{"product_id":"pastels-and-pedophiles-inside-the-mind-of-qanon-hardcover","title":"Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of Qanon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMia Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSophia Moskalenko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' PICK \/ TOP 10 RECOMMENDED READ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo experts of extremist radicalization take us down the QAnon rabbit hole, exposing how the conspiracy theory ensnared countless Americans, and show us a way back to sanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn January 2021, thousands descended on the U.S. Capitol to aid President Donald Trump in combating a shadowy cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Two women were among those who died that day. They, like millions of Americans, believed that a mysterious insider known as \"Q\" is exposing a vast deep-state conspiracy. The QAnon conspiracy theory has ensnared many women, who identify as members of \"pastel QAnon,\" answering the call to \"save the children.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003ePastels and Pedophiles\u003c\/i\u003e, Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko explain why the rise of QAnon should not surprise us: believers have been manipulated to follow the baseless conspiracy. The authors track QAnon's unexpected leap from the darkest corners of the Internet to the filtered glow of yogi-mama Instagram, a frenzy fed by the COVID-19 pandemic that supercharged conspiracy theories and spurred a fresh wave of Q-inspired violence. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePastels and Pedophiles\u003c\/i\u003e connects the dots for readers, showing how a conspiracy theory with its roots in centuries-old anti-Semitic hate has adapted to encompass local grievances and has metastasized around the globe--appealing to a wide range of alienated people who feel that something is not quite right in the world around them. While QAnon claims to hate Hollywood, the book demonstrates how much of Q's mythology is ripped from movie and television plot lines. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinally, \u003ci\u003ePastels and Pedophiles\u003c\/i\u003e lays out what can be done about QAnon's corrosive effect on society, to bring Q followers out of the rabbit hole and back into the light. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMia Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e is the International Security Fellow at New America, professor at Georgia State University, and member of the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group. She has authored books on violent extremism including \u003ci\u003eSmall Arms: Children and Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eBombshell: Women and Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and \u003ci\u003eDying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). \u003cb\u003eSophia Moskalenko\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychologist studying mass identity, inter-group conflict, and conspiracy theories. She has written several books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eFriction: How Conflict Radicalizes Them and Us\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Marvel of Martyrdom: The Power of Self-Sacrifice in the Selfish World\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395839606962,"sku":"9781503630291","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f9008246337c32510ddb4bc8a6ed2b6d.webp?v=1777992995","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/pastels-and-pedophiles-inside-the-mind-of-qanon-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}