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33. I knew they were out there...

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 12:58 PM

Aug 2018

marginalized as they should be. They bubbled up in the '80s with Raygun and were eventually bankrupted and crushed by the time we reached the '90s under Clinton (e.g., one of the primary Klan groups was forced to give up their HQ). Interesting summary of that era here.

But they eventually built themselves back up to a critical mass with a new generation (thanks to the Koch-financed astroturf teabaggers) and it only took one man to "activate them" on the heels of the election of the first black President.

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'We are Q': A deranged conspiracy cult leaps from the Internet to the crowd at Trump's 'MAGA' tour [View all] demmiblue Aug 2018 OP

And these are the voters that ordinary Republicans must pander to. DetlefK Aug 2018 #1

Looks like a photoshop job to me randr Aug 2018 #2

Not Photoshop... PunkinPi Aug 2018 #6

+1 dalton99a Aug 2018 #8

Both. Yes Photoshop. No Photoshop. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #9

I was going for the veracity issue, but you are correct about PunkinPi Aug 2018 #20

We are RT Snellius Aug 2018 #3

Very disturbing. FM123 Aug 2018 #4

Q? WTF is that? Was K taken? mountain grammy Aug 2018 #5

Newsmagazines need to interview these people and ask for a logical explanation bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #7

Why give them more free publicity? Lonestarblue Aug 2018 #10

I agree w/ you...sounds like a bunch of losers who are grabbing a fairly popular ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #37

They'd get stuff like this: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #13

So bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #15

Many are on assistance (some of it earned) like Social Security, vet benefits, disabled. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #16

Soo..They think he's playing 10th dimensional chess? whathehell Aug 2018 #55

Definitely, absolutely, certainly, 100% not at all Russian propaganda. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2018 #11

This is the whack-job conspiracy group that believes that Mueller is REALLY investigating Clinton, ET Awful Aug 2018 #12

Yeah Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #14

KKK was too hard to spell world wide wally Aug 2018 #17

too many letters. nt Hotler Aug 2018 #56

First thing that came to my mind randr Aug 2018 #18

It's a shame that they befoul this guy BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #19

Snorf! Bayard Aug 2018 #30

Exactly my point! BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #32

We have to find Guinan briv1016 Aug 2018 #43

Easy to find her BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #47

I will never, in a million years, understand these morons. MrScorpio Aug 2018 #21

Their fears, prejudices, resentment and paranoia have been channeled by a skillful demagogue William Seger Aug 2018 #28

I knew they were out there... BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #33

Great post! orangecrush Aug 2018 #53

I've been doing a lot of reading up on this group.. Javaman Aug 2018 #22

RWNJ conspiracy theories are so cute and adorable Gothmog Aug 2018 #23

From a earlier DU post this week..................... turbinetree Aug 2018 #24

Seriously, this will not end well (n/t) William Seger Aug 2018 #25

It will not ck4829 Aug 2018 #50

conspiracy theories are the sociology of fascists DBoon Aug 2018 #26

Meet Q...... riversedge Aug 2018 #27

This is nothing more than a bunch of 'want to be's and losers ... nothing more to say. NT SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #38

Fine. Let's create our own "conspiracy cult' and call it "4Q2". amb123 Aug 2018 #29

This conspiracy makes me laugh. SomethingNew Aug 2018 #31

Psychiatry must be a booming business. Vinca Aug 2018 #34

The real Q responds... mwooldri Aug 2018 #35

Please stop laughing jmowreader Aug 2018 #36

Indeed, we need to learn to defend ourselves ck4829 Aug 2018 #48

American ISIS markses66 Aug 2018 #39

+1 ck4829 Aug 2018 #49

Lemme guess... LudwigPastorius Aug 2018 #40

One more play on the shadow group that runs the world behind the scenes SkatmanRoth Aug 2018 #41

Q is Pizzagate on steroids. sarcasmo Aug 2018 #42

"Q" is "Agent Mike" ThoughtCriminal Aug 2018 #44

I immediately thought of Agent Mike! displacedtexan Aug 2018 #54

Chris Hayes had a report on this tonight Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #45

Here's the video explaining this insanity from All In with Chris Hayes: Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #46

ER ... that's some downright frightening crazy, there. Ohiogal Aug 2018 #51

russian intelligence at work. orangecrush Aug 2018 #52