Dave Hayes (the Praying Medic) has released an article today and it is an amazing display of apologetics and double-talk, but there's some really good stuff in there where he thinks he's making a different point than the one he's actually making
I'd share the link, but I'd earn a 24 hour ban for doing so
this says SO much about Dave's social bubble
This is the common justification QAnon uses to explain why all of Q's early predictions failed: that the Saudi Royal Family is reading the /pol/ board, and because of that, those predictions were made to distract them from bin Salmon's sweeping purge of his enemies.
Naturally.
there are only a few changes and edits from the last time Dave sent this article around in August 2020, most notably, the title
like everyone else in the movement, Praying Medic won't say "QAnon" anymore, just as he was ordered
He is trying to cast doubt on the newest FBI statement by retreading his 'concerns' about the other FBI statement
GhostEzra is a perfect example of how extremists infiltrate and co-opt a welcoming big-tent movement.
We've seen it before with other infiltration efforts, but QAnon made it particularly easy for them.
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Since its inception, QAnon has pursued a growth strategy based on unity, summed up by their ‘Where We Go One, We Go All’ slogan, and has painted anyone who criticizes a fellow believer as someone sowing dangerous discord.
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Q told their followers that ‘together we are strong, divided we are weak’ and Anons fully embraced that notion whenever a feud broke out among influencers.
While mostly I'm amazed that the Australian PM's office keeps dodging 100% legit questions as "personal attacks against the Prime Minister," I also understand how embarrassing & potentially damaging their friendship must feel to him.
Still, though. C'mon.
For those who weren't following along in 2019, the now-banned QAnon promoter "BurnedSpy" turned out to be an extremely close personal friend of the PM. theguardian.com/australia-news…
Of particular concern at the time was that the PM had used the phrase "ritual abuse" in his government address towards survivors after the findings of the McClellan Royal Commission.
I want to expand on something that @daithaigilbert and I talked about as he was writing this piece: the nature of "the backlash" against GhostEzra from other promoters and what it says about QAnon and its relationship to antisemitism. 1/ vice.com/en/article/dyv…
As I've talked about quite a bit recently, there's a Faqtion War simmering on QAnon telegram, mostly led by Jordan Sather but supported by many of the other formerly-big promoters.
Pay attention to the language from Jordan here. 2/
Notice that Jordan has no hesitation in calling out specific objections to the disinformation he's decrying: whether it's NESARA, JFK Jr, the QFS, DUMBs, or that Navy SEALs attacked Bill Gates' house.
He directly says these things aren't true. It's "a shitshow." 3/
It's probably safe to assume that if you found your way here, you are already familiar with QAnon. However, just in case you came for the jokes but you're still a little unclear on the basics, here's a good place to start. patreon.com/posts/what-is-…
Continuing with the theme of the basics, why does QAnon call itself a 'research movement,' and why won't Q followers just explain what it is they believe? patreon.com/posts/why-wont…
How does QAnon spread when it's so dumb?
Part 1: Active Recruitment
The techniques Q promoters use to manipulate friends & family into the movement are based on some practiced, effective techniques pioneered by the alt-right, MLMs, cults & con-artists. patreon.com/posts/qanon-gu…