It was crazy. At this bus stop he was telling me about how a Harvard scientist created the coronavirus for the Chinese army, and how bill gates and soros are fucking us over with 5G, and how chemtrails will make us not be able to grow enough food in 50 years except for the rich. Idk if I'm sheltered and this is a common thing people see but holy shit that was weird. He was a vietnam vet who I guess did not turn out alright
This is undoubtedly true of a lot who do fall into the trap. But there are a LOT of Qanon people who absolutely have a fash agenda that preceded their descent into batshit conspiracy obsession. It's not a coincidence that their collection of delusions are so comorbid with extreme reactionary politics. It's tempting to think of them as mostly misled victims of capitalism and hellworld, but nah, I've never encountered one whose "heart was in the right place" or even in the vicinity of the right place. Again, some of them who might otherwise be decent probably do exist out there, but be careful not to give one of them a pass just because their beliefs resemble those of someone who has a genuine mental illness.