Compare the posts in the thread to my example:

https://rdrama.net/post/342112/rddt-is-in-freefall-after-daily/7787580#context

Is this what cancel culture achieved : The Atlantic

Over the weekend, the artist and entrepreneur Kanye West, now known as Ye, let loose a blitzkrieg of appalling screeds to his 33 million followers on X. "IM A NAZI," he proclaimed. He reiterated his position that "SLAVERY WAS A CHOICE," contended that "JEWS WERE BETTER AS SLAVES YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR JEWS IN THEIR PLACE AND MAKE THEM INTO YOUR SLAVES," implied that domestic violence is a self-sacrificing form of love, and shared a screengrab tallying the sales receipts for a White Lives Matter T-shirt sold on his Yeezy website. By Monday, the only product for sale on the site was a white T-shirt adorned with a black swastika, and his X account had been deleted.

Remarkably, this was not the highest-stakes or most widely discussed racist controversy on that social-media platform during the same time frame. On Friday, Vice President J. D. Vance defended Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency office, who was revealed to have posted (pseudonymously), "I was racist before it was cool," "You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity," and "Normalize Indian hate."

When Ro Khanna, the Indian American representative from California, inquired of Vance—whose wife and children are of Indian descent—whether, "for the sake of both of our kids," he would ask Elez for an apology, Vance became apoplectic. Toward Khanna. "For the sake of both of our kids? Grow up," he fumed on X. "Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don't threaten my kids. You know what does? A culture that denies grace to people who make mistakes. A culture that encourages congressmen to act like whiny children."

Elez resigned from his post, and Musk asked his 217 million followers on X what they thought: Should he be reinstated? Almost 80 percent of those who replied said yes. Later that day, Musk confirmed that Elez would be "brought back" to DOGE. Not only was a self-professed racist like Elez not canceled—on the contrary, he was transformed overnight by some of the most powerful (and pugnacious) men in America into a national cause célèbre.

Incidentally, this was the same week that Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley venture-capital firm, announced that it had hired Daniel Penny as "a Deal Partner" working on its "American Dynamism team." Penny, a former Marine, was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide after he held a mentally ill man in a choke hold on the subway, and the man died. In an internal memo reported by The New York Times, an Andreessen Horowitz partner praised him for showing "courage in a tough situation."

If a vogue for virtue signaling defined the 2010s and early 2020s, peaking in 2020 during the feverish summer of protest and pandemic—a period in which pronouns in bio, land acknowledgments, black squares, diversity statements, and countless other ethical performances became a form of social capital—something like the exact photonegative of that etiquette has set in now. The reassertion of brute reactionary power in the dual ascendancy of Donald Trump and Elon Musk has brought us to a cultural tipping point. Virtue be darned: Now we are living in an era of relentless, unapologetic vice signaling. Of all of Ye's deranged posts, one was particularly confusing. "DO YALL THINK I CAN TURN THE TIDE ON ALL THIS WOKE POLITICALLY CORRECT SHIT," he asked. Here it seemed the infamous trendsetter was decidedly behind the times.

After a decade and a half of progressive dominance over America's agenda-setting institutions—corporations, universities, media, museums—during which everyone was on the lookout for the scantest evidence of racism, sexism, xenophobia, transphobia, and every other interpersonal and systemic ill, it is not at all frivolous to ask what has been achieved. What, to put it bluntly, was all that cancel culture for?

If the genuine but ill-conceived goal was to create a kinder, friendlier, more inclusive and equitable world for all (often paradoxically by means of shaming, coercion, and intimidation), the real-world effect has been an abysmal rightward overcorrection in which norms of decency have been gleefully obliterated. We have not merely been delivered back to the pre-woke era of the early 2000s. Nor is what we're seeing some insubstantial vibe shift in manners and aesthetics, confined to the internet.

Consider: We had a #MeToo movement characterized by sometimes disproportionate reputational sacrifices; now we have a presidential Cabinet populated by men with credible sexual-assault accusations on their records. The stifling racist/anti-racist binary of the anti-racism movement has led to the wholesale dismantling of DEI initiatives in both the government and the private sector. The insistence that "no human is illegal" has ended with an unconstitutional attempt to retract birthright citizenship. And the push not just for tolerance but for the equivalence of trans athletes with cisgender athletes has culminated with the president banishing "gender ideology" and surrounding himself with a multiethnic crowd of beaming girls to sign the "No Men in Women's Sports" executive order. On every single issue that mattered to them, progressives now find themselves in a weaker position than before.

In The Opium of the Intellectuals, the French sociologist Raymond Aron observed that utopian programs are "refuted not so much by their failure as by the successes they have achieved." In the blistering weeks since Trump's inauguration, we can say that this has been axiomatically true of the movement we look back on now as "wokeness."

I've been browsing XiaoHongShu ever since the tiktok ban. If you don't know what XiaoHongShu (on the app store it is called Rednote) is it is basically the Chinese pinterest, if pinterest was more video oriented. Actual Chinese tiktok is only available for those with a Chinese phone number so a lot of american creators talked about going to XHS around the time of the Tiktok ban.

Its a pretty cool app, I was surprised that the algo would guide me to thick women so quickly considering that isn't in style in asia. But in my time on the app I came to notice that chinese people have some very thin skin and big egos about their nation, their national standing, and what is and isn't Chinese. Anyways here are some quick tips on how to troll em.

1. Talk about how great the game Astrobot is:

Recently Astrobot, a silly marioesque platformer, won game of the year over Black Myth Wukong, a game by Chinese devs that follows a classic Chinese story. This ENRAGED Chinese g*mers as Black Myth was super popular and had a real shot at getting China it's first game of the year, and to see it beat by this childish platformer where the main character rides a ps5 like a rocket ship was triggering . I think that all you have to say is something to the effect of "what do you guys think of Astrobot? I really like it" to get waves of chicom malding.

2. Say Lunar new year instead of Chinese new year:

Chang is very protective of things he thinks as Chinese, some other asian countries decided to call Chinese new year Lunar new year and now Chang wants to put the Chin back in Chinkmas. Chinese people also claim Kimchi, sushi, the color red, and if the pattern continues they are going to say that they invented the Nanking massacre. They claim that it is the Koreans that actually do this, and say that Koreans claim christmas as a Korean holiday. As far as I can tell they just completely made this up on their own.

3. Downplay the importance of China in history:

To no surprise to anyone, the middle kingdom acts like they are at the center of the universe. They are super protective of the idea that China was a super important part of the world, while this isn't wrong they are REALLY insecure about it and constantly make up attacks to react to.

Like "Westerners say that Rome conquered China!" uh... no?

"Westerners deny Chinese history!" No, what does happen is that historians don't take stories of ancient Chinese dynasties as fact when there is no physical evidence or contemporary accounts of these empires.

4. Perform horrific medical experiments on them as part of unit 731

Like a boss

We also funded a video game about "counter-disinformation" because the State department is the enemy of fun. https://t.co/nzECgRzoMt pic.twitter.com/DnhMJTohbr

— Second City Bureaucrat (@CityBureaucrat) February 4, 2025

This is not unusual, I personally know more than one person who made low 8 figures.

On November 29th, I learned that the streamer Destiny had non-consensually shared pornographic content of me online. My dignity, peace of mind, and hopes for the future, were stripped away in a mere matter of seconds following the betrayal of someone I previously trusted.

I am at least the third person he has done this to. I hope to be the last. I will not be commenting on the experience of the other women he has hurt, as it is not my place or story to tell. I will however share my story in the hopes of preventing this from occurring again.

I have been told that a court case like this could potentially cost over tens of thousands of dollars. I am terrified. I mean, this guy talks about potentially suing Hasan (as if for fun), and Hasan actually has the resources to defend himself. I cannot imagine what he might try to do to me in this process. Sometimes, I wonder if he does this as an intimidation tactic. I wonder if he is purposely trying to put fear into my heart when he casually talks about throwing money into a lawsuit with a multi-millionaire who can fight back. As if it's an indirect flaunt/warning over his capability of out spending me in whatever legal case I throw at him. At the request of my friends, I have been encouraged to link my give send go regarding this case here, in hopes that we can raise enough for me to legally succeed.

https://www.givesendgo.com/suedestiny

EDIT: The mods of /r/Destiny have acknowledged Pxie's statement (without mentioning her by name) and say that Destiny will prepare a statement of his own:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Destiny/comments/1i5vseg/destiny_will_be_making_a_poststatement_within_the/

@arsey !ranchers

People living in first world countries typing from cozy air conditioned rooms while drinking a cup of overpriced starbucks coffe as usual won't understand that maybe, just maybe, giving up your civil liberties to gain the perk of being able to go to work every day without the very real fear of you or your family falling victim to crime violence, might actually be a decent tradeoff.

When a country's institutions have been corrupted to the point of allowing crime related violence rise to those levels, it's a clear sign that its democracy has already been long subverted.

https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1hrzcmj/el_salvador_closes_2024_with_a_record_low_number/m51n693/?context=8

It's very rich for us in countries privileged with at least somewhat functional law and order and no essentially paramilitary criminal cabals in control of a shocking amount of the country to judge a country resorting to extreme measures due to a literally insane homocide rate.

The biggest tell will be if powers are relinquished when the cartels have been crippled to a degree where they cannot easily return.

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1hs6w8e/el_salvador_closes_2024_with_a_record_low_number/m537j77/?context=8

Privileged little redditors will always find a way to preach about how they could easily find a way to fix all those issues, while preserving their virtuousness on top of their moral high horses.

https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1hrzcmj/el_salvador_closes_2024_with_a_record_low_number/m51x1jx/?context=8

!chuds !neolibs !latinx

!coons

!crossword

We will work on this week's crosswords next Sunday in a special double edition. I will also (hopefully) have a surprise to announce at that time too

""Oh don't worry these people always out themselves" - Mario1599" -Dramamine

Full comments. Some sweatys can't behave, so of course the thread is locked. The top comments are funny though

Finally some foreshadowing of /u/LiamJazeefa:

Prologue

**One humble redditor suggests an offsite where evil reddit admins can't get the wholesome libertarianrinos. Another tells them to get on their uwu Groomercord. This is all it takes for (unarchived) TRANSPHOBIA to rear its head** https://archive.is/g0kxb

Part 1

**As predicted, we get an entire backstory about how Lilam is actually the real victim in all this. Some relevant points made** https://archive.is/vBAGT

1. No stalker child, keeping tabs on male feminists and child predators is a bad thing because it only makes them want to r*pe more(?)

2. When Chris Chan got stressed, he did his neurodivergent stress sigh. When this person get's stressed, they just need a little CP, as a treat

3. Age bracket is 3+, but don't worry, Xe sometimes has to settle for 18+

4. Not aware of recidivism stats, even though this contradicts the previous message (my 1)

5. Unironically does the "aktually it's ephebophilia" when they're x-age or older" Relevance is unclear when they're still saying they're attracted to literal toddlers too.

6. Despite not knowing any criminology stats (see 4) they just know in their heart of hearts that most MAPs are non-offending because ???

Just for the record they're admitting to acquiring and jerking it to CP

7. Want a source? Um sweaty, you're talking to an intellectual. Be prepared to get peer reviewed articles and 90 minute lectures from The Science™. It might be too much for your feeble mind.

8. Lists some of the dangeous apps libertarians might be using to target children. Groomercord mysteriously not present

Part 2

**Now to the horrible stuff. TW: People are explaining why someone might not be sympathetic to someone who self-describes as a person who enjoys jerking off to children being r*ped.** https://archive.is/NBNtW#selection-1643.0-1650.0

Vivid_Wrongdoer_1662 (more like Bigot_Queerkiller_1488 am I right) makes this horrible point, but our intellectual has a strong rebuff to this nonsense.

• I don't have a time machine, BIPOC.

For some reason "I can't unfap to the r*pe of those kids" doesn't soften this heart of stone. Here comes the truth nuke. Total CP enjoyer absolution. Get ready to feel like a fricking fool all you woodchipper posters

• I'm absolved of my sins because

  THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAS EXPIRED

• something something therapy (that fixes everything according to reddit)

• People are being mean to me, did you ever think about that?

Yes, I wasn't punished, and I continue to be an unrepentant menace to children who is still attracted to them, but at least I'm not rude. Also you can't get me nah nah nah

Part 3

**Of course it wouldn't be reddit if we didn't try to use nu-terminology to try to de-stigmatize horrible behaviors act scientific and emotionally detached from our own horrible actions try to silence opposition by being a faux authority talk about this in a civil manner** https://archive.is/hPdkX

• all my critiques are ^^^ It's extreme copium and deflection

• I also like the random redditor trying to redefine porn on the fly because child porn was giving it a bad name or something: "You should use the better term, child sexual abuse material. Porn is consensual."

• Here's a few more redditors accidently telling on themselves.

-- They're just using harsh terminology to checks notes make child r*pe and CP sound bad:

-- Libertarian activists are so brave for sticking up for the stigmatized paraphilia community:

Certified yikes sweaty moments

Part 4

**One last over the top cope for the road- you're literally sending death squads after me.** https://archive.is/IiXqC

• The true victims in all of this are those that see mean words on their screen. Do you have any idea what it's like to be told to keep yourself safe by a stranger over the Internet (the answer is yes, it happens all the time, grow the frick up). This is what avoiding signs of victimization is, btw- minimize all your horrific crimes against children and then cry about mean words from pseudo-anon accounts you'll never interact with again.

-- "Go sit in a corner for three hours and imagine people saying these things to you every single day for 10 years."

counterpoint: Xe doesn't even need to do this, just stop telling people how much you enjoyed child porn. Stop telling people you find toddlers attractive.

• Fear of Doxing. I will once again remind you that NOBODY ASKED and you just volunteered about your attraction to 3+ year olds. If you did this on an account that can be connected to your real name, you should also be in jail for being fricking r-slurred.

• The famous Internet death squads are coming for the wholesome libertarians (God I wish that were true )

Epilogue

. There is a twitter account with this same username- https://x.com/lilamjazeefa. The most recent tweets are from 2016 directly \@GovGaryJohnson and \@GovBillWeld... the Libertarian candidates for the 2016 election... Some jokes just write themselves.

I really want Elon to royally frickup Social Security, Medicaid, Medicaid, and piss off all old voters to go after the GOP.

I hope his zoomer twinks royally frickup and crash websites, block payments for months.

Also drew these with a mouse in MS paint while at work:

First Anna goes off on discount Anna Kasparian (Emma something, the r-slurred host of pod save america or similar podcast, doesn't matter which one they're all the same):

>You're a nepo baby rich b-word, frick you as a staff, record label and as a motherfrickin' crew

I remember Emma telling me, verbatim "I never have to work a day in my life if I don't want to" because of how wealthy her family is. Your mom threw a nice little fundraiser for Sen. Gillibrand in 2019, right? I get why you're so attached to a party that fricked over the working… https://t.co/zbFeRiWkFv

— Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) February 2, 2025

Then some dumbass tried to pin her as jealous of... hasan the r-slurred host of pod save america (all the same, doesn't matter)

At least she’s doing the work… weren’t you also jealous of Hasan..?

— Dieter (@Bukniak) February 2, 2025

Well, surprise, that dude hasan is the nephew (actual nephew, not an nword euphemism) of Anna's long time co-host Chunk Yoghurt and she spills the beans on how he's scared of his viewers and secretly hates them

Hasan is a slave to his audience. I've never seen a man more terrified of the people who watch his streams. I would never be jealous of that. https://t.co/0YfEMSCpMb

— Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) February 2, 2025

I made a joke ONCE about how I'd like to just play video games and make millions and these morons took it literally. I would rather scrub pottys than be Hasan. He's glued to a computer for 8+ hours a day, placating an audience I know for a fact he hates. Maybe don't open up to… https://t.co/XpQmpg1aWI

— Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) February 2, 2025

Hope you enjoyed the post, have a nice day dramatard

/r/Bristol showed up in a recent post for being prone to and this is no exception. Bristol is an extremely left-wing city which is why it is an open-air latrine.

_{"gore" has been blacked out}

Some misgyonist christcuck nonsense about not killing babies has popped up in the very center of the hornet's nest, this has genuinely broken some brains:

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Someone needs to burn those boards. What a bunch of c*nts.

Wtaf. How is this happening here? 😑

Roe vs Wade got overturned in the states, effectively allowing states to ban abortion. That means these peepeehead lobbying charities got what they wanted and have no reason to exist, and bucketloads of money left over, so they are spreading their fundamentalist bullshit all over the world.

These anti abortion peepeeheads are the UK wing of a charity funded by Reagan era state representative. Not dissimilar to Elon Musk funding Reform, all part of a ploy by right wing yanks to get us involved in their brand of culture wars.

Despite the charity being British and abortion laws being considerably stricter than the average US States, all of this is musk and his cronies somehow.

The irony is that the fact that these people even think this is proof of their brains being BUCK BROKEN by the americhad cultural hegemony

How do you walk past this without tearing it all down in anger? Ffs.

this neighbour boutta crash out lmao suddenly has no problem with violence despite crying about it previously

I'm all for counterprotesting these freaks, but it's probably worth mentioning that cults LOVE it when you reaffirm what they teach to their members

I'm all for doing something that isn't internet whining, but here's a carefully preplanned reason why I won't I'm actually very above it all and smart

Good, I said my piece and hung around for a bit in case a crowd of counter protest gathered

Oh nice. They will now see how the British people won't put up with their shit unlike the yanks. Get down there boys and give em heck.

I shouted at a female charity volunteer and then stood there waiting for a counter protest to form, I am literally an antifascist warrior guys

please also the second comment ty

God forbid people have a different opinion ig Believe it or not, not wanting babies to be killed is a valid line of thinking.

This one caused a huge slapfight which you may peruse at your leisure

Morality is not objective. You may be convinced in your beliefs, I also believe that abortion is morally good. Just because the majority of people share this moral, doesn't make it objectively correct.

Literally two comments later:

There's having a different opinion and then there's just objectively and morally wrong.

My belief is that a woman of sound mind is entitled to make a decision whether to have a baby or to terminate the pregnancy. However i do wonder how many abortions can 1 person have before eye brows are raised?

>woman of sound mind

Listen, I've had two in my nearly 40 years of life,

TWO abortions? You might be interested in this exercise love

These people are SO mad! even the jannies are making sure their Good Boy Opinions are known

!dramatards !metashit

!codecels !burgers

The author of this article was Bush's speech writer famous for crafting the axis of evil

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jan/28/usa.iran

I'd ping but aevann told me to stop doing that