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Saboburns

(2,807 posts)
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 12:16 PM Aug 2018

This is Qanon

Last edited Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:43 PM - Edit history (1)

It's a struggle to get your arms around Qanon. Since Wednesday I too wanted find out what the hell it is. The reason nobody can define Qanon is that Qanon is different things to different people. Especially to Qanon believers.

So what is Qanon?

To believers it's about to happen. But it's so big that ' Main Stream Media' will be smashed. MSM is in on it. Libruls are in on it. Hillary has already been arrested and headed to Gitmo, but corrupt MSM won't say so. And the Hollywood-Librul-Democratic pedophilia ring will be smashed. And 911 was a way to avoid asbestos claims.

Qanon, they think, will uncover every WingNut fever dream ever dreamt.

This Twitter thread is the best way I know to define Qanon. Not the just the original tweet, the replies are revealing. Take 10 minutes and check this out


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This is Qanon (Original Post) Saboburns Aug 2018 OP
Nobody on DU Turbineguy Aug 2018 #1
It's REAL simple, Qanon is short for ... GeorgeGist Aug 2018 #2
It's existential Saboburns Aug 2018 #3
Poor Hillary!!! Stallion Aug 2018 #4
A real definition of Qanon Saboburns Aug 2018 #5
red pill C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #6
JFK JR LIVES!! Saboburns Aug 2018 #7
n/t ScratchCat Aug 2018 #8
Yes, but that's just a part of it Saboburns Aug 2018 #10
"Redpill" as a verb - Matrix reference, klook Aug 2018 #9
Also shanti Aug 2018 #20
The earth is flat. KPN Aug 2018 #11
Can anyone tell me ScratchCat Aug 2018 #12
Awake Sheeple Saboburns Aug 2018 #13
I laughed out loud to this one Saboburns Aug 2018 #14
A message from Q Saboburns Aug 2018 #15
Yes Qanon has heroes too Saboburns Aug 2018 #16
Looks like Bush Sr. Heart Doctor was in on it Saboburns Aug 2018 #17
Huh? rusty fender Aug 2018 #18
Qanon - "It's a targeted PSYOP designed to discredit USG/Create a Trump cult, by China & RU Wwcd Aug 2018 #19
There was a group that suddenly popped up in my Twitter and their English was pretty good but bettyellen Aug 2018 #27
Ha. You called their bs & that is all you have to do. Wwcd Aug 2018 #28
There is something weird they do w starting sentences with adverbs, LOL. bettyellen Aug 2018 #30
Don't forget the 14 times Deep State tried to assassinate Trump Saboburns Aug 2018 #21
This Podesta email confirms all Saboburns Aug 2018 #22
The Secret Service Agent whispered Trust the Plan. Saboburns Aug 2018 #23
Deep State brain washing leads to Trump assassination attempt fouled by Q Saboburns Aug 2018 #24
That pic of Trump on Mt Rushmore about makes me vomit D_Master81 Aug 2018 #33
Claiming They Prevented An Attack on Trump erpowers Aug 2018 #36
Hooray, BlackBerry is coming back Q said so Saboburns Aug 2018 #25
Can't fix stupid... HopeAgain Aug 2018 #26
So near as I can tell... jcgoldie Aug 2018 #29
Uh huh Saboburns Aug 2018 #31
They have servers, but cant say whose cause strategy Saboburns Aug 2018 #32
The Right Wing is always looking for a good conspiracy D_Master81 Aug 2018 #34
Trump clearly on board Saboburns Aug 2018 #35

Stallion

(6,474 posts)
4. Poor Hillary!!!
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 12:26 PM
Aug 2018

doin' tha' perp walk after secret indictment. Geez now we see what the Republicans were up to by continually cutting back on public education. We've raised generations of "morans"

ScratchCat

(1,990 posts)
8. n/t
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 12:33 PM
Aug 2018

I used to be able to "follow" and understand the conspiracies back in the day when it was "Obama is a secret muslim from Kenya" or "the Clintons are super criminals responsible for scores of deaths", but I can't even figure out what the hell this stuff is even supposed to be about. Half of it sounds "bot created" and disjointed. I don't even understand what the "basis" of this is supposed to be - Hillary, Obama and a bunch of people from the past administration are about to be arrested for trying to "stop Trump"? Is that the jist of this stupidity?

Saboburns

(2,807 posts)
10. Yes, but that's just a part of it
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 12:39 PM
Aug 2018

The MSM is going to destroyed. The pedophiles revealed. Mueller is in reality working with Trump just that the MSM won't say so.

Basically every WingNut fantasy is about to be shown as true to us sheeple.

But we just have to be patient. The time isn't right.

klook

(12,157 posts)
9. "Redpill" as a verb - Matrix reference,
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 12:33 PM
Aug 2018

which didn't occur to me at first. So these dumbasses imagine themselves to be clued in to the brutal reality of life that underlies the fantasy world that the Clintons, Tom Hanks, and that pizza parlor have constructed for us. I guess.

The scary thing is that at some point, some of these lunatics are going to start firing bullets that are very real.

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
19. Qanon - "It's a targeted PSYOP designed to discredit USG/Create a Trump cult, by China & RU
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 01:13 PM
Aug 2018
From Countercheckist Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/counterchekist/status/1025327488367558662
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Replying to @counterchekist
How are China and Russian agents sophiscated enough to imitate young fringe US Internet users?

Counterchekist
@counterchekist
Same way they did in 2016. The biggest QAnon nodes are bots which push professional crafted messaging. Those messages are then echoed by real kook-right ppl in Western countries, some deliberately others via confirmation bias. And they hire US-based troll farms, too.

We’ve been watching QAnon for a long time. Most of the regular users in the ecosystem = bots/trolls. There’s also a heavy PSY Group presence at times. PSY’s fake accounts (trolls) have numerous social media presences, blogs etc so they appear to be real ppl if googled.


AGAINSTH8TE
@againsth8te
You only really need enough digital footprint to cover two pages of Google searches. Most people tire or are distracted after that.

It is real, and it's growing in dangerous intent and impact.
We are always warned about things yet to come, or trying to be things yet to come.


MORE discussion at Countercheckist twitter thread
 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
27. There was a group that suddenly popped up in my Twitter and their English was pretty good but
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:42 PM
Aug 2018

The syntax was definitely Russian or Eastern European. They argued w me until I pointed out They we’re very good at faking being American.

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
28. Ha. You called their bs & that is all you have to do.
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 02:52 PM
Aug 2018

I see some twitter posts as I read & you definately can spot their mis-use of our broad English vocab.

Syntax is often where they are exposed & twitter threads are some of the best for exposing them.

One Brave tweeter commented that they have "Run off so many trolls that Twitter Should Be Paying Us!"





 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
30. There is something weird they do w starting sentences with adverbs, LOL.
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 03:04 PM
Aug 2018

It was almost poetic. HA. I scanned the profiles and they all had close to the same amount of followers and followees and they all amplify each other’s posts as well as Jack Problesic and other big trolls. It appeared obvious they were part of a work group.

Saboburns

(2,807 posts)
21. Don't forget the 14 times Deep State tried to assassinate Trump
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 01:37 PM
Aug 2018

I saw this last night on Frie Republik

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3675818/posts

Can you believe it?!? A Deep State submarine fired a ballistic missile at Air Force One, and the Main Street Media stood silent!!

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
36. Claiming They Prevented An Attack on Trump
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 11:38 PM
Aug 2018

So, is this person claiming they prevented an attack on Trump by alerting Secret Service that this man wanted to attack the President? You really do not know who is taking this Qanon stuff seriously and who is just trying to troll people. I assume a great amount of this Qanon stuff is just a group of people sitting at their laptops laughing at how many people actually believe what they are saying. They might be wondering how far they can go before the people who believe them realize they are being played.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
29. So near as I can tell...
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 03:03 PM
Aug 2018

The thesis is anyone who tells the truth is part of some fake conspiracy... ?!?

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
34. The Right Wing is always looking for a good conspiracy
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 09:25 PM
Aug 2018

Remember Jade Helm? Obama was going to use Wal Mart in some government conspiracy that would end w/ people in internment camps. Funny thing, it turned out to be Russians and I heard all about this from right wingers I know. Reading the responses in that twitter thread was scary. People truly believe that there is a guy within the government working with Trump to bring down 1) the press 2) pedophile rings 3) Hillary and Obama 4) globalists. Yet no one within the government knows who it is to stop them even though they are such a powerful, monolithic entity. This is just setting them up to be ok with jailing democrats.

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