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<div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">===</font></div><div><a href="https://www.alternet.org/2020/08/fox-news-has-been-afraid-to-criticize-the-dangerous-extremist-ideology-of-qanon-media-matters/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.alternet.org/2020/08/fox-news-has-been-afraid-to-criticize-the-dangerous-extremist-ideology-of-qanon-media-matters/</font></a></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">c<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ongratulations to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene on a big Congressional primary win in Georgia against a very tough and smart opponent. Marjorie is strong on everything and never gives up - a real WINNER!</span></font></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">--</font></span></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ak: </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Qanon is a fabrication. This “insider” has predicted so much incorrectly (but people don’t remember PAST predictions) so now has switched to vague generalities. Could be Russian propaganda or a basement dweller. Regardless, no place in Congress for these conspiracies.</span></font></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">no lnx some twt

</span><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fox News has been afraid to criticize the ‘dangerous extremist ideology’ of QAnon: Media Matters</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">

Written by Alex Henderson August 14, 2020

</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">On Tuesday, the QAnon conspiracy cult achieved a disturbing victory when Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon supporter, won a GOP congressional primary in Georgia — and President Donald Trump, on Twitter, congratulated her on her victory. Some Republicans have been willing to criticize Greene, including Rep. Liz Cheney. But Matter Gertz of Media Matters, in an article published this week, takes a close look at Fox News’ reluctance to call out the QAnon cult</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.

In his article, headlined “Fox News’ dangerous dance with QAnon,” Gertz argues, “The network’s unwillingness to challenge QAnon, an all-encompassing extremist ideology which postulates that President Donald Trump is on the verge of uncovering a worldwide satanic pedophilia ring composed of Democratic leaders and celebrities. Fox and its cadre of right-wing stars could have tried to prevent QAnon’s rise. And as an overwhelmingly powerful force in conservative politics, they may have been able to do it and have a responsibility to try. But instead, they have alternately ignored and flirted with QAnon, even as its supporters have multiplied and infested the Republican Party.”

<b>Gertz writes that “Greene’s primary win seems to have spurred a gut check for some on the right” and inspired vehement criticism from “the generally pro-Trump National Review.”</b>

</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">This week, the public relations department a<b>t Koch Industries</b> — which donated $5000 to Greene’s campaign — contacted AlterNet to stress that is has distanced itself from her. The spokesperson was quite emphatic, saying that “Koch does not support her campaign” and noting that “in June, upon learning of Ms. Greene’s past comments, KOCHPAC immediately requested a refund of its contribution.”</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">

But Fox, according to Media Matters, has “has been almost entirely silent” about QAnon.

</span><b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“The QAnon cult is now large enough that it overlaps with a solid swath of staunch Trumpists, which is also the network’s devoted viewership,” Gertz argues. “At this point, Fox hosts would risk alienating their audience if they were to criticize QAnon</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">.</span></b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> The movement is particularly enamored of Hannity’s program…. Second, Fox is a cog in the Republican Party’s propaganda apparatus, and while it has at times challenged the GOP establishment from the right, it has shown zero inclination to act as a guardrail against the party’s extremists.”

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Gertz adds, “And indeed, third, Trump himself is hanging over the entire debate. While he dodged a direct question about Greene’s QAnon support on Friday, he has endorsed her as a ‘future Republican star,’ and <b>one of his top campaign aides lashed out at Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) when the congressman criticized QAnon</b>.”

</span></font></span></div><div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1mi0q7o" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-eqz5dr r-1777fci r-5f2r5o r-1kh6xel" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0; -webkit-box-pack: center; justify-content: center; max-width: calc(100% - 84px);"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-eqz5dr r-1777fci r-5f2r5o r-1kh6xel" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0; -webkit-box-pack: center; justify-content: center; max-width: calc(100% - 84px);">MattWolking</div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-eqz5dr r-1777fci r-5f2r5o r-1kh6xel" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0; -webkit-box-pack: center; justify-content: center; max-width: calc(100% - 84px);">When will @RepKinzinger condemn the Steele Dossier fabrications and conspiracy theories pushed by Democrats? That actually WAS Russian propaganda.</div></div></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">

And on Friday, when asked by a reporter about whether he supports the theory — which centers on him — Trump refused to address it:[she comes from a gt state]</span></font></span></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">===</font></div>