{"product_id":"operation-mindfuck-robert-guffey-9781682193310","title":"Operation Mindfuck: Qanon and the Cult of Donald Trump","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMind control. Satanic rituals. Unspeakable sexual perversions. Supervillains eating children's brains. A divine mandate to keep Donald Trump in the White House, no matter what.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis surreal combination of horror-movie shocks and fascist marching orders is the signature of QAnon, which emerged from the dark corners of the internet in 2017 and soon became the galvanizing force behind Trump supporters, both during Trump's presidency and in the volatile, ongoing aftermath of the 2020 election. But despite the strange pervasiveness of QAnon, its origins remain obscure. Who is behind QAnon's messaging, and what do they want? And why do they pair their extreme political agenda with such obviously made-up, phantasmagorical beliefs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOperation Mindfuck\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert Guffey argues that this is not as mysterious as QAnon's anonymous \"drops\" of cryptic directives seem to be. Drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of conspiracy theories and mixing deep-dive research, political analysis, and firsthand notes from QAnon's underbelly, Guffey insists that we've seen it all before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnraveling QAnon's patchwork quilt of recycled material, from pulp-fiction spook stories to Hunter S. Thompson-style pranksterism to Nixon-esque dirty tricks, Guffey diagnoses QAnon as a highly engineered ploy, calibrated to capture the attention and lock-step loyalty of its audience. Will its followers ever realize that they've been had? Can this new American religion be dispelled as a cult like any other? The answers, \u003cem\u003eOperation Mindfuck\u003c\/em\u003e reveals, are hidden in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Guffey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682193314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682193310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.43w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022","brand":"Robert Guffey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067645784319,"sku":"9781682193310","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_194d26a0-3024-497a-ab76-889b4287aa5a.jpg?v=1685414484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-mindfuck-robert-guffey-9781682193310","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}