Definitions by the modhatter
Sealioning
Sealioning is a term used to identify trolls who request citations when citations weren't necessary. It is akin to the meme of a child asking "Why?" after everything you say -- not even because they want to know, but as a bad faith way of faking interest while actually just trying to exhaust another person.
For example, "Sealioning" itself has been Sealioned with bad faith "definitions" attempting to change the meaning of the word to benefit online trolls.
For example, "Sealioning" itself has been Sealioned with bad faith "definitions" attempting to change the meaning of the word to benefit online trolls.
Person 1: The sun rises in the east.
Person 2: Can you provide a link to your claims?
Person 1: Don't be sealioning me, you can look it up yourself!
Person 2: Can you provide a link to your claims?
Person 1: Don't be sealioning me, you can look it up yourself!
Sealioning by the modhatter January 5, 2023
Blue MAGA
A US voter on the Horseshoe Left whose support for Bernie Sanders, AOC (short for Agent Of Chaos), or other Alt Left figures mirrors the emotional fervor of Donald Trump supporters. This typically involves lionizing political figures as larger-than-life and saintly, buying political merchandise, and generally treating politics more akin to a sports team or cultural lifestyle.
A portmanteau of "blue" (the color most frequently associated with Blue Dog Democrats) and "MAGA" (Make America Great Again, Donald Trump's 2016 election slogan).
A more conspiratorially-minded Blue MAGA would be called a BlueAnon (Blue + QAnon).
A portmanteau of "blue" (the color most frequently associated with Blue Dog Democrats) and "MAGA" (Make America Great Again, Donald Trump's 2016 election slogan).
A more conspiratorially-minded Blue MAGA would be called a BlueAnon (Blue + QAnon).
Blue MAGA by the modhatter January 5, 2023
Uncle Tom's Cabin Republican
Noun
Gay conservatives started a group called the "Log Cabin Republicans," in a strange reference to Abraham Lincoln. Of course, this group was founded in 1977, when Republicans were openly discriminating against the LGBTQ+ community. This prompted commentators to begin comparing the group to the term "Uncle Tom," someone who thinks of slave masters as benevolent dictators, and just treating them nicely will persuade them to end their genocidal slavery practices. Hence, an "Uncle Tom's Cabin Republican."
Gay conservatives started a group called the "Log Cabin Republicans," in a strange reference to Abraham Lincoln. Of course, this group was founded in 1977, when Republicans were openly discriminating against the LGBTQ+ community. This prompted commentators to begin comparing the group to the term "Uncle Tom," someone who thinks of slave masters as benevolent dictators, and just treating them nicely will persuade them to end their genocidal slavery practices. Hence, an "Uncle Tom's Cabin Republican."
Don't count on him to care about trans rights. He's an Uncle Tom's Cabin Republican who still deadnames Caitlyn Jenner, despite HER being an Uncle Tom's Cabin Republican herself!
Uncle Tom's Cabin Republican by the modhatter September 27, 2022
Prelioning
Verb
Related to the term "Sealioning," which is bad-faith trolling in the form of asking a series of insincere question that anyone ACTUALLY interested in the topic already know for a fact, or can search for online themselves.
In this case, "Prelioning" is when a person posts something highly subjective as if it is fact, and when people ask what the subjective opinion is based on (because some people do have different criteria for forming subjective opinions), the original person will just keep replying "look it up yourself."
Someone posting in good faith is happy to give examples -- which in fact they usually do in the Original Post. Anyone suggesting that "facts" not in evidence are nevertheless true on their face is gaslighting.
Related to the term "Sealioning," which is bad-faith trolling in the form of asking a series of insincere question that anyone ACTUALLY interested in the topic already know for a fact, or can search for online themselves.
In this case, "Prelioning" is when a person posts something highly subjective as if it is fact, and when people ask what the subjective opinion is based on (because some people do have different criteria for forming subjective opinions), the original person will just keep replying "look it up yourself."
Someone posting in good faith is happy to give examples -- which in fact they usually do in the Original Post. Anyone suggesting that "facts" not in evidence are nevertheless true on their face is gaslighting.
Reply 1: "You keep talking about Bernie Sanders' accomplishments. I know his record, and I don't consider PLCAA, naming post offices, and dumping waste in Sierra Blanca to be accomplishments -- so, honestly, what has Bernie done that you consider accomplishments?"
Reply 2: "Don't bother. He's doing this Prelioning as part of a grand clout-chasing scheme."
Reply 2: "Don't bother. He's doing this Prelioning as part of a grand clout-chasing scheme."
Prelioning by the modhatter August 25, 2022
Blue MAGA
A term describing the fascist tactics of Bernie Bros, "Blue MAGA" has, predictably, become the latest victim of #Newspeak, and is now used by Putinists as a derogatory term for Democrats who resist Putinists.
Berniecrats described as "Blue MAGA" are often upper-middle class, live in the suburbs, and treat politics as a team sport. They frequently support or excuse Russian war, tax cuts for hedge fund millionaires, clemency for rapists and murderers in the guise of "abolishing prisons," and cuts to the social safety net by Republicans if Democrats are not "pure" enough.
Blue MAGA Berniecrats' main objection to Trump had much less to do with his policies than it had to do with his decorum. This explains their courting of so-called Moderate Republicans, who take a hatchet to the middle class and start unnecessary wars, but often do it with a smile on their face and outward politeness.
Perhaps the politician that Blue MAGA Berniecrats despise the most is Vice President Kamala Harris, attacking her with misogynoir, even when their attacks are based on Fox reporters making up lies. Blue MAGA Berniecrats drool over Bernie Sanders, because they see him as responsible for Donald Trump’s election theft in 2016, ignoring the facts of Russian interference, which, like Trump, they call the "Russia Hoax" because Putin also actively supported Bernie Sanders. They also swoon to proposals such as Hillarycare, which Bernie tanked in the 1990s and then rebranded as "Medicare for All."
Berniecrats described as "Blue MAGA" are often upper-middle class, live in the suburbs, and treat politics as a team sport. They frequently support or excuse Russian war, tax cuts for hedge fund millionaires, clemency for rapists and murderers in the guise of "abolishing prisons," and cuts to the social safety net by Republicans if Democrats are not "pure" enough.
Blue MAGA Berniecrats' main objection to Trump had much less to do with his policies than it had to do with his decorum. This explains their courting of so-called Moderate Republicans, who take a hatchet to the middle class and start unnecessary wars, but often do it with a smile on their face and outward politeness.
Perhaps the politician that Blue MAGA Berniecrats despise the most is Vice President Kamala Harris, attacking her with misogynoir, even when their attacks are based on Fox reporters making up lies. Blue MAGA Berniecrats drool over Bernie Sanders, because they see him as responsible for Donald Trump’s election theft in 2016, ignoring the facts of Russian interference, which, like Trump, they call the "Russia Hoax" because Putin also actively supported Bernie Sanders. They also swoon to proposals such as Hillarycare, which Bernie tanked in the 1990s and then rebranded as "Medicare for All."
Antifa: I'm so happy that Biden is president now! I can't wait to start fixing what was broken, and then make progress that benefits EVERYONE, regardless of race, sex, gender, sexuality, income, et al.
Blue MAGA: But what about the student loans of rich kids who earn $100,000 per year or more???
Antifa: Shouldn't the priority be to CONTINUE cancelling debt for people who REALLY need it, and then using the trillion dollars you want to give to the rich to make sure EVERY child in the US gets a quality PreK-12 education?
Blue MAGA: You mean, like Black kids? Naw, why bother -- #PLCAA will mean those kids will probably get shot up anyway.
Antifa: STFU Bernie Bro!! Go back to Russia!
Blue MAGA: That's Blue MAGA for you... Oh well, let's go back to attacking every Black person on Twitter as "KHive," and then when Black people complain, say we're talking about white women who eat brunch.
Blue MAGA: But what about the student loans of rich kids who earn $100,000 per year or more???
Antifa: Shouldn't the priority be to CONTINUE cancelling debt for people who REALLY need it, and then using the trillion dollars you want to give to the rich to make sure EVERY child in the US gets a quality PreK-12 education?
Blue MAGA: You mean, like Black kids? Naw, why bother -- #PLCAA will mean those kids will probably get shot up anyway.
Antifa: STFU Bernie Bro!! Go back to Russia!
Blue MAGA: That's Blue MAGA for you... Oh well, let's go back to attacking every Black person on Twitter as "KHive," and then when Black people complain, say we're talking about white women who eat brunch.
Blue MAGA by the modhatter August 4, 2022
MAGAdjacent
Adjective
Many politicians and supporters identify as Never Trump, but on a social progress scale, 100 being truly, meaningfully for progress, and -100 representing the regressiveness of Trump, many of these people are at -99. This is true of Republicans like Romney, Kinzinger, and Cheney, who still vote over 90% with Trump's radically conservative positions, and is also true in Horseshoe Theory, among people who CLAIM to care about things like climate change, reparations, voting rights, gun reform, et al, but say they will sit out the election, or, worse, actively carry water for the GOP, if the 48 Democrat Senators don't magically act like a 68-seat Supermajority.
MAGAdjacent can also be used as a noun to describe people whose political outcomes match the definition above.
Many politicians and supporters identify as Never Trump, but on a social progress scale, 100 being truly, meaningfully for progress, and -100 representing the regressiveness of Trump, many of these people are at -99. This is true of Republicans like Romney, Kinzinger, and Cheney, who still vote over 90% with Trump's radically conservative positions, and is also true in Horseshoe Theory, among people who CLAIM to care about things like climate change, reparations, voting rights, gun reform, et al, but say they will sit out the election, or, worse, actively carry water for the GOP, if the 48 Democrat Senators don't magically act like a 68-seat Supermajority.
MAGAdjacent can also be used as a noun to describe people whose political outcomes match the definition above.
"I actually heard a so-called Progressive™ say she would support Liz Cheney for PRESIDENT!!!"
"OMG! Even after Liz made a spectacle of herself after Roe V Wade was struck down?"
"I know! I knew Bros had some MAGAdjacent tendencies, but I had no idea this Bro was officially a MAGAdjacent!"
"OMG! Even after Liz made a spectacle of herself after Roe V Wade was struck down?"
"I know! I knew Bros had some MAGAdjacent tendencies, but I had no idea this Bro was officially a MAGAdjacent!"
MAGAdjacent by the modhatter July 31, 2022
Blue MAGA
Noun.
Term for people who behave exactly like Trump supporters but who are instead aligned with Bernie Sanders and other Putinists. In 2016, Blue MAGA was used by Democrats to describe Berniecrats who frequently express their hatred of anti-fascist Democrats. Of course, Berniecrats have adopted Orwell's Newspeak to try to distance themselves from their own fascism -- even though Newspeak is inherently fascist.
Term for people who behave exactly like Trump supporters but who are instead aligned with Bernie Sanders and other Putinists. In 2016, Blue MAGA was used by Democrats to describe Berniecrats who frequently express their hatred of anti-fascist Democrats. Of course, Berniecrats have adopted Orwell's Newspeak to try to distance themselves from their own fascism -- even though Newspeak is inherently fascist.
I criticized yet another one of Bernie's votes where he sided with the Republicans, and Berniecrats have been flooding my DMs with death threats ever since. Thanks a lot Blue MAGA.
Blue MAGA by the modhatter July 26, 2022