Op-Ed: Why QAnon’s similarity to other cults makes it a significant national security threat

Jason Blazakis, Los Angeles Times — 2021-02-21T07:34:16-0800

“The most radical QAnon believers exhibit traits that have manifested among dangerous cults and doomsday groups — a willingness to dismiss their own individuality for a perceived greater good.” Middlebury Institute Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism writes about the cult of Qanon and similarities to cults of the past in The Los Angeles Times.