If you care about your relationship with your mother (I would. Blood is everything in this world), you may need to invest some time in red pilling. She has a false idea of what Qanon is because she's only heard the demonized version of it. She doesn't believe your characterization.

You have to show her you're not extreme. You show her the facts and let the facts speak for themselves. All you can do is present the information from the best sources you can find.

Example: present Sy Hersch's article on the Nordstream pipeline attack (here). It's meticulous and written by a journalist with an impeccable reputation. She'll have a very tough time arguing with it because of who this man is and what he has done throughout his career. It's truth and she'll have to confront that.

Example 2: present the Cochrane Library's review on mask effectiveness (here). The Cochrane Library is an organization committed to accumulating and analyzing the length and breadth of medical literature. Its reputation is sterling and its quality of work is obvious. Everyone who writes for them is eminently qualified, attributed, and the work is top notch and peer-reviewed. They show conclusively that masks do not work and cite studies that show we've known that since early in the pandemic.

That's how you win. You simply show her what you're researching. Not everything. A ton of stuff posted her is low-quality BS or stupid memes. That convinces no one. It's fun sometimes and entertaining, but that's not going to change minds. Another thing to note. Don't interpret. Simply present the data. Let her form her own opinion with no bias. If you load her with a bias that it comes from Qanon or it's a "right wing extremist" narrative, she'll reject it before even considering it. Closed mind. So, don't tell her anything. Don't interpret. Just say "I found some information you might like to read."

Breaking that cult-like emotional attachment to the Leftist narrative is difficult. She may still reject the data. But she'll also see this isn't coming from right-wing politicians or social media sources or some whackjob blog or whatever else she might use to write off your argument. You're a researcher. Not a cultist. She'll see it.

If you care about your relationship with your mother (I would. Blood is everything in this world), you may need to invest some time in red pilling. She has a false idea of what Qanon is because she's only heard the demonized version of it. She doesn't believe your characterization.

You have to show her you're not extreme. You show her the facts and let the facts speak for themselves. All you can do is present the information from the best sources you can find.

Example: present Sy Hersch's article on the Nordstream pipeline attack (here). It's meticulous and written by a journalist with an impeccable reputation. She'll have a very tough time arguing with it because of who this man is and what he has done throughout his career. It's truth and she'll have to confront that.

Example 2: present the Cochrane Library's review on mask effectiveness. The Cochrane Library is an organization committed to accumulating and analyzing the length and breadth of medical literature. Its reputation is sterling and its quality of work is obvious. Everyone who writes for them is eminently qualified, attributed, and the work is top notch and peer-reviewed. They show conclusively that masks do not work and cite studies that show we've known that since early in the pandemic.

That's how you win. You simply show her what you're researching. Not everything. A ton of stuff posted her is low-quality BS or stupid memes. That convinces no one. It's fun sometimes and entertaining, but that's not going to change minds. Another thing to note. Don't interpret. Simply present the data. Let her form her own opinion with no bias. If you load her with a bias that it comes from Qanon or it's a "right wing extremist" narrative, she'll reject it before even considering it. Closed mind. So, don't tell her anything. Don't interpret. Just say "I found some information you might like to read."

Breaking that cult-like emotional attachment to the Leftist narrative is difficult. She may still reject the data. But she'll also see this isn't coming from right-wing politicians or social media sources or some whackjob blog or whatever else she might use to write off your argument. You're a researcher. Not a cultist. She'll see it.