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Old 08-15-2018, 05:25 PM
 
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Do you think he/she is real? What do you think?



Personally I have no idea..I haven't really gotten into it much I think its POSSIBLE but not PROBABLE that this person is real AND is a high ranking government official....just a cool story though today was coming home from getting groceries and a guy honks his horn and gives me a thumbs up he likes my Trump 2020 sticker and I don't believe the #fakenews sticker and sticks a notepad out the window that just has a capital Q on it....Its the first time I have come in contact with someone who believes it either way...just a regular guy driving a truck driving down the road....anyways discuss.

 
Old 08-15-2018, 05:32 PM
 
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Do you think he/she is real? What do you think?



Personally I have no idea..I haven't really gotten into it much I think its POSSIBLE but not PROBABLE that this person is real AND is a high ranking government official....just a cool story though today was coming home from getting groceries and a guy honks his horn and gives me a thumbs up he likes my Trump 2020 sticker and I don't believe the #fakenews sticker and sticks a notepad out the window that just has a capital Q on it....Its the first time I have come in contact with someone who believes it either way...just a regular guy driving a truck driving down the road....anyways discuss.
Sounds like an idiot.
 
Old 08-15-2018, 05:36 PM
 
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A truck driver is definitely in the demo that might believe it.....heck, I have one conspiracy theorist among my 5 person close family....and he has been so (and MUCH deeper into it than Q) since the 1970's.

I mean, what else is new?

I am known as the practical person in my family....even tho mom and dad are also. So my take is simply this....not a single one of the conspiracies (and there are dozens if not hundreds of them) promoted by said family members has come true.

So I use that as a guide.

I've found it very useful in life to use the concept of "modeling" -meaning learning from others mistakes before you get the chance to waste a lot of time and money making your own....

Now, admittedly, given the way the truth is stretched today...all those conspiracies I said didn't pan out in 40 years....many would say they ARE true never the less. And, if I felt like having fun, I could "prove" on the interweb that all were true and came true.

Q is no further out than the Catholic Church, Mormonism or Scientology or thousands of other "communities" that are built upon some legend...and some truth. That's the very definition of propaganda - which surprised me when I first read it....

"information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view."

Note - it doesn't say false info. It doesn't say lies. This is an important distinction. There are Mexican Rapists. There are Priests who are rapists. There are women who are rapists. There are many soldiers who are rapists. All true.

The actual "John the Baptist" of Q...hardly matters. Probably Steve Bannon. Or any individual who wishes to spread FUD. Might even be someone who invested in certain markets and shorted others. Might just be someone who is in momma basement. Doesn't really matter - what matters is who the cult members are.
 
Old 08-15-2018, 05:39 PM
 
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Q is a nice way to fool people into believing a false narrative. Its all about them believing that they are part of a small group that knows something other don't.


Its basic psychology. Watching people fall for it is a bit depressing.
 
Old 08-15-2018, 05:39 PM
 
Location: Ft. Myers
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Q is some 14 year old computer geek who is having the best time in his 14 year computer geek life. He is sitting back , laughing his butt off, with all his computer geek buddies giving him new "conspiracy theories" to feed to the mindless people who actually think he is real.

"Hey, Cecil, let's tell them Sandy Hook was a hoax ! That will get them stirred up !" " Oh, I got a better idea, let's really go out on a limb, how about there is a PORN RING OPERATING OUT OF A MOTEL? No, better yet, out of a PIZZA SHOP !"
 
Old 08-15-2018, 05:42 PM
 
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I read some of the stuff they believe in via wikipedia granted that's not always 100% truthful but some of the stuff is just dumb. I mean seriously Mueller being part of the Trump plan to investigate Clinton,Obama etc? That's just DUMB!
 
Old 08-15-2018, 05:44 PM
 
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I can't believe that people actually believe this stuff (Q) . . . and they vote! What ever happened to critical thinking?
 
Old 08-15-2018, 05:49 PM
 
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I can't believe that people actually believe this stuff (Q) . . . and they vote! What ever happened to critical thinking?
There's a whole thread on that, but here's a few shortcuts to an explanation:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/52808821-post108.html

http://www.city-data.com/forum/52812599-post110.html

They're different posts.
 
Old 08-15-2018, 08:55 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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What do you think about Q?

I don't.

Is there some reason people should?
 
Old 08-16-2018, 05:27 AM
 
Location: Southeastern North Carolina
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I hope that Q is Sacha Baron Cohen pranking a bunch of idiots.
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