President Trump is flying around the country this week trying to convince Americans that if the want to Keep America Great, they need to vote Republican in November.
But his campaign rally in Tampa Tuesday was about more than just the mid-terms. It was the national coming out party for Q, a conspiracy theory that has been kicking around the Trumpworld internet for just about a year.
One part Pizzagate, one part X-Files, the theory posits a government agent (with supposed "Q-Level" Top Secret clearance) putting cryptic messages on Trump-friendly message boards, telling adept readers where to find clues that point to a massive government conspiracy Trump is single-handedly thwarting from the oval office in secret. Example: The Mueller probe is actually being run by Trump as a smokescreen to cover up an investigation into sex trafficking by Democrats and movie stars, according to some Q denizens.
The Tampa rally had a lot of Qers feeling like Trump acknowledged them directly, urging them to carry on. VICE News spoke with one Florida family who became Q famous after Trump seemed to give them a wave from the rally stage.
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newtboyHas anyone ever met a Q believer with an IQ over 85? I haven't.
I think Q stands for Quazy...no one ever said they could spell.
lurgeeAgreed. I'm waiting for the Million Q-Tip March.
Has anyone ever met a Q believer with an IQ over 85? I haven't.
I think Q stands for Quazy...no one ever said they could spell.
medusawell, these two in the interview really helped me understand nothing.
MtnCritterI call myself a "Trumpican"
Haha, what a couple fuckin tools. These two idiots deserve each other. I bet they even have conspiracy theory's about each other, It's what keeps their relationship strong.....
Ickster". . . in blocks, and before ya know it, they're all saying the same thing."
Sounds to me like he's referring to the bullshit pushed by Sinclair, a right-wing organization.
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StukaFoxsays...I love stupid people -- they're so fun to watch and laugh at.
newtboySure....it's all fun and games until they elect a bat shit crazy president.
ChaosEngineThis is the paradox of modern politics.
These people are fucking morons of the highest order. They're poorly educated idiots spouting complete nonsense that has zero basis in reality.
In a sane world, we'd ignore them as lunatic outliers. They're not new; they've been here forever, they just change the nonsense.
The problem is that we now live in a world where the most powerful man in the world actively encourages these people, if not explicitly, then at least implicitly with his own brand of deranged paranoia.
The fundamental issue is that internet is great at connecting people, and it doesn't discriminate between connecting Bronies, small-town homosexuals, fans of William Shatner's music, political dissidents in oppressed countries or people who indulge in insane conspiracy theories.
There's no putting that technological genie back in the bottle (and even if we could, the cost would be too great IMO).
So what to do about that?
If we ignore them, they thrive underground and if we give them "airtime" their ranks are bolstered.
I really don't have an answer for this.
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