Yellow Jacket protestors in France. Anti-vax campaigners in Italy. Brexit supporters in UK.
Despite their differences, they have one thing in common: a growing use of #QAnon language & ideas — particularly against anti-lockdown #COVID19 measures politi.co/2Hv08H5
Despite their differences, they have one thing in common: a growing use of #QAnon language & ideas — particularly against anti-lockdown #COVID19 measures politi.co/2Hv08H5
https://twitter.com/tball/status/1318946427226247172
I spent weeks tracking QAnon’s development over Europe, across multiple platforms & 6 languages, to see what’s going on.
First: this is not just a far-right thing. People are on the left have similarly embraced QAnon’s ideas of anti-govt/anti-elite.
First: this is not just a far-right thing. People are on the left have similarly embraced QAnon’s ideas of anti-govt/anti-elite.
Second: While QAnon, itself, is still on the fringe of the fringe, its ideas & languages are quickly being blended w/ well-entrenched domestic groups across UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, & the Netherlands.
That’s particularly true in anti-lockdown movement across EU.
That’s particularly true in anti-lockdown movement across EU.
Three: The blending — of QAnon language/ideas w/ existing European groups — is growing exponentially. And, imho, will represent a serious issue as Europe (and elsewhere) imposes local/regional/national lockdowns to trim the second wave of the coronavirus.
So yeah. It’s been a fun 6 weeks. Take a read and let me know what you think.
And, while you’re here, here’s my deepdive from earlier in the year about how American nationalists have been running a yearslong campaign to pump misinformation & hate speech into European elections since 2017 politi.co/2TgyZui
That was fun, too.
That was fun, too.
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