Post by Maolsheachlann on Jun 12, 2017 19:01:53 GMT
Although I'm not on board with them, I'm very interested in the Alt Right-- culturally, politically and sociologically. One thing that's fascinating is their terminology. They have a whole language of their own. "Taking the red pill" or "being redpilled" means waking up from the dominant (globalist, feminist, etc.) cultural narrative. "Black pill" means something depressing-- "I don't mean to black pill you", etc. "Cuck" (possibly my favourite) means a conservative who's been completely cowed by liberalism. (It has a nasty origin, but that's incidental.) "Current year" is a sarcastic shorthand for the argument, "How can we, in 2017, use language like this, etc. etc.". And there's loads of others. Indeed, Richard Spencer said they "memed" the Alt Right into existence.
So, this would be a good project to embrace for this forum. Surely we can come up with some funky terms specific to the Irish context. "An Una" could be term for a bat-crazy uber-liberal man-hating feminist harridan. "Cringers" could be a good term for Irish people who suffer from cultural cringe whenever anyone says anything good about traditional Irish culture. "Provincials" could be a good term for liberals who bemoan that we are not keeping up with the rest of the world-- based on Patrick Kavanagh's observation that only the truly provincial are always looking anxiously at the metropolis for approval.
Only kidding, of course. Well, mostly. But the whole matter of discourse is very interesting. Me and and a friend of mine are always kvetching about how you only need to drop certain phrases into conversation (real or online) in Ireland to get a point for "satire". "Looking up every tree in North Dublin", "Irish solution to an Irish problem", "mature reflection", "luvverly girls", "iodine tablets", "comely maidens dancing at the crossroads", "grotesque, unprecedented, bizzare, unbelievable"...the list is endless. Indeed, my friend said he stopped reading one thread on Boards.ie because he KNEW that the line "maybe I like the misery" from Father Ted was inevitably going to crop up.
I actually do like that we have this national discourse, but it's a shame it's so steeped in liberal sneering.
So, this would be a good project to embrace for this forum. Surely we can come up with some funky terms specific to the Irish context. "An Una" could be term for a bat-crazy uber-liberal man-hating feminist harridan. "Cringers" could be a good term for Irish people who suffer from cultural cringe whenever anyone says anything good about traditional Irish culture. "Provincials" could be a good term for liberals who bemoan that we are not keeping up with the rest of the world-- based on Patrick Kavanagh's observation that only the truly provincial are always looking anxiously at the metropolis for approval.
Only kidding, of course. Well, mostly. But the whole matter of discourse is very interesting. Me and and a friend of mine are always kvetching about how you only need to drop certain phrases into conversation (real or online) in Ireland to get a point for "satire". "Looking up every tree in North Dublin", "Irish solution to an Irish problem", "mature reflection", "luvverly girls", "iodine tablets", "comely maidens dancing at the crossroads", "grotesque, unprecedented, bizzare, unbelievable"...the list is endless. Indeed, my friend said he stopped reading one thread on Boards.ie because he KNEW that the line "maybe I like the misery" from Father Ted was inevitably going to crop up.
I actually do like that we have this national discourse, but it's a shame it's so steeped in liberal sneering.