Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(8,200 posts)
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 10:40 AM Aug 2023

The Unbelievably Bonkers Conspiracy Theorist Running For Governor Of North Carolina

The Unbelievably Bonkers Conspiracy Theorist Running For Governor Of North Carolina
GOP Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says that Beyoncé is "satanic," that the 1969 moon landing may have been fake and that there's a ruling class of secretive reptiles.




Robinson, who is the state’s lieutenant governor, has said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the 1969 moon landing was fake and the 9/11 terrorist attacks were an “inside job.” He’s “SERIOUSLY skeptical” of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas. He falsely accused David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, of being a paid actor. He’s claimed that climate change is based on “junk science.”

And those are just the dangerous theories he’s echoed that have been previously reported.

In lesser-noticed social media posts, Robinson has said that news coverage of police shootings is part of a media conspiracy “designed to push US towards their new world order.” He and his wife both liked a since-deleted Facebook comment that stated, “WWG1WGA are my ‘Identity’ letters,” a reference to the QAnon rallying cry “Where we go one, we go all.” In October 2018, on a day when authorities intercepted pipe bombs intended for President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CNN, Robinson suggested on Facebook that they had done it to themselves. “If you can’t beat ’em, bomb yourself,” he wrote.

He followed that with another Facebook post claiming, “This entire ‘bombing’ story is faker than a $20 Rolex sold on a New York City sidewalk.” Months later, another post on his Facebook page parroted the conspiracy theory that the pipe bomb incident was “manufactured” and “fake.”

Robinson is also a regular proponent of conspiracies claiming the music industry is being run by Satan and the Illuminati. He has called Beyoncé’s music “satanic” and described Jay-Z as “demonic” and sent by Satan to turn people away from Jesus. He suggested that the 2014 Boko Haram kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria was orchestrated by billionaire Democratic philanthropist George Soros, a frequent target of antisemitic attacks by Republicans.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-mark-robinson-conspiracy-theorist-north-carolina-governor-race_n_64df8cabe4b0ce7f01203a6b

6 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
The Unbelievably Bonkers Conspiracy Theorist Running For Governor Of North Carolina (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 OP
He wouldn't be a Republican, would he? Ocelot II Aug 2023 #1
very republican. and very very bigoted. BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 #3
is JFK, Jr. coming back to be Trump's running mate? lapfog_1 Aug 2023 #2
They Live sarcasmo Aug 2023 #4
Ahhh. peggysue2 Aug 2023 #5
Q Anon Republicans are the most deluded I've encountered blm Aug 2023 #6

lapfog_1

(29,244 posts)
2. is JFK, Jr. coming back to be Trump's running mate?
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 10:47 AM
Aug 2023

I mean, I have that one on my bingo card and I want to WIN!

peggysue2

(10,854 posts)
5. Ahhh.
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 10:54 AM
Aug 2023

So, Mr. Robinson is a member of the Reptilian Overloads Brigade, a Q-pushed theory about nightmarish governance.

Good to know.

Where do these lunatics come from anyway?

I'm thinking Reptar, the planet of craziness. Surely you've heard of it.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»The Unbelievably Bonkers ...