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Stories of Families Ripped Apart by Qanon. When the covid-19 vaccines began to roll out in Canada, my brother and I made a concerning discovery: my parents had bought into the Qanon conspiracies. What ensued was two months of arguing in email, just trying to get them to get vaccinated. They are both in their 70s, and our father has had some medical issues that caused concern when the pandemic began. It was crucial to get them vaccinated. In an unexpected turn of events, after months of arguing, they finally agreed. I went with them, and I witnessed them both get vaccinated. They insisted that they finally realized the conspiracy theories had duped them, and all seemed to be well again. But, at the beginning of 2022, my brother noticed that our parents had drained several of their investment and banking accounts. When he confronted them, it became clear: they were deeper into Q than ever before. We don't know where the money is or the full extent of the conspiracy theories they have accepted, but we do know one thing: the people who raised us are gone. In their place are two strangers and a lot of hurt. I have decided to funnel this sadness and anger into a project to raise awareness about what Qanon is doing to families and relationships. Qanon is everywhere. In every country. They could be your family, your friends, your neighbours. They could be your lawyers, your doctors, or your police officers. They can even be your elected representatives. But what no one is talking about is how they are destroying relationships. They are Qanon, and these are the stories of the people who love them.

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S2E6 - Mick West - Talking To Your Q

May 31, 2023 • Courtney Heard & John Simmonds • Season 2 • Episode 6

Mick West is the author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect and is releasing his second edition of the book on June 20th. In it, there will be a whole new chapter on QAnon. You can purchase the book here: https://amzn.to/42iO67w

This book was one of the first books I reached for when my parents were sucked down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole and I have to say that it helped me a great deal. If you have a loved one who has been taken in by misinformation, conspiracy theories and QAnon, you’re going to get a great deal out of this episode as well as his book.

You can find Mick West in the following spaces:

Metabunk: https://www.metabunk.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MickWest

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MickWest

And you can email him at mick@mickwest.com - he always responds to genuine notes!

If you’re listening to this on an audio-only platform, you can find the video of our chat here: https://youtu.be/_0cHjDbplYQ

You can also find an ad-free version of this video here: https://www.patreon.com/qdropped

Also, be sure to watch our host, Courtney, tell her family’s story at the We Can Reason Conference in Calgary here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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