The QAnon conspiracy web hinges on the belief that the United States government is controlled by an insidious global "deep state" of satanic pedophile cannibals, and that former President Donald Trump was sent to expose them.
Though the premise may seem laughable in its absurdity, this mass delusion has materialized out of internet chat boards into real life devastation. Dozens of QAnoners have abandoned their families to wait in Dallas for the return of John F. Kennedy and his son, whom they believe will be Trump's running mate in 2024. One California man tragically killed his children after becoming gripped by the conspiracy web, believing their deaths were necessary in order to "save the world."
While there are varying fringes and seemingly infinite threads of QAnon, virtually every facet of the conspiracy relies on deifying Trump as some sort of savior destined to usher in a Christofascist new world order and mass executions of the elite.
This was only further confirmed in a recent deranged screed from self-proclaimed prophet and QAnon believer John Enlow.
QAnon conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed "prophet" Johnny Enlow declares that "from Heaven's standpoint, Trump is the number one government official on planet Earth. He is the president not just of the United States; he is God's president for Earth." pic.twitter.com/DwRVJZUYNh
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) January 25, 2022
Promoting delusions that Trump will somehow be reinstated to the presidency outside of reelection, Enlow told right-wing minister Kelsey O'Malley:
"From Heaven's standpoint, Trump is the number one government official on planet Earth. He is the president not just of the United States; he is God's president for Earth at this time, but ... the seat where Biden is is way less important than people know. At some point, yes, that seat will be back officially where it's supposed to."
The profit "prophet" continued.
"I don't know the timing [of Trump's reinstatement]. I had no idea the full picture, the full range of everything that needed to be corrected and brought into alignment with the kingdom of God. When I was getting the original prophetic words on it, all my initial stuff is the world will be known as before and after Trump."
Social media users weren't convinced.
How do we coexist with this level of insanity? https://t.co/NnXGYWrZhz
— Whimsy from Gravity Falls (@FromWhimsy) January 25, 2022
Sound completely normal and not at all barking mad. https://t.co/LrCO3fF2dKv
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) January 25, 2022
You can always count on false prophet Jonny Enlow to say some crazy stuff. Apparently, Trump is president over planet earth according to God, according to Jonny 😂🤦🏽♂️
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— Eric Rossoni (@EricRossoni) January 26, 2022
Definitely not idolatry. Definitely not hyperbole. Definitely not. Anti-Democratic. God's President? Count us out. https://t.co/N7qA6Cr8QT
— SevierCountyDemParty (@SevierDemocrats) January 25, 2022
Whew! The bonkers is bonkers af right here. #ksleg https://t.co/H6qu2jZKJ4
— Bert Pepper (@BPeppered) January 26, 2022
Others lamented the damage that QAnon has done to the minds of untold numbers of Americans.
Have these folks ever read the 10 commandments? Thou shalt have no God before me? WTF is this guy on??? Your Country is in serious trouble! So is mine! Q anon is creating havoc everywhere! https://t.co/JZYjx9dG9S
— Heather Feather (@rhkmiller) January 25, 2022
What weirdos. Q is going down in the books a the cultiest cult of all time. https://t.co/lEVC6wXU4M
— Meidas_Tat2Maven (@Meidas_Ta2Maven) January 26, 2022
There will be books written about this whole phenomenon, for generations. I wonder what people will say. I wonder whether readers will believe it. https://t.co/Whov2cARP4
— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) January 26, 2022
This will not end well.
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