[yurielt]

No it is not the kids that used to do this kind of things rarely are part of the Q cult just because you don’t like two different kinds of people it doesn’t mean they are the same people mad about rigged elections are not the same as techy kids having fun so get a grip

[throwawaygh]

I'm good friends with a whole bunch of small-time GOP operatives. No one serious, but people employed full-time in the broader GOP world. Think stuff like "staff for state senator" or "event organizer at regional chamber of commerce type orgs".

I asked all of them in December if they were worried about violence given all the stolen election claims. I had TDS, etc. etc.

I asked after Jan 6 for a post-mortem on their dismissals and every single one said they thought all of the people online were just trolling. Half of them work for employers who ended up sort of half-severing historically very deep ties with state GOP parties.

So, I think there's probably a lot more truth in the GP than you give credit for.

[stjohnswarts]

It’s fair comparison in that they are both sets of garbage people overreacting when things don’t go their way. I find it a very apt comparison.

[daemoens]

It's just a comparison of two groups similar reactions.