Former QAnon Followers Explain What Drew Them In -- And Got Them Out

, for family members of QAnon believers to discuss the impact the ideology has had on their lives. Former believers who’ve extricated themselves have also taken to such subreddits to share their own stories, recounting what drew them in and providing tips and resources for those trying to get their family members out.

Anti-Clinton sentiment stoked by vloggers on YouTube set the stage for him to believe even the most outlandish claims proposed by Pizzagaters. It also helped, he says, that he grew up in an extremely religious Christian Baptist family . “[Growing] up 18 years in that household played a role into my being primed believing something that was outlandish,” he says.

“wasn’t about politics. It was about team sports. It was about cheering for this side, for Team Right.” Scraping together bits of “evidence” whole cloth to support Pizzagate was not just fun, it was also empowering at a time when he was desperate to feel some semblance of control. o try to make rational arguments is not going to work because they’re not going to think rationally,” she says. “You can throw rocks in it and try to make cracks,” for instance, by asking the other person to consider the possibility that Q may not be who they claim to be. But arguing with a person who is not operating according to logic or reason “just makes them stand firmer,” she says.

believers can’t do the difficult work of setting off on the process of self-rediscovery and recovery from the false delusion of Q.

Escape🤣🤣🤣🤣Rubes......🤣🤣🤣 Don't have a friggin clue. Can't take care of themselves.....

Became they secretly stand as one and aren’t rioting and burning law abiding citizens businesses down! Is that such a bad thing?

Unlike other Cults that claim only they have the way to some spiritual afterlife or being able to do magic after a couple $Million in 'courses'. Q is based on fear and survival. Q's are terrified people who feel helpless and their savior is the Mandarin Moron.

QAnon is Redneck Scientology.

Did they stop being intellectually lazy?

They sobered up

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qanon people... natural selection

'escaped'? They were never imprisoned. Comparing a conspiracy theory to a cult is a joke. Talk to some people who actually had to escape cults.

They read a book? Turned off Faux News?

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