BlueAnon
English
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Etymology
[edit]Blend of blue + QAnon. From blue, the color associated with the Democratic Party and QAnon, another prominent conspiracy theory. First coined by conservatives in March 2021.
Proper noun
[edit]BlueAnon
- (US politics) The collection of alleged conspiracy theories held by left-wingers.
- 2021 March 9, Ewan Palmer, “What is Blue Anon? Urban Dictionary Restores Phrase For 'Left-Wing Conspiracy Theories'”, in Newsweek[1]:
- The Blue Anon listing also describes its advocates as those who believe right-wing extremists are going to "storm Capitol Hill any day now and 'remove' lawmakers from office, hence the need for the deployment of thousands of National Guard stationed at the U.S. Capitol."
- 2024 November 6, David Gilbert, “Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left”, in WIRED[2]:
- The phenomenon of left-leaning or anti-Trump accounts posting conspiracy theories on social media platforms, referred to as BlueAnon, came to prominence earlier this year in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump’s life in July.