📋 The QAnon Orphans
Understanding conspiracy theories requires understanding the people who fall prey to them. Meet some through the people they left behind.
The QAnon orphans: people who have lost loved ones to conspiracy theories
“I lay awake at night and worry if my brother’s going to shoot a bunch of protesters,” said Daniel, 36. Daniel, whose name has been changed to protect his family, always had a close relationship with his twin brother, Greg. They had “that twin thing, that twin bond”, Daniel said.
I love living in a country where we have free speech and thought but I feel like having these freedoms definitely comes with their downsides. Its sad that groups like QAnon have ripped apart families, and although I don’t personally agree with QAnons ideals, I still think its sad that having different ideals have ruined relationships. I believe to an extent it is important to discuss differences with friends and family but sometimes I wonder if its worth it over losing a friend or family member.
Its interesting to see how all the loved ones still see the person as they were before they got involved in QAnon. They all still beleived that their loved one could change if they saw enough evidence.
its was intreating to read about how groups like QAnon had ruined lots of things in this country using a just a basic right we have in this count, and at the end of the day this stuff isn’t right to do.
QAnon is a toxic group in society that spreads hate and negativity. the families need to understand that, that’s not the same susie you use to know. if a person willfully harms another without a justified reason then they are nothing short of monsters.
It was sad to read about all the damages that have been caused by these QAnon groups and how people have started to spread hate and make people scared and terrified of the world. The QAnon groups have begun spreading paranoia and it is so sad to read about all the lives lost and how many of these people have families that hoped they would be changed back into their old selves or would see enough evidence and stop believing in those wild conspiracy theories.
It’s really sad to be how marriages and families have been torn apart due to this. This is the one downside of how fast information can spread, people will believe anything they read sometimes and it can lead to things like this, and it’s hard to get it under control.