1/ Following the 20th QAnon telegram channels saw a drop in views, though in general the more popular channels are steadily gaining new followers and their post view counts are going up (keep in mind there is probably an influx of researchers, journalists and voyeurs in this)
2/ There has also been a fair amount of post forwarding that has been taking place in these channels as their content is spread. The comments per posts have also appeared to increase and the volume of messages per days in chats associated to the channels are steady or increasing
3/ Part of the growth is probably the increased attention on the movement as it has moved to Telegram. But also there is still a alevel of enthusiasm and "research"/"decoding" going on in the comments and chats of the QAnon community.
4/ This is possible for 3 reasons imo: A) QAnon influencers are sustaining the movement without the need for "Q" by forming a super community; B) each influencer still provides their interpretation of events to their followers; C) increase inclusion of Christian tropes
5/ A) provides a central place to get information from those who have garnered the trust of QAnon adherents. B) provides intimate relationships with influencers & their flavour of QAnon. C) provides a familiar language and apocalyptic system free from human limitations & failures
6/ an example of this is some QAnon influencers are promoting concepts and adopting language from the Sovereign Citizen movement. This has create an concerning new flavour of QAnon conspiracy theories and is a trend to watch out for.
7/ presently some QAnon influencers are returning to Qdrops from 2018 to cover two points: A) do not lose faith as part of what is happening now is part of the plan where the "public" have to be given a taste of the dystopian world when under deep state control.
8/ this also fits the apocalyptic concept of suffering and tribulations that the chosen few will need to go through prior to attain the promised golden age. This also provides an indefinite timeframe as they do not know what the threshold for action against the deep state is.
9/ B) they are also promoting Qdrops that aligned with the message that "Q" and trump played their part in giving the world four years to awaken and get the chosen few ready to continue the battle once Trump and "We" are gone.
10/ if B) becomes a narrative that sticks with the community. QAnon influencers will gain much more power and influence and power to dictate the communities behaviour.
11/ to this end I have a recomende doreassure pointy hat should be targeted to create more friction with QAnon influencers and a criticism on some of the recent reporting on QAnon.
12/ presently these influencers are able to raise money from their community of adherents from "donations" or "subscriptions" via various services. This is one place where pressure needs to be placed on. These individuals should not be able to provit off of an extremist movement
13/ they should not be able to profit from inciting violence, by creating an environment that fomented an insurrection. They should not be able to profit from radicalization or for attacking core democratic institutions.
14/ QAnon is not cite, or fringe, or a curiosity. It's not funny, not only have families been destroyed, but acts of violence have been commited and core democratic functions have been attacked. Reporting and discussions around the movement need to reflect that.
15/ Your time to mock and joke about how weird QAnon is was about two and half years ago. Especially since Jan 6, it is long past the time of treating QAnon as a curiosity. It needs to be treated with the respect it deserves in light of the threat it poses.
11*/ to this end I have a recommendation and a pressure point that should be targeted to create more friction with QAnon influencers and a criticism on some of the recent reporting on QAnon (twitter give me an edit buttong ffs)
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This Reddit post from a "Robinhood insider" claims that the White House is responsible for shutting down $GME. This has all the things QAnon loves 1) anonymous insider, 2) blames Biden, and 3) secret plots to controll the population.
Because the logic here is the deep state/Biden is trying to prevent this, well it's something that QAnon adherents as opponents of the deep state/Biden should partake in. We now have conspiracy stonks (let's buy X because the deep state doesn't want us to).
Linked to the conversations around $GME on telegram, for the past 24 hours users in QAnon chats have been promoting Doge Coin and giving instructions on how to purchase for those who have never done so. The ammount of bad financial advice I am seeing hurts to read.
The hipocrisy of QAnon never ceases to amaze me. An influencer posted a meme with the verse of Isaiah 6:11 "Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined & without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted & the fields ruined & ravaged"
The user who posted this stated in the post below the image with the passage, "look what Israel endured" and compares the current suffering of Anons under the deep state to that of Israel under Babylon. Considering, the anti-Semitic nature of QAnon this is absolutely ludicrous.
The verse in question refers that suffering will ensure for the cities will remain perverse and obstinate until the land is completely destroyed by divine judgments. Still the truth is to be proclaimed, though it is known it will have no effect in reforming the nation.
1/ How are conspiracy theories dangerous? There are three main categories to consider: A) conspiracy theories can lead to radicalization and violence, B) conspiracy theories can disrupt democratic processes, C) conspiracy theories are a threat to public health
2/ The connection between conspiracy theories and violence is not new, @annamerlan, Michael Barkun, JW van Prooijen, Chip Berlet have covered this in books and academic publications. In the 90's NWO conspiracy theories generated fear and violent actions from some groups
3/ Bartlett and Miller in a Demos piece argued that "conspiracy theories are indeed a radicalizing multiplier: they hold extremist groups together and push them in a more extreme and sometimes violent direction."
2/ At first glace it looks like all the numbers are up from 48hrs ago. Though this can be misleading. There are terrorgram channels that organized raids into QAnon channels, journalists & researchers joining, as well as the curious that could explain these numbers
3/ The dip in views is an interesting marker, as individuals may join a telegram channel, but if they loose interest they might not make the effort to leave. However, a decrease in views means less engagement in the channel with the content, which may indicate a decrease
1/ I believe that some of the more resilient strains of the QAnon movement will be the Qvangelicals and QAnon adherents that have an affinity towards SovCit ideals. It is important to note that QAnon is anti-democratic and anti-establishment
2/ QAnon is not a SovCit Movement, though there are some influencers and adherents that have an affinity for concepts from SovCits especially when it comes to legal and constitutional witchcraft
3/ the SovCit believe that the original government set up by the founding fathers founders, was slowly and secretly replaced by an illegitimate government sometime in the 1800s (right up the alley of conspiracists)
1/ There has not been a mas exodus of QAnon adherents so far, rather there was some mild group growth in telegram channels. The largest channel presently was created post deplatforming of QAnon and is run by 36 of the biggest QAnon influencers.
2/ We can see that this channel has seen constant growth I will be keeping on eye on this space for the next days to see if the events of yesterday will have a drastic impact on community growth
3/ The err is is engagement rate by reach which is calculated by (single post reach/number of subscribers)*100. The reach of the posts from this community is extensive on telegram and has supplanted QAnon channels that have been on Telegram for years.