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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.

(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)

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[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 10 points 1 day ago (17 children)

like with the terrorist group isil, you should not give it to freddie de fucking boer.

[–] BigMuffN69@awful.systems 4 points 1 day ago (16 children)

I'm ignorant- give me the lore drop.

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (14 children)

According to wikipedia he's a eugenics enjoyer. Another W for nominative determinism I guess.

[–] BigMuffN69@awful.systems 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I feel ya, I got got by that Sam Kriss piece dunking on hpmor last week.

[–] TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems 2 points 8 hours ago

Could be worse, I got got by some neofascist scum who was dunking on rationalists.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I was thinking about that in reaction to something else. Anytime somebody casually brings up chrischan (she has been a decades long stalking/harassement target) should have been a bit of a red flag.

(E: not blaming people for missing that btw, it just stood out to me).

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Never trust a guy with a substack

[–] mlen@awful.systems 5 points 1 day ago

I'm waiting for the day substack puts RSS access behind a paywall. Unfortunately some decent blogs are still on that platform

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