Keep Calm and QAnon
Posted on AllSides December 30th, 2020
From The Left
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ANALYSIS
Pro-Trump conspiracy theories may have actually discouraged postelection violence.
Leading up to the Nov. 3 election in the United States, there were major concerns that President Donald Trump’s posture and rhetoric and the consistent social polarization he had engendered in the country since taking office would bubble to the surface, leading to major attacks or sustained violence on the streets. However, aside from a few incidents, largely related to protests, and despite Trump encouraging his supporters not to accept the results of the election, there has been a marked absence...
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