The similarities between ISIS and Qanon/Trump seditionists is chilling.
- Both have done the majority of their recruiting through social media. Social media has allowed both groups to state untrue propaganda without any checks on truth or implication of then lies.
- the real similarity is the result of the untrue propaganda and conspiracies
---- ISIS convinces their followers they are fighting for god and the "infidels" are against god. For those who truly support god know this is just the opposite of the truth. ISIS actions are sinful in almost every religion
---- Qanon/Trump seditionists convince their followers they are fighting to save the USA; they are patriots. For true patriotic Americans, they know this is just the opposite of the truth. Qanon/Trump seditionists are treasonous in their actions. They override our countries principles based on lies and unfounded conspiracy theories.
Qanon/Trump seditionists are a minority in the USA. They must be stopped in their tracks.
- Both have done the majority of their recruiting through social media. Social media has allowed both groups to state untrue propaganda without any checks on truth or implication of then lies.
- the real similarity is the result of the untrue propaganda and conspiracies
---- ISIS convinces their followers they are fighting for god and the "infidels" are against god. For those who truly support god know this is just the opposite of the truth. ISIS actions are sinful in almost every religion
---- Qanon/Trump seditionists convince their followers they are fighting to save the USA; they are patriots. For true patriotic Americans, they know this is just the opposite of the truth. Qanon/Trump seditionists are treasonous in their actions. They override our countries principles based on lies and unfounded conspiracy theories.
Qanon/Trump seditionists are a minority in the USA. They must be stopped in their tracks.
What ISIS Can Tell Us About QAnon
The groups’ similarities and differences reveal lessons about the right-wing conspiracy movement.
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