{"id":11823,"date":"2021-02-11T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=11823"},"modified":"2025-09-21T12:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:26:41","slug":"693-qanon-at-the-tipping-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/11823","title":{"rendered":"693 &#8211; Qanon: at the tipping point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/693-Q-168x100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11824\" \/><audio controls preload=\"none\"><source src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20210211-justRIGHT-693-Qanon-AtTheTippingPoint.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><br \/>\nThe phenomenon known as <strong>&#8216;Q&#8217;<\/strong> or <strong>\u2018Qanon\u2019<\/strong> has increasingly attracted the condemnation and criticism of the mainstream media.  That\u2019s a sure sign that <strong>there is something about \u2018Q\u2019 that warrants our attention,<\/strong> something the \u2018deep state\u2019 does not want discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Following dashed expectations that there would be some kind of major military action taken against various members of the &#8216;deep state&#8217; by inauguration day (as predicted in some \u2018Q\u2019 narratives), many of \u2018Q\u2019s followers began to accuse the movement of being a \u2018psyop\u2019 operation for the \u2018deep state\u2019 itself.  To add insult to injury, <strong>critics continue to associate clearly outrageous conspiracy theories with \u2018Q\u2019 followers.<\/strong>  In so doing, they are attempting to deflect attention from those narratives more closely resembling the truth. <\/p>\n<p>This has caused a deep \u2018rift\u2019 within the \u2018Q\u2019 movement, with the disappointed and demoralized side now accusing the other of suffering from <strong>\u2018hopium,\u2019<\/strong> a term coined to describe the unwarranted optimism associated with those remaining faithful to the greater \u2018Q\u2019 narrative.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Yet, various stories continue to surface which suggest that the new administration in Washington remains deeply concerned about \u2018Q\u2019, as if to confirm that this movement does indeed present a serious threat to the \u2018deep state.\u2019  And <strong>General Michael Flynn,<\/strong> who boldly announced that Trump would retain his presidency into the current term, continues to suggest that this is so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To say that confusion abounds regarding the current state of political affairs in the United States is an understatement.<\/strong>  With troops expected to continue surrounding the Capitol until April, it\u2019s beginning to look more and more like the truth will ultimately prove to be far stranger than any fictions.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, <strong>there are an infinite number of \u2018conspiracies\u2019 and \u2018theories\u2019 from which to choose. The \u2018deep state\u2019 wants no discussion about these theories because some of them are true, particularly those regarding the reality of a stolen election and its serious implications.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>The \u2018deep state\u2019 prefers censorship, knowing that it is only through freedom of speech and open discussion that it is possible to construct any \u2018conspiracy\u2019 narrative that is Just Right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/693-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/topics.gif\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/693-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this presentation valuable please consider supporting us:<br \/>\n&#x1f9e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/justrightmedia\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phenomenon known as &#8216;Q&#8217; or \u2018Qanon\u2019 has increasingly attracted the condemnation and criticism of the mainstream media. That\u2019s a sure sign that there is something about \u2018Q\u2019 that warrants our attention, something the \u2018deep state\u2019 does not want discussed. 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