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PolitiFact - Fact-checking the pedophilia attacks against Joe Biden politifact.com/factchecks/202… The "Biden is a pedophile" meme on Facebook & Instagram is a derivative and diminutive example of the QAnon conspiracy theory which holds that Democratic & Hollywood elites run a global

2/ pedophilia ring. A second part of the conspiracy theory is that Trump is using Q as part of a war on the "deep state." In other words, it is an ideological cover for the destruction of the rule of law and a fourth generation warfare attack on the legitimacy of the Democratic

3/ Party. Politifact's verdict. In the political realm this particular meme is well-crafted propaganda. It appeals to those who already believe the mainstream media will not report the truth. Thus, true believers believe they are being given an inside scoop that puts them in the

4/ know. The fact that Facebook--a company that has to be pushed to do the right thing and whose head believes Holocaust denial is simply a difference of opinion--had to take the QAnon stuff down. Facebook reminds me of Tito. If Tito arrested a Serb for a financial crime, then

5/ the secret police also arrested a Croat and a Muslim to even out the nationalist scales. So, while dumping QAnon, Facebook dumped Antifa. But, QAnon is promoted by the Trump family and campaign. It fits their political agenda. But, here's the unspoken part. After the 2020

6/ election there will be winners and losers. If Trump wins, the destruction of the rule of law, accountability, and transparency in government will be completed. The IGs will be gutted. The American Carnage that Trump predicted in his inaugural address will come to fruition. On

7/ the other hand, if Biden-Harris wins, there will be a reclamation and rebuilding project. But, there will also be personal prices to pay in the civic culture. If you are in the QAnon conspiracy belief system or the Biden-is-a-pedophile realm, it will be hard to imagine anyone

8/ taking you seriously as the political culture reverts to its dominant reality. Kellyanne Conway will never be able to break into the mainstream. We've already seen Megan Kelly fail at MSNBC. There is simply no market for and no forgiveness for or no tolerance for this level of

9/ gaslighting bullshit. And there is one other reason why I think the QAnon/Biden-pedophile propaganda works: it allows those who willing vote for Trump to cast themselves as voting for the lesser evil--just as they did with Hillary. Yes, Trump is a monster, but my God, look at

10/ Hillary or Joe. Biden's a racist is another meme. But, Kamala Harris kinda puts the lie to that one. These memes give them a figleaf. Instead of having the courage to say the racism, sexism, destruction of democracy, separating kids at the border, putting kids in cages are my

11/ preferred public policies, they grasp at figleafs and straws that gives them the mirage of a moral grounding. I voted for the lesser evil. See, I concocted an immoral Hillary/Joe, then voted for the real monster. When I was very young and in Army bootcamp from NY/CA, I met a

12/ Black recruit from Alabama. He told me he had an easier time dealing with the white supremacists because they were upfront about their racism. You guys from the east and west are much harder to figure out, he told me. Even now, that conversation resonates with me. It's much

13/ easier respecting as an opponent the Alt Right strategists who are upfront about their beliefs and don't have to hide behind bizarre conspiracy theories. At least they have the courage of their convictions. But, the QAnon crowd--that's cowardly.