Life is now turning into an episode of the X-Files, thanks to QAnon. They see body doubles everywhere. Now in Joe Biden’s case, since he’s six feet tall and 178 pounds, you can find a lot of guys who could fit the bill. But John Fetterman? 6’8″ and 270 pounds? Where are you going to find him? Andre the Giant, maybe? Or a stand in for the Incredible Hulk, or Shrek, if he was a real character and not a cartoon? The New Republic:
Online conspiracy theorists are convinced that Senator John Fetterman has been replaced with a body double.
One factor fueling this bizarre belief is that Fetterman has made major strides since suffering a stroke in spring 2022. He continued to campaign, even though many Republicans accused him of being unfit to serve. His progress is now being weaponized against him.
Replacing public figures with body doubles is a popular theory among QAnon followers. The QAnon conspiracy theory says that the global elite are committing pedophilia and satanic rituals and the only person who can stop them is Donald Trump. Many followers believe that powerful people such as Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have already been executed and replaced with body doubles.
If that is the case, then it would seem that not even Trump’s inner circle is safe. Throughout both of Trump’s campaigns and his entire time at the White House, conspiracy theorists insisted that his wife, Melania, had also been replaced with a body double. (Although in her case, it was because people suspected she had chosen to have a body double because she didn’t want to be around her husband.)
What did we do for amusement in the days before QAnon?
Well, these ARE Pod People who are really aliens from outer space banished from their home planets for being too f**king cray so I suppose it’s natural they’d assume various public figures are being played by body doubles. But yeah, Fetterman with his height and rather distinctive appearance would be a particular challenge.
I wish I still knew a few casting directors, as I did in the early 80’s when I was working in B-movies. Those people have everybody in their stable, but I’m willing to bet that they would be hard pressed to find a Fetterman look alike. Andre the Giant, maybe.
They must be watching Invasion Of The Body Snatchers on a loop. Where can I get a body double? Preferably one without a sore hip and also I’d like to have my long wavy hair back. If I have to die first the deal’s off. For the life of me I can’t fathom how adults with jobs get this crazy. And remember, I ran psychiatric emergency services for 15 years at two different hospitals. If I’m flummoxed, with what I’ve experienced, I imagine the rest of you must feel someone slipped you some LSD in your morning coffee. I’ve done many types of hallucinogens, including pure LSD from Switzerland, but never got lost in these crazy labyrinths of fantasy. I feel like I’m trapped in the Overlook Hotel in The Shining except there are millions of souls that have come as unglued as Jack. I fear, like Mr. Grady, they are trying hard to ‘correct’ the rest of us with an axe, or a hammer.