• HubertManne@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    I feel like conspiracies about gender does not really sound right. At first I was looking to see what they were but its the old projection they have about grooming or whatnot.

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      8 months ago

      Familiarize yourself with QAnon. The term “groomer” isn’t being thrown around by accident. There is a large volume of right wing conspiracies centered on the idea that there’s a left-wing cabal preying on children. Claiming members of the LGBT community are pedophiles is part of that horrifying tapestry.

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        8 months ago

        I completely understand your comment but I tell ya. Im about as familiar as I ever want to be with QAnon. Unfortunately I likely will know more about them despite this (unless they just die)

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          8 months ago

          Absolutely you will. The right wing is deeply infected by these conspiracy theories. Hell, whole chunks of the UCP platform were inspired by them (see: the 15 minute city conspiracy, anti-trans policies, anti-vax policies, etc) thanks to the TBA nutjobs. Far better to know and understand it now, because the flywheel has only just started spinning up

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        8 months ago

        Before QAnon there was the Satanic Panic. That convinced people daycares were using children in satanic rituals. I’m sure there was something before that too.