Conspiracies
Sep 21st 2020, 4:29 am
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Conspiracies
It saves you thinking about things if you accept these looney theories. They explain everything.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...85oIHF0AWmJBSk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...85oIHF0AWmJBSk
Sep 21st 2020, 8:19 am
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Re: Conspiracies
Just what we need, a revival of the nazi cult but with Trump as its leader who will save the world. The GOP is embracing those QAnon supporters who are winning GOP primaries, giving them full support, and at least one of them will win a seat in the House in November’s election.
Scary stuff.
Scary stuff.
Gregory Stanton, founding president of Genocide Watch, said: “QAnon’s conspiracy theory is copied from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the conspiracy theory promoted by Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany.
“Its potential for the promotion of genocidal hatred is a deadly historical fact. The Protocols’ theory that Jews plan to take over the world, and are well on their way to doing so, has been an ideology and motivator for pogroms since the middle ages, and under the Nazis for the Holocaust. It is a conspiracy theory that has literally cost millions of lives. QAnon has revived the Protocols, complete with the Blood Libel, that the secret cabal kidnaps children, drains their blood and cannibalises them to gain mystical power.”
“Its potential for the promotion of genocidal hatred is a deadly historical fact. The Protocols’ theory that Jews plan to take over the world, and are well on their way to doing so, has been an ideology and motivator for pogroms since the middle ages, and under the Nazis for the Holocaust. It is a conspiracy theory that has literally cost millions of lives. QAnon has revived the Protocols, complete with the Blood Libel, that the secret cabal kidnaps children, drains their blood and cannibalises them to gain mystical power.”
Sep 21st 2020, 11:56 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
People are feeling desperate from the stressfull 'second wave' of the Pandemic.
The demonstrations are more sad than potential for problem solving imo.
It will fizzle out like poured out coca cola eventually. The problem is they have too many issues all in the same pot, makes the Q less credible.
The demonstrations are more sad than potential for problem solving imo.
It will fizzle out like poured out coca cola eventually. The problem is they have too many issues all in the same pot, makes the Q less credible.
Sep 26th 2020, 10:50 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
Some woman in Portsmouth walked up to my son today, entering the Asda with his face mask on, and told him he was "a pawn of the government". 
With some presence of mind he told her not to vote for them again then.
With some presence of mind he told her not to vote for them again then.
Sep 27th 2020, 8:20 am
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Sep 27th 2020, 11:57 am
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Re: Conspiracies
Sep 27th 2020, 12:42 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
I wish he'd thought of the walkie talkie thing. What on earth is the matter with people? Why do they so easily believe these bizarre conspiracy theories over the simple facts of virus transmission?
Sep 27th 2020, 12:53 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
Silly bitch, needs a good kick up the clacker. Comprehensively outsmarted and outclassed by Little Lion though.
Sep 27th 2020, 12:56 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...rning-of-qanon
”The embrace of apocalyptic memes is a symptom of hyperconnected societies in distress.”
Sep 27th 2020, 12:59 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
Just saw this new article in The New Yorker, didn’t read it yet.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...rning-of-qanon
”The embrace of apocalyptic memes is a symptom of hyperconnected societies in distress.”
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...rning-of-qanon
”The embrace of apocalyptic memes is a symptom of hyperconnected societies in distress.”
Sorry, I'm no scholar
Sep 27th 2020, 1:06 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
Just saw this new article in The New Yorker, didn’t read it yet.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...rning-of-qanon
”The embrace of apocalyptic memes is a symptom of hyperconnected societies in distress.”
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...rning-of-qanon
”The embrace of apocalyptic memes is a symptom of hyperconnected societies in distress.”
Sep 27th 2020, 1:10 pm
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Re: Conspiracies
He's a bit fed up with it though. There's too much of that sort of thing there, and it's a small town so difficult to find alternatives. He's thinking of transferring to Liverpool John Moores next year because people seem more cosmopolitan, he likes the bigger city, and, of course, girlfriend...