Bill Maher says “Don’t hate the QOP voters.” We have to convince them to see the error of their ways. But how can you change the mind of those that keep electing Gohmert. You would think that just listening to the ridiculous crap that he keeps spouting would be enough. I think that a high percentage of the QOP base is very similar to Gohmert’s constituency. As long as he’s not a democrat then he’s alright.
It’s so reassuring to the rest of the country that the majority of Louie’s constituents continue to elect such a genius and visionary. As a former judge his decisions surely must be the standard for other jurists.
Pundit Virginia Heffernan of the Los Angeles Times:
QAnon is hardly the first conspiracy theory to sweep the nation.
What QAnon calls the Deep State was once known as “the hidden government behind a government.”
Where QAnon says that John F. Kennedy Jr. faked his death, past fantasists of yore believed that John Belushi’s death by overdose was a government hit.
And when QAnon followers spin yarns about a phantom cabal of satanic cannibals and sex traffickers, twisted liars of the 1850s and 1860s warned of satanic bankers and Catholics who also drank blood and abused children.
That’s why QAnon, which made a messiah out of Donald Trump, was always bound to lose steam. It will follow the arc of furious, loopy-loo American conspiracy theories that have existed since long before the Civil War. Cults like QAnon burn bright, and they fade fast.
QAnon’s demise, in fact, is well underway. Its leader, Q, a figure from the internet’s dark side, is now widely suspected to be the creation of Jim and Ron Watkins. The Watkins men are a seedy father-son duo in Asia who serve up pornography and hate speech online.
If the Watkins hypothesis is true, it means that Q is not exactly the patriotic, principled avenger crusading against sex trafficking that his followers have put their faith in.
Q has also been silent for seven months. The cryptic things Q used to post, tone poems that served as Rorschach tests for his followers’ projections, have stopped appearing. They no longer headline the rave at 8kun, the horrifying online image board administered by Ron Watkins, where they first appeared.
QAnon’s prophecies have been abysmal failures. Early on, Q claimed “the storm” would take place on Nov. 3, 2017. Nothing extraordinary happened. He also repeatedly prophesied that John McCain would quit the U.S. Senate. McCain served until he died in 2018.
Q insisted that Donald Trump’s enemies would commit mass suicide on Feb. 10, 2018. Nope. Finally “the storm” was again prophesied, t
Q insisted that Donald Trump’s enemies would commit mass suicide on Feb. 10, 2018. Nope. Finally “the storm” was again prophesied, this time for President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day, on Jan. 20. Zip.
That’s when Ron Watkins, who denies playing a part in the Q phenomenon, posted this to the Telegram messaging service: “We gave it our all. Now we need to keep our chins up and go back to our lives as best we are able.”
Of course, the one historic event that QAnon did help catalyze didn’t end well for the participants. On Jan. 6, Trump zealots, some in QAnon shirts or waving Q flags, stormed the U.S. Capitol. [note from Godfreydaniel: Many of the traitors were waving Confederate Flags (the symbol of traitors to the United States of America) and some were waving swastikas (the symbol of traitors to the human race).]
Collectively, these mental health experts predicted that Trump’s many apparent pathologies would lead to destruction and suffering for the American people and the world.
And republicans say that is what attracts them to big lie Trump.
The U.S. were the leaders in using fossil fuels for a LONG time. Now, manufacturing of products for use in the U.S. are manufactured in China, increasing their fossil fuel usage to be greater than the U.S. Let’s not forget that more fossil fuel is used to ship the goods. So now that some Repubs are finally starting to acknowledge climate change, they bleat that China needs to do more because they are now the largest polluters. It is amazing how much history and details can be ignored when you just care if it fits your agenda.
Unfortunately, just because someone is an intelligent human doesn’t necessarily mean they are rational. Humans are predisposed to find causal connections between events, regardless of whether those connections actually exist.
The good news is that people can train themselves to become more rational thinkers by turning off their intuition and focusing on the cold hard facts. Sure, doing so can make often make the world seem even more inexplicable — but it’s safer to admit we can’t explain something than perpetuate the lie that a false explanation is correct.
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
Remember when it seemed like a good idea, creatively speaking, to “believe 3 impossible things before breakfast”?
Yeah. If only we’d known…
RAGs almost 3 years ago
It wasn’t the pants, Trump was on backwards.
Daeder almost 3 years ago
No matter which way he puts his pants on, it still looks like he has @$$ cheeks in the front and in the back!
Terdarian almost 3 years ago
Bill Maher says “Don’t hate the QOP voters.” We have to convince them to see the error of their ways. But how can you change the mind of those that keep electing Gohmert. You would think that just listening to the ridiculous crap that he keeps spouting would be enough. I think that a high percentage of the QOP base is very similar to Gohmert’s constituency. As long as he’s not a democrat then he’s alright.
superposition almost 3 years ago
This is the sanest idea I’ve heard from the GOP in a long time. /s
outgolfing almost 3 years ago
That’s the GQP’s idea of science.
Redd Panda almost 3 years ago
There’s an easy test for ‘’vaccine magnetism’‘. Put a paper clip against your forehead, if it stays, you’re magnetic. Or you need to wash your face.
Why is no one investigating, why the vaccine is making people forgetful? Just the other day, I … I … darn what was I saying? It’ll come to me, later.
piper_gilbert almost 3 years ago
“It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.” – Bill Murray
Ontman almost 3 years ago
That works for me.
mourdac Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Please don’t give the Q’s any more wacko ideas, Clay.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
LMAO! LOVE it! If that isn’t the silliest cartoon….
admiree2 almost 3 years ago
It’s so reassuring to the rest of the country that the majority of Louie’s constituents continue to elect such a genius and visionary. As a former judge his decisions surely must be the standard for other jurists.
Michael G. almost 3 years ago
“Why didn’t someone tell me my ass was so big?” – Pres. Skroob, “Space Balls”
Michael G. almost 3 years ago
A new TV quiz program: “Are You Smarter Than A Texas Representative?”
FrankErnesto almost 3 years ago
He represents the people that voted for him, in more ways than one.
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Good Lord…. where the HELL do the Qpublicans FIND these morons?
Jody H. Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Schwing! Hilarious, Clay!
IndyW almost 3 years ago
Clays’ toons may be far fetched, but man are they entertaining. Too funny.
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And THEN, of course, Gomer Gohmert tried the standard Qpublican response when he was called out for being a TOTAL MORON… “Hey, I was just kidding!”…
“Sigh”Godfreydaniel almost 3 years ago
Pundit Virginia Heffernan of the Los Angeles Times:
QAnon is hardly the first conspiracy theory to sweep the nation.What QAnon calls the Deep State was once known as “the hidden government behind a government.”
Where QAnon says that John F. Kennedy Jr. faked his death, past fantasists of yore believed that John Belushi’s death by overdose was a government hit.
And when QAnon followers spin yarns about a phantom cabal of satanic cannibals and sex traffickers, twisted liars of the 1850s and 1860s warned of satanic bankers and Catholics who also drank blood and abused children.
That’s why QAnon, which made a messiah out of Donald Trump, was always bound to lose steam. It will follow the arc of furious, loopy-loo American conspiracy theories that have existed since long before the Civil War. Cults like QAnon burn bright, and they fade fast.
QAnon’s demise, in fact, is well underway. Its leader, Q, a figure from the internet’s dark side, is now widely suspected to be the creation of Jim and Ron Watkins. The Watkins men are a seedy father-son duo in Asia who serve up pornography and hate speech online.
If the Watkins hypothesis is true, it means that Q is not exactly the patriotic, principled avenger crusading against sex trafficking that his followers have put their faith in.
Q has also been silent for seven months. The cryptic things Q used to post, tone poems that served as Rorschach tests for his followers’ projections, have stopped appearing. They no longer headline the rave at 8kun, the horrifying online image board administered by Ron Watkins, where they first appeared.
QAnon’s prophecies have been abysmal failures. Early on, Q claimed “the storm” would take place on Nov. 3, 2017. Nothing extraordinary happened. He also repeatedly prophesied that John McCain would quit the U.S. Senate. McCain served until he died in 2018.
Q insisted that Donald Trump’s enemies would commit mass suicide on Feb. 10, 2018. Nope. Finally “the storm” was again prophesied, t
Godfreydaniel almost 3 years ago
Whoops! Here’s the rest of the relevant portion:
Q insisted that Donald Trump’s enemies would commit mass suicide on Feb. 10, 2018. Nope. Finally “the storm” was again prophesied, this time for President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day, on Jan. 20. Zip.
That’s when Ron Watkins, who denies playing a part in the Q phenomenon, posted this to the Telegram messaging service: “We gave it our all. Now we need to keep our chins up and go back to our lives as best we are able.”
Daniel J. Jones, president of Advance Democracy, a 501©(3) nonprofit that tracks extremist groups online, summed up the late January situation this way: “After years of waiting for the ‘Great Awakening,’ QAnon adherents seemed genuinely shocked to see President Biden successfully inaugurated. A significant percentage online are writing that they are now done with the QAnon.”
Of course, the one historic event that QAnon did help catalyze didn’t end well for the participants. On Jan. 6, Trump zealots, some in QAnon shirts or waving Q flags, stormed the U.S. Capitol. [note from Godfreydaniel: Many of the traitors were waving Confederate Flags (the symbol of traitors to the United States of America) and some were waving swastikas (the symbol of traitors to the human race).]
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Anti reality Republicans live in Looney Toons Land.
Godfreydaniel almost 3 years ago
Can you IMAGINE the fun that Mark Twain (or Socrates) would have with today’s insane Godawful Obsolete Party?
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Collectively, these mental health experts predicted that Trump’s many apparent pathologies would lead to destruction and suffering for the American people and the world.
And republicans say that is what attracts them to big lie Trump.
Nantucket Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The U.S. were the leaders in using fossil fuels for a LONG time. Now, manufacturing of products for use in the U.S. are manufactured in China, increasing their fossil fuel usage to be greater than the U.S. Let’s not forget that more fossil fuel is used to ship the goods. So now that some Repubs are finally starting to acknowledge climate change, they bleat that China needs to do more because they are now the largest polluters. It is amazing how much history and details can be ignored when you just care if it fits your agenda.
pamela welch Premium Member almost 3 years ago
This is very funny Clay ♥ Thanks!
briangj2 almost 3 years ago
Unfortunately, just because someone is an intelligent human doesn’t necessarily mean they are rational. Humans are predisposed to find causal connections between events, regardless of whether those connections actually exist.
The good news is that people can train themselves to become more rational thinkers by turning off their intuition and focusing on the cold hard facts. Sure, doing so can make often make the world seem even more inexplicable — but it’s safer to admit we can’t explain something than perpetuate the lie that a false explanation is correct.
https://www.inverse.com/article/38403-conspiracy-theory-intelligence-rationality
See also:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886917306323
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/the-psychology-behind-conspiracy-theories
https://psychcentral.com/blog/conspiracy-theory-disorder-understanding-why-people-believe
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
The new wacko religion, The Cult of the Big Lie!