>>13396550Yeah, I remember arguing with these people. They were probably a majority of pol users at the time. Anyone who disagreed in any capacity was instantly labeled a "shill" or a "tranny", and they would unironically threaten you a post shit like "shills get the rope too". It was like an astroturf schizo psyop version of kids I used to run into on Xbox live ca. 2008, who would be like "say it my face and I will fuck you up".
The Qtards were basically right wing SJW's, because anyone who goes against their ideology is a tranny shill who needs to be ignored, just like anyone who goes against woke ideology is a racist, homophobe, bigot, etc. Admittedly, SJW's have a lot more influence and power that Qtards, but their ideologies are both puritanical and hostile to reason and the free exchange of ideas.
And you're correct, people on pol try to downplay their involvement with Qanon, but it's all bullshit. They were involved up until the very last minute. Even after the November 2020 election, and leading up to Jan 6th, Qanon was still super popular on pol, and people were still claiming proudly proclaiming "only two more weeks". It was pure faggotry.