The Storm Is Upon Us

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This is the real story of QAnon – what it is, what it means, and where it goes. And be warned – none of it is pretty. On 5th October 2017, President Trump made a cryptic off-the-cuff remark in the State Dining Room. He called this gathering of top-ranking military officials ‘the calm before the storm’ and refused to elaborate as journalist and politicos inquired further. But on the online message boards of 4chan, elaboration began all on its own. In the days that followed, an anonymous poster spun a yarn inspired by Trump’s remarks that rivalled Tom Clancy and satisfied the deepest desires of MAGA-America. Did any of it come to pass? No. Did that stop people from clinging to every word they were reading, expanding its mythology and promoting the theory for years? No. ‘The Storm Is Upon Us’ interrogates how this conspiracy theory caught fire.

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PERFECT FOR FANS OF ‘THE COMING STORM’

ONE OF THE TELEGRAPH’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR

‘A chilling overview of a movement that should arguably have no place in any healthy, well-educated society.’ – The Telegraph

‘A compelling book.’ – The Guardian

The Storm Is Upon Us is an impressive piece of research and a gripping read. Rothschild’s book reads like a thriller, with cliffhangers that leave you eager for the next episode. The trouble, of course, is that it’s not fiction.’ – The Times

‘For anyone who fears that the world really has ‘gone mad’, this book might be essential reading’ – The Telegraph

‘An ideal tour guide for your journey into the depths of the rabbit hole that is QAnon, and even shows you a glimmer of light at the exit.’ – Cullen Hoback, director of HBO’s Q: Into the Storm

In 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark at a gathering of military officials, describing it as ‘the calm before the storm’-then refused to explain himself to puzzled journalists. But on internet message boards, a mysterious poster called ‘Q Clearance Patriot’ began an elaboration all of their own.

Q’s wild yarn hinted at a vast conspiracy that satisfied the deepest desires of MAGA-America. None of Q’s predictions came to pass. But did that stop people from clinging to every word, expanding Q’s mythology, and promoting it ever more widely? No.

Conspiracy culture expert Mike Rothschild is uniquely equipped to explain QAnon, from the cults that first fed into it, to its embrace by Trump and the right-wing media. With families torn apart and with the Capitol under attack, he argues that mocking the madness of QAnon will get us nowhere. Instead, he argues that QAnon tells us everything we need to know about global fear after Trump-and that we need to understand it now, because it’s not going away.

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Weight 280 g
Dimensions 196 × 126 × 24 mm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

xviii, 317

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

973.933 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K