1/ An important question we need to ask ourselves and consider is: if what @CullenHoback's documentary reveals is correct and Ron Watkins is "Q" should we lay the blame for the ideologically motivated violent extremist acts purportrated by QAnon adherents?
2/ "Q" played an important role in motivating and guiding the movement. Though there were no explicit calls for violence that apocalyptic and anti-government messages pointed to an obvious end game to the IMVE audience that was attracted to QAnon in the US and around the world.
3/ at minimum I think it would be important to have an investigation into Ron Watkins and likely his father as well to determine how much of a role they had with QAnon and how much of the blame should be lain at their feet.4
4/ QAnon adherents were not only present on January 6, but also present at the storming of the Reishtag in August 2020, those are two important instance of anti-government violence, that shows QAnon is a transnational extremist threat and al threat to democratic institutions
5/ in the US alone there have been 66 incidents of QAnon adherents commiting crimes in the US. QAnon adherents have committed crimes in Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, etc.
6/ at this point "Q" is not a leader of an extremist movement in a traditional sense but "Q" did radicalized and mobilize tens of thousands, if not millions of people accross the globe. I think it is time that the possible leader of this threat be taken seriously
7/ let's not forget though "Q" is no longer posting, and will likely never post again. The person behind "Q" created a behemoth that hasn't disappeared, even though "Q" was revealed. They have gone to alt platforms and are still thriving.
8/ QAnon adherents will continue to pose a threat. I think that a proper investigation into "Q" with real consequences, will impact the new influencers and mobilizers in the movement to think twice about what they do.
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