•  zaphod   ( @zaphod@lemmy.ca ) 
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      76 months ago

      Familiarize yourself with QAnon. The term “groomer” isn’t being thrown around by accident. There is a large volume of right wing conspiracies centered on the idea that there’s a left-wing cabal preying on children. Claiming members of the LGBT community are pedophiles is part of that horrifying tapestry.

        •  zaphod   ( @zaphod@lemmy.ca ) 
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          Absolutely you will. The right wing is deeply infected by these conspiracy theories. Hell, whole chunks of the UCP platform were inspired by them (see: the 15 minute city conspiracy, anti-trans policies, anti-vax policies, etc) thanks to the TBA nutjobs. Far better to know and understand it now, because the flywheel has only just started spinning up