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it's a fucking tragedy, and one that's on constant repeat around the States right about now. posted it before but this sub makes for grim / fascinating reading.
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Stopped myself from reading too much that insanity last night.
Edit- Found it! Be careful with this rabbit hole, for real. There’s some interesting perspective on the why and the how Q and other cult madness take off, along with lots of rubbish of course. Tidbit I found useful is that, like any virus including viral memes, the selective pressure imposed by the environment results in the “strongest” (or most convincing) variants surviving, and the weaker ones dying off quietly. Curious to think of viral memes as exploiting our minds innate biases.
Worth suggesting moderation if you’re not in a good place or are particularly prone to falling down internet rabbit holes.
https://www.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/comments/kzv6yl/out_of_morbid_curiosity_i_started_lurking_in_8kun/ -
Fucking hell. I was right, it’s more a cult. It’s all too easy to say Americans are mental, but Jesus....
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Got this from my friend last night in response to my post about the Great Awakening website. She’s born and bred in Las Vegas, has lived here for 20 years. Her mother and stepfather have gone full-on Trumpian batshit, and they’re not even on speaking terms now.
“I just can't because, as you know, it all hits too close to home which makes me want to burst into tears and hire a deprogrammer.”
I don’t think they realise how close to fascism they are; it seems more like a cult to my eyes. Reading some of the stuff on that site really brings home how deep some of these people buy into it. Christ knows how they come back from that.