'They ruined my family': Women say they lost their parents to QAnon

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[NurseJackie]

1. It's bad enough for me to have 2nd / 3rd cousins who are into this shit...

... easy enough to ignore by simply not socializing and not facebooking with them. But it would be heartbreaking for me if a close family member were into the Q conspiracies.

And if it were my husband, I'd divorce him.

[lonely bird]

2. In my opinion, which means nothing, this is...

A combination of addictive personalities and a mindset that events which have impacted them must be controlled by malevolent forces. It also gives them a sense of “belonging to something bigger than themselves” which is simply a malignant form of tribalism in the case of conspiracies.

[efhmc]

4. I think your opinion is very insightful.

[efhmc]

3. Putting messages from the Bible on an equal footing with UANON is mind blowing.

At least the core message of acceptance and love in the NT has some humanity. I hope these parents find their way back to their children.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. my late dad and his late wife and son of a second marrage got polluted

by this nonsense . sinclair radio , faux noize 24 7 and no other input ruined them.

[Chainfire]

6. Brainwashing works.

The ultimate goal is to ween people off of thinking for themselves; to accept an exciting lie over the mundane truth.

[callous taoboy]

7. I can definitely relate- Both my brothers- Gone.

My beloved SIL is now separated from one brother, likely will divorce him. My family has been upended.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

8. The middle aged sister of a long time friend of mine got sucked in to Q.

It's astonishing. I'd always thought of my friend's sister and her husband as level headed, responsible and logical people. They were religious but not zealots.
It's mind boggling but also unbelievably sad that families are being torn apart by this. They do become different people.

[IronLionZion]

9. I got unfriended for calling someone out on Jewish space lasers

it's bonkers but many of the Q folks are still in deep thinking a shadowy cabal is setting wildfires to promote a myth of climate change. It's illogical and pointless trying to reason with people who do "research" on youtube and googling blogs/forums.

[Upthevibe]

10. catbyte

Thank you for posting this.

I've lost one of my very best friends to QAnon. And I don't think her daughter is speaking to her either.