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Whether or not Trump is re-elected this coming fall, the cultural influence of his presidency will continue, possibly for decades. One of the most disturbing trends is the rise of QAnon and its followers who worship Trump. I thought this comment was especially insightful:
Trump has tapped into vast emotional reservoirs of disaffection among evangelical Christians. In a very strange alchemy indeed, he has become the voice of their grievances and QAnon provides them with the moral justification to worship him.
Howerton believes it’s no accident that QAnon has taken hold among evangelicals now: they are facing tremendous cognitive dissonance. “I was raised evangelical Christian Republican. There is nothing that makes sense for Trump with any of the values that I was raised with,” she says. “There’s a part of me that thinks that this is a very elaborate false narrative to explain their continued loyalty to Trump.”
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead.
How the growing pro-Trump movement is preying on churchgoers to spread its conspiracy theories.
www.technologyreview.com
Trump has tapped into vast emotional reservoirs of disaffection among evangelical Christians. In a very strange alchemy indeed, he has become the voice of their grievances and QAnon provides them with the moral justification to worship him.