According to Travis View, who has studied the QAnon phenomenon and written about it extensively for
The Washington Post, the essence of the conspiracy theory is that
there is a worldwide cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles who rule the world, essentially, and they control everything. They control politicians, and they control the media. They control Hollywood, and they cover up their existence, essentially. And they would have continued ruling the world, were it not for the election of President Donald Trump,
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who was elected to put a stop to the cabal, and whose struggles behind the scenes are being revealed by "Q".
[16] "The Storm" is an anticipated event in which thousands of people, members of the cabal, will be arrested, possibly sent to
Guantanamo Bay prison or face military tribunals, and the U.S. military will brutally take over the country.
[16] The result will be salvation and a utopia on earth.
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