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Freedom Fest and the Death of the QAnon/Trump Movement

from Gutsy | The Tim Dillon Show #315 · #315

5 min

Tim describes the dwindling, sad Freedom Fest crowd still chasing JFK Jr. conspiracy theories in a Kentucky field, comparing them to drug addicts and burnt-out believers who never got the memo the movement is over.

In this bit8 moments
  • Tim describes the Trump/QAnon scam ending exactly as it started—in a field in northern Kentucky with dwindling crowds.
  • The people still showing up are lost and need something to believe in, mixing reiki and yoga with QAnon conspiracies.
  • Tim argues most of these people could be helped by taking up a simple hobby like tennis or crocheting instead.
  • QAnon believers are still out there despite nothing they predicted ever coming true, comparing them to drug addicts at Christmas.
  • The original perpetrators of the scam have moved on to new scams, abandoning their followers in the field.
  • Tim compares the QAnon crowd to his experience cold-calling for mortgages in 2009 when the market had already died.
  • The gathering resembles a street fair, except vendors are selling JFK Jr. shirts instead of sausage and peppers.
  • The Gathering of the Juggalos is far more hopeful and positive as a subculture than the QAnon movement.
Mentioned here

Donald TrumpQAnonFreedom FestThe Gathering of the JuggalosJordan KlepperJFK Jr.

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