, I have ridden on the subway and I've been to Walmart. There are all sorts of people in both situations. I don't know them, unless I take the time to know them. I try not to make assumptions about who they are, unless I do take the time to find out.

Ugly is in the brain of the beholder, I'd say. It's not a word I use to describe people's appearance. Ever.

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)

6. I just hope it's not a Heaven's Gate or Jonestown...

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:01 PM

Aug 2018

AnnaThema

(1 post)

2. That's not how class action suits work ...

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:57 PM

Aug 2018

Lordy, they're a bunch of eejits.

TeamPooka

(24,226 posts)

5. I would not expect a bunch of Clarence Darrows in this lot.

Reply to AnnaThema (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:00 PM

Aug 2018

salin

(48,955 posts)

7. A lot of steeping in delusion in that. And its sad.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:02 PM

Aug 2018

TeamPooka

(24,226 posts)

12. its very sad. especially their discussions of their family relationships. though it sounds like some

Reply to salin (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 02:23 PM

Aug 2018

had issues before all this too.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

8. People who feel so small that need something to validate them

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:25 PM

Aug 2018

No surprise they like the whole victimhood thing...

TeamPooka

(24,226 posts)

13. my fave comment in there was how they were all so respectful during Obama's 8 years as president

Reply to HopeAgain (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 02:24 PM

Aug 2018

I almost spit out my drink on my computer screen when I read that one.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

11. republican PROJECTION is dangerous for America

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:32 PM

Aug 2018

just as republican lies are dangerous for America

TNLib

(1,819 posts)

14. These people probably had some mental health issues to begin with

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 02:25 PM

Aug 2018

and their families have probably had difficulty over other problems.

I know a couple who are Trumptard conspiracy nutters. They are hoarders, the husband hasn't had a job in over 5 years and has always been unable to stay employed. The wife has been diagnosed with serious mental health issues and I suspect the husband has mental health problems as well. Their child has severe ADD.

I think these are the kinds of people that dismiss reputable news sources and are drawn to conspiracy and fake new sources.

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