/r/QAnonCasualties

About

/r/QAnonCasualities is a subreddit for people to share negative experiences dealing with friends and family members involved in the QAnon conspiracy theory as well as other similar conspiracy theories. The forum allows users to seek and provide emotional support as well as describe their situations and vent.

History

On July 4th, 2019, the /r/QAnonCasulaties subreddit launched by Redditor Squawkomodile.^[1] The subreddit describes itself as:

Do you have a loved one who's been taken in by the QAnon conspiracy theory? Look here for emotional support and a place to vent.

That day, Squawkomodile posted the first submission for the subreddit.^[3] They wrote:

Either way, feel free to engage however you feel comfortable. Make a post venting all the pent-up feelings about your Q-mom that nobody else quite understands. Commiserate in the comments. Share resources and tactics that have helped you cope or helped you bring your loved ones back to the real world. Share any ideas you might have to make this sub a good and comforting place for people and keep it that way. Please don't hesitate to send me a message if you'd like me to consider making you a mod.

As for me, my mom has been into QAnon since it got started. The ignorance, bigotry, and refusal to question "the plan" have only gotten worse over time. I'm always torn between stopping communication with her because it only seems to make me feel terrible, and feeling like it's my responsibility to try to lead her back to reality. We barely talk anymore, but when we did, she used nearly every conversation as an "in" to bring up Q. If she couldn't find any connection at all, she would just change the subject to shoehorn it in. She genuinely believes about me… the same thing I believe about her. That she's being immature, irresponsible, ignorant, and refusing to think critically.

Highlights

On May 25th, 2020, the website The Daily Dot ^[2] published the article "Reddit’s QAnon Casualties is a home for survivors of the conspiracy."

On August 1st, Redditor yalllove posted the highest-rated submission, with 725 points (99% upvoted).^[4] The post reads, "Just wait until conspiracy theorists discover they're part of a conspiracy to use conspiracy theories to spread disinformation via conspiracy theories" (shown below).

On August 9th, the subreddit reached 10,000 subscribers. As of July 10th, the group has more than 13,000 subscribers.

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