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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

(Semi-obligatory thanks to @dgerard for starting this - gonna try posting last week's thread a different way this time)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (19 children)

Sorry about more insta content. Saw this today and it tickled me:

Left: pinker

Right: Yeonmi Park, who is known for defecting from north korea and speaking about it. That should be enough if she just told the truth, but for one reason or another (grifting dosh) she has started just making shit up, which I recommend you research for yourself if you are interested.

Anyway the above picture probably doesn’t come as a surprise when you consider her current tack: saying that “woke” and “cancel culture” are the first steps in a country becoming like North Korea. She’s been on JRE (where she memeably claimed that there is only one train in NK that often requires people to push it). She has a book with her anti-woke thesis with opening shit-volley by old mate JBP.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Wait is that the woman from that meme? E: Yes she is I didnt know that image was from JRE.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m just hoping that i get a plaque or something 1000 years from now in the Harvard meme archaeology department or similar

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

meme archaeology

Finally a job im qualified for.

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