Anti-lockdown marches in London have brought together very confused people into direct contact with anti-vaxxers and far-right activists.
The confluence of government mismanagement, mass confusion and fear has helped turn swathes of people towards QAnon.
The most recent march saw Q activists marching with people protesting against masks and social distancing.
Memorable signs include: ‘Leave Our Innocent Kids Alone!’, ‘I do not consent: and ‘Fuck the New World Order!’
One man at the 29 August march even unfurled an old British Union of Fascists flag, while others held up signs calling for Bill Gates to be arrested (presumably not for anti-trust practices).
Many of the marchers seemed to believe the Microsoft founder, and anti-infectious diseases campaigner, to be behind the pandemic to hawk a quack vaccine.
Times of great upheaval and anxiety are ripe for apocalyptic visions of the future. Terrifying fantasies grip people seeking meaning in a meaningless world.
Some would rather buy into a fake explanation of ‘what went wrong’ than have no explanation. Yet this does not account for what attracts Britons to QAnon.
The real world is scary enough without imagining it’s ruled by child-eating paedophiles.
The full article can be read at The Battleground.
Joshua White 