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I'm starting to think that the media's breathless anti-Q reporting is more dangerous than QAnon itself. Okay Q is a wacky conspiracy theory. What's the headlin

by ufmace 6y ago

I'm starting to think that the media's breathless anti-Q reporting is more dangerous than QAnon itself. Okay Q is a wacky conspiracy theory. What's the headline real-world event here though? Some kid walked into a pizza joint with a rifle. That's pretty much it. He didn't shoot anyone, didn't explicitly threaten anyone, didn't break anything. But that makes this cult a massive danger? Meanwhile, hundreds of nationwide riots have been going on for months, burning down thousands of businesses, destroying livelihoods, but don't you dare even question the legitimacy of that.

Fjolsvith 6y ago
> Okay Q is a wacky conspiracy theory. What's the headline real-world event here though? Some kid walked into a pizza joint with a rifle. That's pretty much it. He didn't shoot anyone, didn't explicitly threaten anyone, didn't break anything. But that makes this cult a massive danger? People are red-pilling. Once they are awake, they cannot be put back asleep. This is what makes this cult dangerous. And its not just conservative America that's red-pilling: https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/6-greater-minnesota-mayors-endorse-trump-pence/article_7725e452-e96a-11ea-914e-e35a54938cf8.html https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/6-greater-minnesota-mayor... https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4852367/user-clip-democrat-call https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4852367/user-clip-democrat-ca...
- shadowgovt 6y ago
  Red pills are what they hand out in cults when Kool-Aid is too expensive. When reality contradicts beliefs, the mind would rather adjust its filters on reality than adjust its beliefs. I've spent enough time chatting with flat-Earthers to watch the process in action.
  - Fjolsvith 6y ago
    Poo-poo it all you want. It is happening and it will be the end of the deep state establishment.
    - shadowgovt 6y ago
      Hopefully not. The "deep state establishment," i.e. the bureaucracy, is there for a reason. America tried "fire everyone back to the postmen" in their first few years. It was terrible. It's why we instituted laws limiting executive authority to fire.
  - Fjolsvith 6y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24180668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24180668 People are leaving the Democrat Party.
    - shadowgovt 6y ago
      Gallup numbers don't really bear out that hypothesis. https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx The plurality of Americans declare themselves independents, but there are more people affiliated to either major party than neither.

by ufmace 6y ago

Fjolsvith 6y ago

> Okay Q is a wacky conspiracy theory. What's the headline real-world event here though? Some kid walked into a pizza joint with a rifle. That's pretty much it. He didn't shoot anyone, didn't explicitly threaten anyone, didn't break anything. But that makes this cult a massive danger? People are red-pilling. Once they are awake, they cannot be put back asleep. This is what makes this cult dangerous. And its not just conservative America that's red-pilling: https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/6-greater-minnesota-mayors-endorse-trump-pence/article_7725e452-e96a-11ea-914e-e35a54938cf8.html https://www.mesabitribune.com/news/6-greater-minnesota-mayor... https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4852367/user-clip-democrat-call https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4852367/user-clip-democrat-ca...

shadowgovt 6y ago
Red pills are what they hand out in cults when Kool-Aid is too expensive. When reality contradicts beliefs, the mind would rather adjust its filters on reality than adjust its beliefs. I've spent enough time chatting with flat-Earthers to watch the process in action.
- Fjolsvith 6y ago
  Poo-poo it all you want. It is happening and it will be the end of the deep state establishment.
  - shadowgovt 6y ago
    Hopefully not. The "deep state establishment," i.e. the bureaucracy, is there for a reason. America tried "fire everyone back to the postmen" in their first few years. It was terrible. It's why we instituted laws limiting executive authority to fire.
- Fjolsvith 6y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24180668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24180668 People are leaving the Democrat Party.
  - shadowgovt 6y ago
    Gallup numbers don't really bear out that hypothesis. https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx The plurality of Americans declare themselves independents, but there are more people affiliated to either major party than neither.