On January 6 when domestic terrorists invaded the U.S. Capitol Building, killed and maimed cops and sought to kill lawmakers, the Qanon conspiracy was at the center of the loathesome gang.
Qanon is a dark cave full bat shit in which beliefs, like mushrooms, grow and flourish in dark and gloom. The source of these believes is Q himself (herself?), someone inside the "Deep State" who knows everything and leaks secret information to the true believers.
The New York Times published a deep dive into Qanon beliefs, which I recommend.
Now Q has representatives in congress in the person of Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Bobert and more to come. They are anti-democratic authoritarian loons that should not hold congressional seats.
From the Anti Defamation League:
- QAnon is a wide-reaching conspiracy theory popular among a range of right-wing extremists and even some public supporters of President Trump.
- QAnon, surfaced in 2017 on 4chan, is first and foremost an online trolling and disinformation movement. While it is difficult to gauge the size of the movement, it is likely that QAnon adherents number in the tens of thousands.
- Adherents follow the anonymous Q, and believe world governments are being controlled by a shadowy cabal of pedophiles (who will eventually be brought to justice by President Trump).
- The QAnon theory is scattershot and sprawling with anti-government elements; adherents actively sow distrust in democratic institutions.
- While the ADL does not believe that all QAnon adherents are inherently extremists, this is a dangerous theory that has inspired violent acts.
