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4 Mar, 6 tweets, 4 min read
NEW: Extremism experts and ex-GOP officials are warning that QAnon-type conspiracy theories are becoming more intertwined with White evangelical Christianity in a way that echoes the Islamic fundamentalist movement that gave rise to al-Qaeda & Isis independent.co.uk/voices/qanon-m…
“Religious terrorism tends to be more lethal, because people believe they’re serving a higher purpose by committing acts of violence, as opposed to secular groups or ethno-nationalists,” said @TheSoufanCenter research fellow @ColinPClarke. independent.co.uk/voices/qanon-m…
“You can’t negotiate with these people, and you especially can’t negotiate with QAnon,” @ColinPClarke said, “because how do you assuage grievances that don’t exist?” independent.co.uk/voices/qanon-m…
Ex-GOP Rep. and former Air Force intelligence officer @RepRiggleman said connections between QAnon and white evangelical Christianity have “metastasized” into something else that is both “messianic” and “apocalyptic”.
independent.co.uk/voices/qanon-m…
“This has grown well beyond just something that we can categorize as QAnon,” @RepRiggleman said. “It’s almost become a conspiracy industry that is evangelical.” independent.co.uk/voices/qanon-m…
Ex-Tea Party congressman & radio host @WalshFreedom said there is now a “huge general overlap” between the GOP base and conspiracy theorists “because the base is evangelical, the base is now conspiratorial, and they are one and the same.” independent.co.uk/voices/qanon-m…

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I worked for Sputnik for a six-month period in 2017. That's not "recent."

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