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Mar 4 Results: So far so good

Journal by DeathMonkey

Well my call for predictions for QAnon and March 4 resulted in remarkably few predictions but here I am undeterred for the follow-up!

No violence so far so that's good. Things could change but it does appear unlikely.

A smallish group of QAnoners did show up at the Capitol to watch the Re-Inauguration of Trump but, alas, Biden is still President.

My prediction was pretty spot-on thankyouverymuch!

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday March 05 2021, @01:16AM (3 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Friday March 05 2021, @01:16AM (#1120112) Journal

    They aren't done, for the same reason religious cults stick around for decades or centuries after their central predictions fail. They're going to be with us permanently, because the core of the Q mindset (almost said "ethos," whoops!) is the same old aggrieved white-boy angst that's been powering the loonie fringe since 1865.

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday March 05 2021, @03:22AM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday March 05 2021, @03:22AM (#1120155) Journal

    Sure there will always be a certain amount of crazy!

    It seems like the Q folks may be merging with the existing doomsday evangelists already.

    Why QAnon Has Attracted So Many White Evangelicals [fivethirtyeight.com]

    And even the Christians are talking about it:

    QAnon Conspiracies Sway Faith Groups, Including 1 in 4 White Evangelicals [christianitytoday.com]

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday March 05 2021, @01:52PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) on Friday March 05 2021, @01:52PM (#1120323) Journal

    They aren't done, for the same reason religious cults stick around for decades or centuries after their central predictions fail.

    How many of those religious cults ever had a impact afterward? Sticking around in dwindling numbers, heavily marginalized (often by choice), is done.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday March 06 2021, @12:26AM

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday March 06 2021, @12:26AM (#1120617) Journal

      Uh, the Christians and the Muslims...? I'd say that's two pretty damned impactful cults with shelf lives longer than many nations.

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