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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Mind control. Satanic rituals. Unspeakable sexual perversions. Supervillains eating children's brains. A divine mandate to keep Donald Trump in the White House, no matter what. This surreal combination of horror-movie shocks and fascist marching orders is the signature of QAnon, which emerged from the dark corners of the internet in 2017 and soon became the galvanizing force behind Trump supporters, both during Trump's presidency and in the volatile, ongoing aftermath of the 2020 election. Unraveling its patchwork quilt of recycled material, from 1940s pulp fiction to Hunter S. Thompson-style pranks to Nixon-esque dirty tricks, Robert Guffey's Operation Mindfuck diagnoses QAnon as a highly engineered ploy, calibrated to capture the attention and lockstep loyalty of its audience. Will its followers ever realize they've been had? Can this new American religion be dispelled as a cult like any other? The answers, Guffey reveals, are hidden in plain sight. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Zero hour, 2021 and other epic stupidities of the 21st century -- Donald Trump saved me from being eaten by underground demons! (or) QAnonsense: the ultimate catfish scheme. White hats/black hats ; Subterranean wars ; Fun with adrenochrome! -- Out of shadows ; Fun with pizza! ; Successful people are Satanists ; Epstein + Trump -- Trump = Hillary! -- Mindwar -- Donald Trump's Operation Mindfuck. Hijacking the counterculture ; "Who the fk gives a poop about your opinion" ; The purloined letter ; Fascism is corporatism ; President Kek ; Reclaiming Operation Mindfuck -- If you're into eating children's brains, you've got a four-year free ride: a QAnon bedtime story. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Trump, Donald, 1946-
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Trump, Donald, 1946- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdx6kjDbQc3ddXKHrxbh3 |
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QAnon conspiracy theory -- United States.
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Conspiracy theories -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Conspiracy theories -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2020.
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Social media -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Radicalization -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Politics and government |
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Presidents -- Election |
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QAnon conspiracy theory |
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Radicalization |
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Social media -- Political aspects |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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2000-2099 |
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Operation mind fuck |
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QAnon and the cult of Donald Trump |
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Subtitle on cover: QAnon & the cult of Donald Trump |
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Print version: Guffey, Robert. Operation mindfuck. New York : OR Books, [2022] 9781682193310 (OCoLC)1304813006 |
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1682193322 (electronic book) |
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9781682193327 (electronic book) |
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9781682193310 (paperback) |
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