S2E20 - The Crusaders: Resolve (QAnon, pt 5: tie up & words of resilience)

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It is because of hope that we suffer. It is through hope that we change things.

In the fifth and final CoJW-does-QAnon episode, Chris and Kayla cover a few things they haven't yet, tie up some loose ends, and (hopefully) plant a small seed of hope.

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*Search Categories*

Anthropological; Internet culture; Common interest / Fandom; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory

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*Topic Spoiler*

QAnon, pt 5: Tie up & words of resilience

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*Further Reading*

https://networkcontagion.us/reports/the-qanon-conspiracy-destroying-families-dividing-communities-undermining-democracy/

https://ctc.usma.edu/the-qanon-conspiracy-theory-a-security-threat-in-the-making/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Punic_War

https://www.realmofhistory.com/2016/06/07/10-facts-battle-of-cannae/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cannae

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wq73/conspirituality-explains-why-the-wellness-world-fell-for-qanon

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/qanon-pastel-antivax-natural-parenting-community-freebirth-1098518/

https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/barbara-marx-hubbard-and-the-evolutionary-leaders-cc827d635bb1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainwashing

https://news.psu.edu/story/141191/2009/11/03/research/probing-question-does-brainwashing-exist

https://theconversation.com/the-brainwashing-myth-99272

https://theconversation.com/how-to-talk-someone-out-of-a-damaging-cult-68930

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a34416177/how-to-help-friend-qanon-conspiracy-theories/

https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/life-after-hate/

https://polarisproject.org/

https://www.missingkids.org/

The "is it a Russian psyop? YOU decide!" link section:

https://www.wired.com/story/qanon-deploys-information-warfare-influence-2020-election/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-qanon-russia/russian-backed-organizations-amplifying-qanon-conspiracy-theories-researchers-say-idUSKBN25K13T

https://www.ft.com/video/372cac40-0f6f-498b-8c19-7b635142296e

https://blog.usejournal.com/qanon-is-propaganda-and-we-know-whos-responsible-faa133fb6acd

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*Patreon Credits*

initiates: Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach

cultists: Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Alyssa Ottum, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H