Other troubling events facing our nation now: the transformation of once fringe-conspiracy-group QAnon, to its becoming a major player in far-Right politics and culture. Marjorie Taylor Greene just won the primary for Georgia’s 14th Congressional district, against a candidate who ran as “all of the conservative, none of the embarrassment”. Trump tweeted, after her victory, praising her as “a real winner — a future Republican star'”. She’s expected to win this fall and head to the House of Representatives. She’s blatantly QAnon, and “there’s another 20 candidates for Congress, who will appear on General Election ballots, who have either identified themselves as believers in QAnon or have given credence to its dogma.” THEY’VE INFECTED THE GOP, and Republicans are loathe to denounce them! At a White House briefing, on 8/19/20, a reporter summed up the conspiracy theory that revolves around a false narrative that president Trump is leading a secret, government-led charge against pedophiles, cannibals and Satanic-worshipers, asking Trump about this, he responded, “Is that supposed to be a bad thing? If I can help, I’m willing to put myself out there. I’ve heard that these people who love our country …. that they like me very much, which I appreciate”.
QAnon first appeared 2017, on anonymous online message boards, with its crazy claims; by 2019 the FBI identified it as a “domestic-terrorist threat”. At least 2 murders, attempted murders, attempted arson, kidnappings, countless threats…. these are the fruits of QAnon. “The Prophecies of Q: It is a movement united in mass rejection of reason, objectivity and other Enlightenment values. And we are likely closer to the beginning of its story than the end. The group harnesses paranoia to fervent hope and a deep sense of belonging. The way it breathes life into an ancient preoccupation with end-times is also radically new. To look at QAnon is to see, not just a conspiracy theory, but the birth of a new religion”, from Adrienne LeFrance (June 2020 issue). Instead of denouncing this conspiracy as dangerous, scary, crazy …. Trump, of course, uses this to his own advantage, at our peril. He’s previously retweeted posts from QAnon. Facebook removed 900 groups, 100 pages, 1500 ads related to QAnon on 8/19/20, and imposed restrictions on 10,000 Instagram accounts. “After calling neo-Nazis & white supremacists in Charlottesville ‘fine people’ and tear-gassing peaceful protesters following the murder of George Floyd, Donald Trump just sought to legitimize a conspiracy theory that the FBI” warned us about, said Biden spokesman, Andrew Bates. DESPICABLE!
Trish Forsyth Voss
Sep 1 2020
HOW ON EARTH DID WE GET HERE?!
Other troubling events facing our nation now: the transformation of once fringe-conspiracy-group QAnon, to its becoming a major player in far-Right politics and culture. Marjorie Taylor Greene just won the primary for Georgia’s 14th Congressional district, against a candidate who ran as “all of the conservative, none of the embarrassment”. Trump tweeted, after her victory, praising her as “a real winner — a future Republican star'”. She’s expected to win this fall and head to the House of Representatives. She’s blatantly QAnon, and “there’s another 20 candidates for Congress, who will appear on General Election ballots, who have either identified themselves as believers in QAnon or have given credence to its dogma.” THEY’VE INFECTED THE GOP, and Republicans are loathe to denounce them! At a White House briefing, on 8/19/20, a reporter summed up the conspiracy theory that revolves around a false narrative that president Trump is leading a secret, government-led charge against pedophiles, cannibals and Satanic-worshipers, asking Trump about this, he responded, “Is that supposed to be a bad thing? If I can help, I’m willing to put myself out there. I’ve heard that these people who love our country …. that they like me very much, which I appreciate”.
QAnon first appeared 2017, on anonymous online message boards, with its crazy claims; by 2019 the FBI identified it as a “domestic-terrorist threat”. At least 2 murders, attempted murders, attempted arson, kidnappings, countless threats…. these are the fruits of QAnon. “The Prophecies of Q: It is a movement united in mass rejection of reason, objectivity and other Enlightenment values. And we are likely closer to the beginning of its story than the end. The group harnesses paranoia to fervent hope and a deep sense of belonging. The way it breathes life into an ancient preoccupation with end-times is also radically new. To look at QAnon is to see, not just a conspiracy theory, but the birth of a new religion”, from Adrienne LeFrance (June 2020 issue). Instead of denouncing this conspiracy as dangerous, scary, crazy …. Trump, of course, uses this to his own advantage, at our peril. He’s previously retweeted posts from QAnon. Facebook removed 900 groups, 100 pages, 1500 ads related to QAnon on 8/19/20, and imposed restrictions on 10,000 Instagram accounts. “After calling neo-Nazis & white supremacists in Charlottesville ‘fine people’ and tear-gassing peaceful protesters following the murder of George Floyd, Donald Trump just sought to legitimize a conspiracy theory that the FBI” warned us about, said Biden spokesman, Andrew Bates. DESPICABLE!
Trish Forsyth Voss
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