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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,234 posts)
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 04:21 PM Mar 2021

Huffington Post: I Accidentally Joined A Playgroup Full Of QAnon Moms. Here's What Happened.

After the insurrection on Jan. 6, I posted a question on social media asking if ministers across the United States would denounce violence and white supremacy. As we watched angry rioters scream “Jesus is my president, Trump is my savior” during the raid on the Capitol, it was a genuine question. Quickly after sharing this post, I received a text message from a friend insisting that Christianity wasn’t linked to the Capitol insurrection.

I explained to her, as a Muslim American, that any time there is an attack committed by a fellow Muslim, our leaders are called to address radicalization, violence and terrorism within our community. She replied that Muslims were responsible for 9/11 and the casualties that took place. Then, she questioned whether my family and I were a threat to her because “as Muslims we are allowed to kill Christians and Jews.”

It was surreal ― but not unexpected.

As a Houston transplant, and a Muslim homeschool mom in a state where homeschooling is popular among the alt-right, I had expected to find myself at its epicenter, but that hadn’t been the case until this year. Prior to 2020, I worked in academia and existed in circles that mimicked my own views. Even my Republican colleagues were shocked that Donald Trump won the 2016 election. As my adviser said the day after the election, “Well, it seems like I’ve been sittin’ in the Ivory Tower too long to know what’s goin’ on out there.” It should also be noted, Houston is a very “blue” city and extremely diverse.

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https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/qanon-trump-supporters-homeschool-texas-130000340.html

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Huffington Post: I Accidentally Joined A Playgroup Full Of QAnon Moms. Here's What Happened. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP
Well Stefni y'all can keep up with your buddies but I could not be hanging with those freaks even luckone Mar 2021 #1
Uh....this person actually put your life and your kids' lives in jeopardy: Girard442 Mar 2021 #2

luckone

(21,646 posts)
1. Well Stefni y'all can keep up with your buddies but I could not be hanging with those freaks even
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 04:55 PM
Mar 2021

occasionally to see what they are up to or for world peace. They are not stable counterparts
The next conspiracy could be about YOU and yours !
No

Girard442

(6,085 posts)
2. Uh....this person actually put your life and your kids' lives in jeopardy:
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 07:13 PM
Mar 2021
Over the summer, I cut ties with the playgroup because the leader “had prayed and been enlightened that moving forward their group would not wear masks and/or follow social distancing protocols.” A few months later she sent a group email to everyone alerting them she and her family had tested positive for COVID-19...


If that's not a dealkiller, what is?



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