QAnon is Tearing Families Apart

[r3volution 3.0]

The loneliness of losing loved ones to QAnon is something Kerry, of Oklahoma City, knows well. “QAnon” meant nothing to him, he recalled, when he found a stockpile of water and food in his house, which his then-wife told him was “because she believed Trump was going to be declaring martial law any day in order to effectuate a mass arrest of Democrats,” something known to QAnon believers as “the storm.” (His ex-wife declined to comment, and to protect her privacy, The Post is only using Kerry’s first name.)

Kerry dug deeper, trying to understand his wife’s beliefs. They would debate. Eventually they started avoiding it “to keep peace in the house,” but she eventually grew more assertive and “what was once a taboo topic became something we were arguing about all the time.”

Still, he empathized.

“She was getting frustrated that nobody in her immediate family was buying in and supporting her,” Kerry said. “She felt like she was alone in this crusade. … And I know this was extremely frustrating and hurtful for her.”

He and their then-18-year-old son held an intervention. It failed. “We were together a very long time. We managed to get past a lot of things I’ve seen end other marriages,” he said. “But this was the thing we couldn’t get past.”

Their 20-year marriage ended.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/techn...support-group/

[RJB]

Has the Washington Post stooped so low as to just repost articles from the Babylon Bee?

[eleganz]

Relationships end over politics all the time.

What is your point 3.0?

[r3volution 3.0]

Relationships end over politics all the time.

What is your point 3.0?

This isn't a matter of disagreeing on abortion or the budget deficit.

It's a matter of believing that the charismatic bald guy in the orange robe with the jungle compound is God, or not.

[jkr]

wtf is "the storm" ooOooooOhhh!


i am fking scared now!

I mean...

...its sounds good to me and all but how will you pay for it?

[r3volution 3.0]

wtf is "the storm" ooOooooOhhh!

i am fking scared now!

I mean...

...its sounds good to me and all but how will you pay for it?

In messianic religious movements, the millennium is invariably established by a mighty, violent upheaval, an Armageddon, a great apocalyptic war between good and evil. After this titanic conflict, a millennium, a new age, of peace and harmony, a reign of justice, would be established upon the earth.

https://mises.org/library/millennial-communism

See also, https://mises.org/library/messianic-...nt-reformation

nothing new under the sun

[JoshLowry]

This isn't a matter of disagreeing on abortion or the budget deficit.

It's a matter of believing that the charismatic bald guy in the orange robe with the jungle compound is God, or not.

The message behind Q is stop dividing yourself and focus on corruption. Go around the gatekeepers. Unite.

The message is not a matter of believing that Trump is God. Do you want to try again?

war between good and evil. After this titanic conflict, a millennium, a new age, of peace and harmony, a reign of justice, would be established upon the earth.

As Trump said, is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing?

[r3volution 3.0]

The message behind Q is stop dividing yourself and focus on corruption. Go around the gatekeepers. Unite.

Of course it is...

The message is not a matter of believing that Trump is God. Do you want to try again?

As Trump said, is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing?

Pass

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

Qanon is fairly deranged boomer cope, so this isn't that surprising. But breaking up families over politics is a largely leftist phenomenon. They openly proclaim that you should leave your spouse if they vote for Trump or keep their kids grandparents away if they're Republicans. Of course that's not going to get a story in the Post.

[r3volution 3.0]

Qanon is fairly deranged boomer cope, so this isn't that surprising. But breaking up families over politics is a largely leftist phenomenon. They openly proclaim that you should leave your spouse if they vote for Trump or keep their kids grandparents away if they're Republicans. Of course that's not going to get a story in the Post.

Does the term "defoo" ring any bells?

[eleganz]

This isn't a matter of disagreeing on abortion or the budget deficit.

It's a matter of believing that the charismatic bald guy in the orange robe with the jungle compound is God, or not.

I think Qanon is not real but even I know its not about Trump being a god.

I'm sure Ron Paul'ism has been pivotal in ending a few marriages too.

So what is your point?

[JoshLowry]

The message behind Q is stop dividing yourself and focus on corruption. Go around the gatekeepers. Unite.

Of course it is...

Q is a great exercise in thinking.

https://qposts.online/post/4748

https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/senate...fficking-ring/?
No media coverage?
Why?
The same people who control the media are the same people who are part of the evil and corrupt system?
SYSTEM OF CONTROL.
Crimes against Humanity.
You are not meant to think for yourself.
You are not meant to challenge their power [control].
Obey and accept.
Illusion of Democracy.
Illusion of Freedom.
Why does the media push division?
Why does the media incite violence?
Why does the media pit race v race?
Why does the media pit religion v religion?
Why does the media pit sex v sex?
Why does the media pit class v class?
Divided you are weak.
Divided you fight each other.
Divided you pose no threat to their system of control.
UNITY IS STRENGTH.
UNITY IS POWER.
UNITY IS HUMANITY.
Controlled media plays a major role in shaping the narrative(s) to keep you powerless [helpless] and asleep [unaware of truth].
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.
ENEMY OF HUMANITY

Pass

You lose. Good day sir.

[dannno]

Why would anybody believe something from WaPo?

All of their articles have been proven to be complete BS in the past.

Q has talked about how Hillary colluded with Russia to come up with the Russia hoax to distract from her crimes and her emails, and in the last week that has been proven to be correct from redacted FBI notes. Obama was briefed on it, too.

This thread is complete garbage.

[r3volution 3.0]

I think Qanon is not real but even I know its not about Trump being a god.

That wasn't my point; I'm not saying that they literally think that Trump is a god.

I'm saying that their ideology is similarly delusional.

I'm sure Ron Paul'ism has been pivotal in ending a few marriages too.

So what is your point?

That QAnon is a cult, which, like all cults, prays on the vulnerable and fills their heads with mush

To wit:

Q is a great exercise in thinking.

https://qposts.online/post/4748

https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/senate...fficking-ring/?
No media coverage?
Why?
The same people who control the media are the same people who are part of the evil and corrupt system?
SYSTEM OF CONTROL.
Crimes against Humanity.
You are not meant to think for yourself.
You are not meant to challenge their power [control].
Obey and accept.
Illusion of Democracy.
Illusion of Freedom.
Why does the media push division?
Why does the media incite violence?
Why does the media pit race v race?
Why does the media pit religion v religion?
Why does the media pit sex v sex?
Why does the media pit class v class?
Divided you are weak.
Divided you fight each other.
Divided you pose no threat to their system of control.
UNITY IS STRENGTH.
UNITY IS POWER.
UNITY IS HUMANITY.
Controlled media plays a major role in shaping the narrative(s) to keep you powerless [helpless] and asleep [unaware of truth].
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.
ENEMY OF HUMANITY




You lose. Good day sir.

Incidentally, for anyone wondering what I was referencing in the response to Paleo:

http://fdrliberated.org/

Molyneux is exactly the same thing, albeit less popular (much to his dismay, I'm sure).

Why would anybody believe something from WaPo?

All of their articles have been proven to be complete BS in the past.

Q has talked about how Hillary colluded with Russia to come up with the Russia hoax to distract from her crimes and her emails, and in the last week that has been proven to be correct from redacted FBI notes. Obama was briefed on it, too.

This thread is complete garbage.

Our own dannno is a case study in how this works, having joined both groups.

[JoshLowry]

That wasn't my point; I'm not saying that they literally think that Trump is a god.

Those are the words that you used.

That QAnon is a cult, which, like all cults, prays on the vulnerable and fills their heads with mush

The Q post I posted is not mush. It is the solution.

What do you propose as a solution, Revolution 3.0?

[r3volution 3.0]

Those are the words that you used.

Words are sometimes used in a non-literal sense.

Note that I didn't mention Trump at all; someone else brought him up.

I guess the "orange" reference brought him to some minds, LOL, but I had the Hare Krishna on mine.

The Q post I posted is not mush. It is the solution.

What do you propose as a solution, Revolution 3.0?

That depends; what do you think is the problem?

[jmdrake]

Why would anybody believe something from WaPo?

All of their articles have been proven to be complete BS in the past.

Q has talked about how Hillary colluded with Russia to come up with the Russia hoax to distract from her crimes and her emails, and in the last week that has been proven to be correct from redacted FBI notes. Obama was briefed on it, too.

This thread is complete garbage.

Oh Hillary certainly is a criminal. But nothing is going to happen to her.

[jmdrake]

Words are sometimes used in a non-literal sense.

Note that I didn't mention Trump at all; someone else brought him up.

I guess the "orange" reference brought him to some minds, LOL, but I had the Hare Krishna on mine.



That depends; what do you think is the problem?

Yeah....I kept wondering A) why people thought you were talking about Trump (Trump isn't bald and he doesn't wear an orange robe) and B) who the hell you actually were talking about? Thanks for clearing that up.

[r3volution 3.0]

Yeah....I kept wondering A) why people thought you were talking about Trump (Trump isn't bald and he doesn't wear an orange robe) and B) who the hell you actually were talking about? Thanks for clearing that up.

It's all about the thin mints.

[JoshLowry]

Words are sometimes used in a non-literal sense.

Note that I didn't mention Trump at all; someone else brought him up.

I guess the "orange" reference brought him to some minds, LOL, but I had the Hare Krishna on mine.

Point taken. Q says there will be disinfo. He asks you to think for yourself and do some discerning. Blind obedience isn't part of the campaign.

That depends; what do you think is the problem?

The divide and conquer strategy implemented by the top down.

How can you think that post I quoted is mush? So concise.

[r3volution 3.0]

Point taken. Q says there will be disinfo. He asks you to think for yourself and do some discerning. Blind obedience isn't part of the campaign.

Well, if that's all that you take away from Q, then that's fine.

But, as you might know, that is not what the typical Q-aficionado takes from it.

They think that there are kids under central park, and only Messiah Trump can save them.

...and there are secret marines on standby with sealed warrants.

...and Hillary's going to be arrested any day now.

...and, why not, something something lizard people.

See my point about madness?

The divide and conquer strategy implemented by the top down.

How can you think that post I quoted is mush? So concise.

The problem is state interference in the market economy.

The (ideal) solution is an unfettered market economy.

It isn't about any emotions or privacy or this or that buzzword.

It's simple; does or does not the state interfere in the market.

To the extent it does, there will be mothers unable to feed their children.

The other way, the other way.

In short, and this seems an odd conclusion here on RPF, the solution is liberty.

...kind of, duh, no?

[JoshLowry]

Well, if that's all that you take away from Q, then that's fine.

But, as you might know, that is not what the typical Q-aficionado takes from it.

They think that there are kids under central park, and only Messiah Trump can save them.

...and there are secret marines on standby with sealed warrants.

...and Hillary's going to be arrested any day now.

...and, why not, something something lizard people.

See my point about madness?

You're simply trashing the supporters of a movement by saying the majority thinks a certain way. Happened to somebody else's campaign on RPF.

Ugly form of collectivism. People are individuals. They are also lost and confused in the current toxic environment. I put no blame on the masses for seeking and interpreting in the fog.

In short, and this seems an odd conclusion here on RPF, the solution is liberty.

...kind of, duh, no?

https://qposts.online/?q=liberty&s=keyword

[dannno]

Well, if that's all that you take away from Q, then that's fine.

But, as you might know, that is not what the typical Q-aficionado takes from it.

They think that there are kids under central park, and only Messiah Trump can save them.

...and there are secret marines on standby with sealed warrants.

...and Hillary's going to be arrested any day now.

...and, why not, something something lizard people.

See my point about madness?



The problem is state interference in the market economy.

The (ideal) solution is an unfettered market economy.

It isn't about any emotions or privacy or this or that buzzword.

It's simple; does or does not the state interfere in the market.

To the extent it does, there will be mothers unable to feed their children.

The other way, the other way.

In short, and this seems an odd conclusion here on RPF, the solution is liberty.

...kind of, duh, no?

You can't get people to agree to an unfettered economy if they are divided against each other.

That's precisely what they use to push marxism.

[r3volution 3.0]

You can't get people to agree to an unfettered economy if they are divided against each other.

That's precisely what they use to push marxism.

We have to vote for another $10 trillion in deficit spending to prevent Marxism.

Got it.

Excuse me, I'm going to go drink a fifth of whiskey to sober up.

[Champ]

You're simply trashing the supporters of a movement by saying the majority thinks a certain way. Happened to somebody else's campaign on RPF.

He is here trying to demoralize and divide people by using disingenuous arguments, I don't think many are falling for it now, but that won't stop him or others anytime soon. I'm not a big fan or supporter or Qanon either, so with that respect I agree with the OP, but I don't see how anything they are doing or anything the followers of Q are hurting anyone. Like you said, they are getting people to ask questions that none of us ever really asked before, and they are talking about the evils of the system, the unending corruption, how this country's most powerful are not working for the people anymore, and probably never did, and instead are actively working against us. The predictions when they have happened don't often seem to pan out, but it's the general idea that we should be questioning the media 100% of the time, questioning the narrative, and asking ourselves questions instead of obediently following any one politician, political party, news group, etc.

It's good for people that never cared one iota about politics prior to 2015 and now are looking into and researching what is going on as things seem to be imploding and corruption is being exposed every single day. If this is getting people more involved, good. So in that respect, I'll take it and when compared to the endless amount of apathy we had for the preceding decades, this is a huge improvement.

[JoshLowry]

We have to vote for another $10 trillion in deficit spending to prevent Marxism.

Got it.

Excuse me, I'm going to go drink a fifth of whiskey to sober up.

Things can be much worse than the current state.

If the US continues to slide, you better be right with God.

[r3volution 3.0]

You're simply trashing the supporters of a movement by saying the majority thinks a certain way. Happened to somebody else's campaign on RPF.

Ugly form of collectivism. People are individuals. They are also lost and confused in the current toxic environment. I put no blame on the masses for seeking and interpreting in the fog.

What I described is the QAnon movement as it actually exists.

If you find this disturbing, as you should, as any rational person would, perhaps you should look elsewhere for wisdom.

[r3volution 3.0]

Things can be much worse than the current state.

If the US continues to slide, you better be right with God.

99% of the population cheers for this government; hell should be at capacity.

[JoshLowry]

What I described is the QAnon movement as it actually exists.

If you find this disturbing, as you should, as any rational person would, perhaps you should look elsewhere for wisdom.

I find it disturbing that you attack the supporters, instead of focusing on the message.

I look under as many rocks as my attention allows.

99% of the population cheers for this government; hell should be at capacity.

Support is near all time lows for Congress.

[dannno]

What I described is the QAnon movement as it actually exists.

If you find this disturbing, as you should, as any rational person would, perhaps you should look elsewhere for wisdom.

Nobody who trusts WaPo has any credibility in describing anything.