Trust the Plan Quotes

“The polling shows that QAnon believers don’t always look like the wild-eyed mob at the Capitol. They could have a conversation with you about the weather, then casually mention that the government controls that weather. They could be parents at your children’s school, fellow customers in the grocery store, or politicians—all of them divorced from reality by a conspiracy theory that began with a few much-mocked posts on 4chan.”
― Will Sommer, Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America

“It’s a symptom of the world we live in, a product of unchecked social media platforms, a crumbling education system, rampant political polarization, and the crumbling of offline communities.”
― Will Sommer, Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America

“As Borgerding told me, nefarious forces led by the most powerful people in the world—titans of Hollywood, the Democratic Party, and big business—had forced these children to live in thousands of miles of underground tunnels. Hidden out of sight, these “mole children” are terrorized by pedophiles until their bodies produce adrenochrome, a highly coveted liquid that celebrities and the world’s richest financiers drink to stay young. Now Trump and the military were using the global Covid-19 pandemic as a cover to rescue the children. The Navy hospital ships deployed to respond to the virus were secretly treating the rescued mole children. For that matter, most earthquakes aren’t even earthquakes—they are seismic events created when the Army demolishes the pedophile lairs underground.”
― Will Sommer, Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America

“Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton, one of the country's leading cult researchers, has three criteria he uses for any group to be considered a cult: a 'charismatic leader,' methods of 'thought reform' aimed at changing how followers think in ways that keep them in the cult and the 'considerable exploitation' of followers.”
― Will Sommer, Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America

“QAnon falls into a category of political or religious movement called millenarianism: the belief that a utopian world is right around the corner.”
― Will Sommer, Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America