https://twitter.com/MysterySolvent/status/1351965595760259076?s=19
Maybe this is shitty of me, but I genuinely don't give the slightest shit. The argument that Trump and the GOP manipulated these people is weak at best; this conspiracy is one these freaks fabricated for themselves wholecloth on message boards, absolving them of that responsibility is dumb as fuck.
Qanon is 100% a cult, and it doesn't have to be a top down thing for it to necessarily be taking advantage of them. Qanon really functions like an addiction, and with any addict you can have accountability while also understanding the person in question is compelled by something they cant control.
When I think about praxis for how to deal with Qanon types I really think it should be thought of like helping someone with an addiction. Especially if you have family thats falling for this shit. They can be brought out of this radicalization process and reconnected to reality so long as they have a way out. Just my thoughts, I understand Qanon sometimes drives people to be abusive so I get if others would be uncomfortable with that though.