For the past three weeks, a group of Trump supporters and QAnon believers met online, swapped theories and eagerly awaited the conspiracy’s violent climax. I was listening in. This is what they sounded like.
As President Biden’s inauguration ticked closer, some of Donald Trump’s supporters were feeling gleeful. Mr. Trump was on the cusp of declaring martial law, they believed. Military tribunals would follow, then televised executions, then Democrats and other deep state operatives would finally be brought to justice.
Trump and believe he’ll end the crisis outlined by Q: that the world is run by a 
cabal of pedophiles who operate a sex-trafficking ring, among other crimes
These were honestly held beliefs. Continue reading “Three Weeks Inside a Pro-Trump QAnon Chat Room”