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Among other things, QAnon has claimed that Democrats, high-ranking officials and Hollywood actors pursue a satanic pedophilia that is covered by the state’s security apparatus, the so-called “deep state.”
It was the “prophet” Donald Trump who was going to unmask, imprison and execute the members of pedophilia, and many thought this would happen on January 20 of this year.
What happened instead was that Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.
– There were disagreements before, but now there are many. On January 20, it was for a period like a chicken farm full of headless chickens, says Professor Asbjørn Dyrendal in NTNU’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
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– It’s finished
Dyrendal explains that this “realm of conspiracy” is a network of people with different focuses and interests. QAnon has some specific characteristics, but it also integrates everything else from conspiracy theories.
– Because it is so fragile with this type of connection, there is a greater chance that it will pull in different directions. When prophecies don’t happen, some will drift away and others will move in new directions. Some will also become radicalized, he explains.
EXPERT: Asbjørn Dyrendal is an expert on conspiracy theories. Photo: Jon Eeg / NTB
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In social networks like Telegram, several people spoke to give up.
– Biden is our president. Time to unplug our computers and cell phones and get back to reality, wrote one fan, according to CNN.
– It’s finished. We were misled, wrote another, according to the BBC.
Ron Watkins, one of the most central figures, was among those who lowered their heads.
– We did everything we could. Now we have to lift our chin and get back to our lives the best we can, he wrote to his 120,000 followers on Telegram, according to the Huffington Post.
New theories are coming
Dyrendal notes that it remains to be seen which direction Watkins will take.
– He likes to say one thing and do another. What it is and what it will be remains to be seen, says the professor.
He explains:
– On January 20 they said that “enough is enough” and that they should have nothing to do with this. Then they came back later. They come and go. They put this in new contexts.
SUPPORT TRUMP: The QAnon movement has followed Trump in various election campaign meetings during the election campaign. Photo: Rick Loomis / AFP / NTB
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Now new interpretations are being proposed. Among the wildest is that it was not Biden who was installed as president, but it was actually Trump with Biden’s face.
Another is that Biden will continue with Trump’s agenda. It’s a theory that is being shattered by one of QAnon’s factions.
– The question is what types of reinterpretations receive the most support.
– More dangerous than neo-Nazis
– There may be more violence
According to the professor, there are no limits to how far conspiracy theories can spread, but he points out that one tends to lose more the further one moves away from the common narrative.
– When theories get wilder, can they get more dangerous?
– Some of them could be radicalized towards a more tangible extremism. The fact that “Trump is president and has all the control” has kept them relatively harmless. Considering that the salvation narrative has such strong fantasies of violence, the number of acts of violence has been very small. That can change now.
Dyrendal explains:
– There have always been articles of anti-Semitism and stories of Nazi violence in QAnon. Some will be able to go further in that direction, few, but perhaps enough that we will see more people resorting to violence.
Almost impossible to turn around
Falling from
As a result of Biden’s inauguration, many also depart from this conspiracy theory. But it’s hard to say whether this could significantly weaken QAnon’s environment.
– They have never been great. It is an optical illusion. They are based on conspiracy theories most prevalent in the American population, and the special nature of the Q prophecies has given them additional attention, Dyrendal says.
Right-wing radical symbols have become mainstream
At the same time, he emphasizes that this division creates a space to get people out of the conspiracy.
– Now there is an opportunity to help someone and get rid of habits of thought. Before they reinterpret this and rally around a new reinterpretation, he says.
Facts about QAnon
- The first thing QAnon predicted was that Hillary Clinton’s arrest was imminent and that she would attempt to escape the country. They have also announced that a revealing video about Clinton would appear in February 2018.
- QAnon thought that Trump was planning an incident known as the “Storm”, in which thousands of people behind the pedophilia and conspiracy against Trump would be arrested. This was to take place in November 2017.
- Mark Zuckerberg wanted to withdraw from Facebook and escape the country. He still runs the company.
- Pope Francis was to be arrested and charged with serious crimes.
- There have also been a series of warnings that “something great” would happen or that the truth would one day come, without the predictions coming true.
- Kim Jong-un is a puppet that the CIA has placed to run North Korea.
- The Mueller investigation into possible Russian interference in the US elections was in fact an operation to cover up a major investigation into the Democrats.
- According to Faktisk.no, QAnon has also gained a foothold in Norway and Facebook groups have, among other things, helped spread conspiracy theories about the coronary pandemic and vaccines.
Kilder: BBC, CBS; Wikipedia, Faktisk.no
(NTB)
“Shamans”
Twitter, in addition to banning Donald Trump, closed more than 70,000 accounts with QAnon after the attack on Congress on January 6.
Among the Trump supporters who stormed Capitol Hill was the leader of QAnon, Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley, also known as the “shaman of QAnon.”
The “shaman” apologizes to Trump
He was easily recognized in the photos by his outfit, which consisted of a large cape of fur over his head, horns, face paint, naked torso, and worn pants.
The “shaman” was among those who led the uprising, which has led to a new Supreme Court case against Trump.
Two QAnon supporters have also been elected to Congress. Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert were elected to the House of Representatives in November.
Donald Trump has not expressed his direct support for QAnon, but has reproduced content on Twitter that shares the message.
