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471: Steven Hassan | The #iGotOut Guide to Quitting QAnon

Feb 18, 2021

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Steven Hassan

Steven Hassan, an expert on undue influence and the founder of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, dives deep into the psychology behind the QAnon phenomenon. He explains how disinformation thrives in our polarized society and why intelligent individuals can fall victim to cult-like beliefs. Using his BITE model, he reveals the manipulative tactics employed by such movements. The discussion includes strategies to help loved ones escape from QAnon's grip and emphasizes the importance of empathy and critical thinking in addressing these complex issues.

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INSIGHT

QAnon's Deceptive Tactics

QAnon uses deceptive tactics like lying, distortion, and withholding information.
This lack of informed consent is a hallmark of illegitimate groups.

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Rejection of Credible Sources

QAnon followers often dismiss credible sources as "mainstream media."
They present low-quality content as "research," rejecting actual evidence.

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ANECDOTE

Family Disruption

Harbinger shares stories from his inbox about QAnon's impact on families.
Grandmothers staying up late watching QAnon videos exemplify this disruption.

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Steven Hassan (@CultExpert) has helped thousands of individuals and families recover from undue influence (authoritarian control). With over 40 years of experience, he is sought after as one of the foremost authorities on undue influence and controlling groups and individuals. He is the founder of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, and a founding collaborator of the #iGotOut movement.

What We Discuss with Steven Hassan:

How a disinformation crusade like QAnon takes root and thrives in the politically polarized petri dish of modern America (with a little help from its outside adversaries).
Why the trope of non-human elites ritualistically sustaining themselves on the essence of innocent children should seem familiar -- because this blood libel has been most famously used to normalize the persecution of Jews from the Middle Ages to the Holocaust and beyond.
How QAnon appeals not only to the predictable dumber-than-a-box-of-rocks demographic, but a surprising number of seemingly otherwise intelligent people who are counterintuitively more susceptible to its influence than most.
How Steven’s BITE model applies to QAnon's manipulation of behavior, information, thought, and emotion among its followers to show it for what it is: a destructive cult with elements of psyops thrown in for good measure.
What we can and should do when people we care about have been sucked down the QAnon rabbit hole and we want to see them safely tethered back to reality.
And much more...

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