They just got better at hiding it, ironically because of Gamergate. Remember how openly smug they acted during gg? They thought labeling someone a "shitlord" and "neckbeard" was all they needed to unperson someone. Remember how activists like Big Red became laughing stocks?
When those labels became ineffective, they escalated: racist, sexist, transphobe, alt-right, nazi, fascist, etc. But the desired outcome remained the same. They want us gone. "No bad tactics, only bad targets".
They became better at obfuscating their intentions, they hide behing platitudes and slogans
Holy shit, I'd all but forgotten "shitlord" was ever not ironic, or a badge of honor.
Just a thought, but maybe they should get actual arguments instead. Because they just ruin and discredit whatever insult they use against us, because they can never break our arguments. If they had good arguments, though, they wouldn't be leftists.
Shitlord and pissbaby. Man, that brings me back.
It feels so long ago, but, technically it was. That was that pre-gamergate 2012 & 2014 era of arguing with Tublrinas. (did you forget that name)
They don't have to because the majority of normies are "rote thinkers" (they reason in terms of singular "if A then B' factoids, unable to process analytically). They will adopt a position based solely on mere exposure to attitudes toward that position. Vapid name calling works, unfortunately.
It's very depressing. And I'm glad I can at least think to some extent.
I heard another study referenced yesterday, similar to the internal monologue thing, and the breakfast memes, that say seventy-five percent of people have basically no critical thinking capacity, and go along with authority almost all the time. And this was linked back to what we saw during Covid.
It's just such a depressing thought, that such a high percentage of my fellow humans are almost literal NPCs. But there's plenty of anecdotal and statistical data showing, if not 75%, at the very least the number is disturbingly high.
There was also 'shitweasel' and 'shitheel'. Good times.
Leftists are bad at coming up with insults.