{"product_id":"the-storm-is-upon-us-how-qanon-became-a-movement-cult-and-conspiracy-theory-of-everything-9781685890186","title":"The Storm Is Upon Us: How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive story of QAnon from an expert on cult and fringe culture: how it started, what it is, and how it is so effective at destabilizing society and promoting conspiracy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn October 5th, 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark in the State Dining Room at a gathering of military officials. He said it felt like \"the calm before the storm\"--then refused to elaborate as puzzled journalists asked him to explain. But on the infamous message boards of 4chan, a mysterious poster going by \"Q Clearance Patriot,\" who claimed to be in \"military intelligence,\" began the elaboration on their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the days that followed, Q's wild yarn explaining Trump's remarks began to rival the sinister intricacies of a Tom Clancy novel, while satisfying the deepest desires of MAGA-America. Did any of what Q predicted come to pass? No. Did that stop people from clinging to every word they were reading, expanding its mythology, and promoting it wider and wider? No. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Storm Is Upon Us\u003c\/i\u003e, conspiracy theory researcher, Mike Rothschild, takes readers from the background conspiracies and cults that fed the Q phenomenon, to its embrace by right-wing media and Donald Trump, through the rending of families as loved ones became addicted to Q's increasingly violent rhetoric. He also makes a compelling case that mocking the seeming madness of QAnon will get us nowhere. Rather, his impassioned reportage makes clear that it's critical to figure out what QAnon really is -- because QAnon and its relentlessly dark theory of everything isn't done yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685890186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Mike Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42223547351221,"sku":"9781685890186","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_29621cb4-fa33-4c91-8b2c-3c5d1c3136b4.jpg?v=1655780879","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-storm-is-upon-us-how-qanon-became-a-movement-cult-and-conspiracy-theory-of-everything-9781685890186","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}