The Downing-Kruger effect is like the Dunning-Kruger effect, but specifically exhibited by people with Down Syndrome. It may be more apparent than usual due to the “stubborn” personality type commonly associated with DS.
My roommate kept nagging me a lot by saying I needed to take NyQuil, even though I actually had pinkeye and it wouldn’t have helped any. I know he thinks he’s caring for me, but he really doesn’t understand what he’s talking about. It’s not his fault though; he has Down Syndrome, so this is just the Downing-Kruger effect in action.
by Unstable Sub-Genius February 13, 2024
That moment a conservative or right-wing commentator stops pretending to admire Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and admits they never really cared for the man (or the Civil Rights movement in general) after all.
King flipping falls just a tad short of actually defending segregation or Jim Crow. The conservative making these statements will typically just say that the civil rights activists and the segregationists were both bad in their own way. However, don’t expect him or her to maintain this stance for long. Once someone has King flipped, their metamorphosis from a conservative into a full-blown white supremacist is almost guaranteed, and likely to happen soon.
King flipping falls just a tad short of actually defending segregation or Jim Crow. The conservative making these statements will typically just say that the civil rights activists and the segregationists were both bad in their own way. However, don’t expect him or her to maintain this stance for long. Once someone has King flipped, their metamorphosis from a conservative into a full-blown white supremacist is almost guaranteed, and likely to happen soon.
-Charlie Kirk used to call Dr. King a hero, but now he says King was “awful” and the Civil Rights Act was a mistake because it created too many federal bureaucracies. And he wants to spend Martin Luther King Day railing about this to everyone who will listen. Looks like Charlie has officially King flipped. He’ll probably be playing Johnny Rebel songs at his rallies before long.
-Conservatives’ attitudes toward race tend to decay predictably over time, almost like radioactive isotopes do. The decay chain for the conservative isotope goes something like this, with each step typically having a shorter half-life than the previous one:
1. “Can’t we just stop talking about race? Let’s all just be colorblind.”
2. “Dr. King was a Republican, and Democrats are the real racists! Just like in 1860!”
3. “Blacks are more racist than whites, and BLM is a terrorist group. Dr. King would have agreed with me, you know. He’d want us to build the wall and ban books, too.”
4. “Aw, f*** it! Dr. King really wasn’t a good person and I’m sick of pretending he’d be on our side, because I know he wouldn’t. And Civil Rights was a Commie plot. I’m totally not a racist, though.” this stage is the King flip
5. There’s nothing wrong with being a racist. We’d be better off if the South had won. And maybe we should start questioning the mainstream narrative of World War II, too.
-Conservatives’ attitudes toward race tend to decay predictably over time, almost like radioactive isotopes do. The decay chain for the conservative isotope goes something like this, with each step typically having a shorter half-life than the previous one:
1. “Can’t we just stop talking about race? Let’s all just be colorblind.”
2. “Dr. King was a Republican, and Democrats are the real racists! Just like in 1860!”
3. “Blacks are more racist than whites, and BLM is a terrorist group. Dr. King would have agreed with me, you know. He’d want us to build the wall and ban books, too.”
4. “Aw, f*** it! Dr. King really wasn’t a good person and I’m sick of pretending he’d be on our side, because I know he wouldn’t. And Civil Rights was a Commie plot. I’m totally not a racist, though.” this stage is the King flip
5. There’s nothing wrong with being a racist. We’d be better off if the South had won. And maybe we should start questioning the mainstream narrative of World War II, too.
by Unstable Sub-Genius January 14, 2024
A term that could be used sarcastically to refer to socially powerful Chinese people, particularly those who are corrupt or who are trying to covertly influence other countries. The term can refer to CCP officials, other public figures working (openly or secretly) on behalf of the Chinese government, or even leaders of organized Chinese crime groups, etc.
It’s a reference to “Son of Heaven”, the official title formerly held by the Chinese emperor.
It would be directly analogous to the word “oligarch” used in the context of the post-Soviet world, and implies a similar level of critique. Use of the term would be helpful as it would provide a way to openly criticize Chinese influence in one’s own society without coming across as racist or Sinophobic. That’s because it doesn’t apply to all Chinese people, only the powerful and corrupt ones.
It’s a reference to “Son of Heaven”, the official title formerly held by the Chinese emperor.
It would be directly analogous to the word “oligarch” used in the context of the post-Soviet world, and implies a similar level of critique. Use of the term would be helpful as it would provide a way to openly criticize Chinese influence in one’s own society without coming across as racist or Sinophobic. That’s because it doesn’t apply to all Chinese people, only the powerful and corrupt ones.
I don’t have anything against ordinary Chinese people, but the Sons of Heaven have FAR too much influence in Hollywood and Washington, D.C., and that’s a real problem.
My ex-girlfriend is from China, and she loathes the Sons of Heaven as much as I do. She’d probably be a political prisoner today if she hadn’t come to America.
I hear people are talking about a possible invasion of Taiwan. Looks like the Sons of Heaven are at it again.
The Sons of Heaven claim they have actually been doing the Tibetans and Uyghurs a favor all these years. Like I’m ever going to believe that.
My ex-girlfriend is from China, and she loathes the Sons of Heaven as much as I do. She’d probably be a political prisoner today if she hadn’t come to America.
I hear people are talking about a possible invasion of Taiwan. Looks like the Sons of Heaven are at it again.
The Sons of Heaven claim they have actually been doing the Tibetans and Uyghurs a favor all these years. Like I’m ever going to believe that.
by Unstable Sub-Genius January 16, 2024