{"id":32945,"date":"2020-10-23T17:29:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T21:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=32945"},"modified":"2020-10-23T17:29:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T21:29:06","slug":"the-new-russia-now-the-mainstream-media-is-obsessed-with-qanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=32945","title":{"rendered":"The New Russia! Now the Mainstream Media is obsessed with QAnon."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>QAnon: The Media&#8217;s Latest Obsession<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By\u00a0Brian C. Joondeph<\/p>\n<p>Big media has had multiple obsessions during President Trump\u2019s first term. From Stormy and Avenatti to the myriad tell-all books about Trump, his administration, and his family. From Russia and an innocuous phone call to Ukraine, to his taxes and how many scoops of ice cream he is served.<\/p>\n<p>These are all red herrings, a way to pick at Trump while studiously avoiding serious policy issues, what he is actually accomplishing as president, promises made becoming promises kept.<\/p>\n<p>The latest obsession is QAnon, in the media and recently at the NBC town hall event. Despite being billed as a question and answer session, it was more of a debate between President Trump and NBC\u2019s partisan newsreader Savannah Guthrie.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the issues facing America in 2020 and of concern to voters, QAnon is not on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2020\/08\/13\/important-issues-in-the-2020-election\/\">the list<\/a>. Yet she laser\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-qanon-town-hall-savannah-guthrie\">focused<\/a>\u00a0on QAnon starting with. \u201cLet me ask you about QAnon\u201d to which Trump responded, \u201cI know nothing about QAnon.\u201d Rather than moving on to the economy or healthcare, she obsessively persisted, insisting that Trump denounce \u201cthe fringe conspiracy theory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump repeated, &#8220;You told me but what you tell me doesn&#8217;t necessarily make it fact, I hate to say that. I know nothing about it. I do know they are very much against pedophilia. They fight it very hard but I know nothing about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/images\/bucket\/2020-10\/224612_5_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>YouTube\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=929viHEzCEY\">screen grab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why all of a sudden is the media obsessed with so-called conspiracy theories? They peddled their own fantasy of Trump-Russia collusion for years, despite the entire premise being cooked up by Hillary Clinton to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/hillary-clinton-russia-investigation-andrew-mccarthy\">distract<\/a>\u00a0from her email malfeasance, with the Obama administration playing along, promoting and weaponizing the hoax.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/8kun.top\/qresearch\/welcome.html\">Q movement<\/a>\u00a0began in the fall of 2017, named after \u201cQ clearance patriot,\u201d\u00a0shortened to just Q. Q clearance is a real thing, the highest level of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/classdoe.htm\">clearance<\/a>\u00a0in the Department of Energy, \u201cQ Sensitive allow access to Special Nuclear Material category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No one in the general public knows who Q is or if it is even a single person. Some believe Q is a group of nine individuals, 6 military intelligence and 3 civilians. There is no official website, no membership roster, no tangible organization. It is, to borrow a term Joe Biden used to describe Antifa, an idea. Although\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/07\/tech\/qanon-europe-cult-intl\/index.html\">described<\/a>\u00a0as \u201ca cult\u201d by CNN, there is no charismatic leader persuading by coercion, as is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/belief\/2009\/may\/27\/cults-definition-religion\">typically seen<\/a>\u00a0in a cult.<\/p>\n<p>The Q movement\u2019s goal is to make the public aware of deep state corruption, a process described as \u201cThe Great Awakening.\u201d\u00a0Trump outlined this corruption in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_uJ6djc12l8\">little known speech<\/a>\u00a0shortly before the 2016 election. Q drops hints about upcoming events, careful to avoid unlawfully releasing classified intelligence. Q also strategically drips disinformation since deep state actors also read the posts. Sometimes head fakes draw out opponents, causing them to react and expose themselves. Measures and countermeasures.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Q first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=Hunters%20become%20the%20HUNTED#3427\">mentioned<\/a>\u00a0\u201cHunters become the hunted\u201d in July 2019, over a year ago. This can have various meanings, hunters possibly being Comey, Clapper, and Brennan who may soon face their own reckoning. It could also have a literal meeting, specifically \u201cHunter\u201d Biden who has become quite the October surprise, now being hunted despite media efforts to bury the story.<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, or not, Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1184125314147983361\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0a few months later about Biden email problems. There seems to be coordination between Q and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Q also frequently mentioned \u201cRed October\u201d. There is a movie title of similar name, but it\u2019s also October now and the \u201cHunt,\u201d\u00a0as in Hunter, may be turning the electoral map red. Hints and clues, word games and puzzles, hallmarks of Q, are part of the attraction to many Q followers.<\/p>\n<p>Movie themes play Q\u2019s messaging. Aside from \u201cThe Hunt for Red October\u201d, the movie \u201cWhite Squall\u201d is cited, especially a line from the movie which has come to be a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviequotes.com\/s-movie\/white-squall\/?order_by=\">tagline<\/a>\u00a0for the Q movement, \u201cWhere we go one, we go all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q posts on anonymous message boards, starting with 4chan, then 8chan, now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/8kun.top\/qresearch\/catalog.html\">8kun<\/a>. Anons are anonymous individuals who read, dissect, and analyze every Q utterance looking for deeper messages, posting their thoughts on the message board. Sometimes Q confirms or corrects, and other times Q must laugh at the rabbit holes that some anons dig into.<\/p>\n<p>But whoever Q is or represents, they remain in the shadows. Q often posts messages at the exact same time that the President tweets, suggesting that Q may be part of the Trump inner circle. In Q lexicon, these are called \u201cQ proofs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These message boards are anonymous and those posting are called \u201canons\u201d. There is no \u201cQAnon\u201d, only Q and anons, a distinction the media has not figured out. Not all anons are authentic, some are posting simply to muddy the waters, an advantage of being anonymous. The term \u201cQAnon\u201d allows all anonymous posters to be lumped together, the real ones and the disrupters, the media focusing only on what the fake anons post or claim.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was technically correct when he denied knowing about QAnon as it is a manufactured term. If I as a non-journalist can figure this out, surely Ms. Guthrie,\u00a0<em>Today Show<\/em>\u00a0co-anchor with a large research staff could have discerned this as well.<\/p>\n<p>Stories critical of QAnon abound, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/aug\/25\/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is\">The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_uJ6djc12l8\">The New York Times<\/a>. Social media accounts that discuss Q have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviequotes.com\/s-movie\/white-squall\/?order_by=\">banned<\/a>. Yet other \u201cconspiracy theories\u201d are not mocked or censored. Here are Facebook pages for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/Loch-Ness-Monster-19688885799\/about\/?ref=page_internal\">Loch Ness monster<\/a>\u00a0and one for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BigfootPWNs\/'\">bigfoot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What is Q not about, despite media accusations to the contrary? Q posts are compiled on several websites and past Q posts can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/\">searched<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=pizzagate\">Pizzagate<\/a>, attributed by the media to Q, is a word never posted by Q, based on a search of past posts. Nor is the word pizza, only links to news stories discussing this. Pedophilia has been mentioned, including \u201cEpstein Island\u201d,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=epstein\">first posted<\/a>\u00a0in November 2017, long before Epstein and his activities became widely known. Pedophilia is no conspiracy. Just search \u201cpedophilia arrests\u201d to see endless stories about investigations and arrests on a stunningly large international scale.<\/p>\n<p>Claims that JFK Jr is alive are also attributed to Q, with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23JFKJR&amp;src=typeahead_click\">Twitter hashtag<\/a>\u00a0and predicted appearance at an October 17 rally as another internet myth. How many of these stories are spread by anons attempting to discredit Q? As anons are anonymous, it is easy to spread disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>When asked on the message board in December 2018 if JFK Jr is alive, Q\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=No#2611\">responded<\/a>\u00a0\u201cNo\u201d. Plenty of conspiracy theories abound and it\u2019s a clever trick by the media to tie these to Q and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/how-qanon-became-obsessed-with-adrenochrome-an-imaginary-drug-hollywood-is-harvesting-from-kids\">claims<\/a>\u00a0QAnon is obsessed with \u201cadrenochrome\u201d which Hollywood supposedly harvests from kids. Again, when searching nearly 5000 Q posts, the word \u201cadrenochrome\u201d does not appear.<\/p>\n<p>Riots and protests are not organized or encouraged by Q, unlike what Antifa does. Q does not support violence, looting, murder, or mayhem as other groups do. Q signs appear at rallies, as do all manner of signs, but there is no such thing as a \u201cQ rally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q reminds me of a description of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourdictionary.com\/a-riddle-wrapped-up-in-an-enigma\">Russia<\/a>, \u201cA riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.\u201d Q asks questions and leave clues, breadcrumbs leading to revelations of crimes against humanity, corruption, and government malfeasance. It\u2019s the anons who research and follow the threads, sometimes to the truth, other times to a blind alley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot all posts are meant for Anons\u201d as Q\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=anons#4438\">once said<\/a>. Who else is Q communicating with? Unknown but it can create confusion for those trying to interpret messages meant for others.<\/p>\n<p>If Q is a big scam, it is more elaborate than even the Biden crime family grift. If it is hoax, why isn\u2019t the media ignoring it, just like the flat earth theories, which incidentally Q also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=No#2622\">debunked<\/a>. Why didn\u2019t Ms. Guthrie ask President Trump to denounce flat earthers?<\/p>\n<p>Q reminds me of an old computer game called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myst\">Myst<\/a>, navigating a foreign landscape, finding clues, exploring a surreal world. If it\u2019s all a hoax, it should be ignored, yet the media does the opposite, discussing it constantly, making it newsworthy, ironically advancing Q\u2019s mission of a great awakening.<\/p>\n<p>The media is not curious, they are afraid. Media sleuths could have learned as much as I have in a few hours of writing this article, yet they chose not to. As Q\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=media#4734\">posted<\/a>, \u201cResearch for yourself.\u201d Why are the media afraid? Are they complicit in the crimes and corruption Q hints at, perhaps knowingly? Q\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qanon.pub\/?q=Pain%20coming#1384\">foreshadowed<\/a>\u00a0as much, \u201cThose with an agenda to silence will fail. Pain coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What if Q is really a peek behind the curtain of Trump\u2019s inner circle? As for me, I don\u2019t know anything more than I have written. I live in flyover country, far removed from the halls of power in Washington, DC. Q provides an opportunity for political junkies to be a proverbial fly on the wall in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>If Q turns out to be fantasy, then it was a fun and harmless ride, like playing a video game. If Q is the real deal, those paying attention will have a front row seat to something of biblical proportions unfolding.<\/p>\n<p>I find this topic far more interesting than the usual blather from cable news shows. We all have a choice, borrowing from \u201cThe Matrix\u201d, the red pill revealing uncomfortable truths, or the blue pill of ignorant bliss. For the curious, learn more. And as Q often says, \u201cEnjoy the show\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Brian C. Joondeph, M.D., is a Denver-based physician and freelance writer whose pieces have appeared in American Thinker, Daily Caller, Rasmussen Reports, and other publications. Follow him on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrianJoondeph\">Facebook<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brian-joondeph-137ab439\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/retinaldoctor\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parler.com\/profile\/Joonbug\/posts\">Parler<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/social.quodverum.com\/@retdoc\">QuodVerum<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/articles\/2020\/10\/qanonthe_medias_latest_obsession.html\">https:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/articles\/2020\/10\/qanonthe_medias_latest_obsession.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAnon: The Media&#8217;s Latest Obsession<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32945\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}