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The first link below goes to an "MSM" article on QAnon. Judging by this piece, QAnon has morphed from a heterogenous conspiracy milieu to something more resembling an apocalyptic cult.
"The Storm" is Judgement Day, Trump is the Messiah, and even the rhetoric sounds "Christian". Presumably, Pence is Judas and Biden the Anti-Christ.
The article points out that other conspiracy theorists are fed up with QAnon, including Alex Jones (I already linked to his reaction).
It will be interesting (if that's the right word for it) to see what happens when prophecy fails on January 20. The article assume that QAnon will collapse. I'm less sure. Apocalyptic religious movements might just as well continue as before *and even become more active* after their prophecies of impending doom fail to materialize. They just reinterpret their prophecies.
See my review of "When Prophecy Fails" for more on this.
On the other hand, QAnon is (or was?) a milieu rather than a tightly-knit sect or cult, so perhaps their trajectory will be different...
Hopefully for the better!
(The other linked article deals with some of the concrete conspiracy scenarios.)
Online far right movements fracture in the wake of Capitol riot
QAnon have convinced themselves that the National Guard in DC is there to arrest Joe Biden! Yeah, that's likely...
ReplyDeleteIt seems Kek has abandoned us...
ReplyDeleteTo quote Arnie or was it Conan: "If you don't respond to my prayer, to hell with you!"
ReplyDeleteSamsara, evidently, is not nirvana.
ReplyDeleteOMG, the School of the Elders were right.
ReplyDelete"It will be interesting (if that's the right word for it) to see what happens when prophecy fails on January 20. The article assume that QAnon will collapse." Men jag har redan sett QAnon-texter som sätter datumet för Trumps övertagande av makten till mars. Det kanske blir som Jehovas Vittnen, med ständiga senareläggande av datum.
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