Hawaii GOP on QAnon

Posted by @gophawaii, the official Twitter account for the Hawaii Republican Party.

Source: https://twitter.com/gophawaii/status/1353194880898453509

The "Q" phenomena emerged the 4chan image boards, over time it migrated to 8chan then to 8kun.

Q, was and is a group of internet activists who created a narrative of an intelligence connected figure and a group of "white hats".

"Q" made for a compelling story by layering a fictionalized account over kernels of fact and making it's target audience believe they had special insight into an international conspiracy and the plan to thwart it.

Q followers self refer as "Anons" a convention from 4chan.

PBS, CNN, and legacy media helped give it credence by their normal hyperbolic coverage.

Media needs a "boogeyman", the group producing the Q drops was able to use the ridiculous coverage to point to how scared the "Deepstate" was of Q.

As the Q phenomena caught on several personalities began to be able to monetize their broadcasts - through superchats, donations, and sales of merchandise.

Once money entered the equation the broadcasts around Q became increasingly hyperbolic.

What is the truth?

There are highly networked groups of people with specific agendas.

Factions and individuals within Government do abuse power - Peter Strozk, Steele Dossier, James Comey, FISA courts and on.

Powerful people do engage in abusive or predatory behavior.

People who followed Q don't deserve mockery, the world is a complex place, there are bad actors, injustice, corruption - the processes of justice and the mechanisms our Republic are slow by design, abuses and wrongs are always swifter than correction.

People want hope.

There is much reason for hope but it doesn't come from trusting in a "secret plan".

Hope comes from an unwavering belief in the goodness of America and the American People - and then engaging in direct civic action.

We should make it abundantly clear - the people who subscribed to the Q fiction, were largely motivated by a sincere and deep love for America. Patriotism and love of County should never be ridiculed.