Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Roma Termini (place) 1 — Rome's main train station where poster witnessed a well-dressed homeless man

Denial of Death (book) 1 — Book discussed in relation to how apocalyptic thinking may be a projection of personal anxiety about aging and mortality

WCK (concept) 1 — World Central Kitchen incident involving Israeli strike that allegedly shifted mainstream media discourse on military ai...

FAS (concept) 1 — Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, mentioned as signs displayed by a child born to an alcoholic father

BBC Four (place) 1 — British television channel that broadcast a documentary about Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Deuteronomy (book) 1 — Biblical text containing ancient mandates about warfare and treatment of conquered cities, quoted in context of Israeli ...

Amy Chua (person) 1 — Yale Law professor and author known as tiger mom who wrote books about abusive parenting and is accused of pimping stude...

3Blue1Brown (person) 1 — Mathematics educational content creator on YouTube whose videos help viewers see the beauty in mathematics.

Nothing Ever Happens (concept) 1 — A mental framework or mantra used to reduce anxiety about world events by adopting an attitude of detachment and focusin...

SSC (place) 1 — Slate Star Codex, a rationalist blog mentioned as part of an online pipeline leading to AI doomerism discussions.

Council of Nicaea (concept) 1 — First ecumenical council called by Constantine to settle the question of Jesus and God's relationship, establishing the ...

Arius (person) 1 — Early Christian theologian at the Council of Nicaea who believed Jesus and God were totally separate beings.

Nicaea (place) 1 — Ancient city where Constantine convened 300 bishops for the first ecumenical council to debate Christian doctrine.

Black Mountains (place) 1 — Mountain range mentioned as an American destination the poster longs to visit.

Gurwinder (person) 1 — Substack writer who wrote an analysis of Luigi Mangione that the poster engaged with.

Viktor Frankl (person) 1 — Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor whose concept of the search for meaning is contrasted with the search for a...

Man's Search for Meaning (book) 1 — Viktor Frankl's book about finding meaning in suffering, conceived in prison and contrasted with the concept of agency.

Master-slave morality (concept) 1 — Nietzschean philosophical concept used to understand the distinction between seeking agency versus seeking meaning.

Kraft Dinner (concept) 1 — Kraft Mac & Cheese, discussed as potentially being the national dish of Canada despite being an ultraprocessed foreign c...

Praxis (concept) 1 — Political concept being explored in connection with Trump's tariff policies and expansionist rhetoric.

Augustus Comte (person) 1 — Philosopher mentioned in connection with technological optimism and positivism, cited as contributing to the author's sk...

Alaska Ranger (place) 1 — A fishing vessel that sank in the Bering Sea, killing five crew members

Zorro (person) 1 — A public domain character discussed as available for use in films without copyright restrictions

Three Musketeers (person) 1 — Public domain characters referenced as available for filmmakers to use freely

Popeye (person) 1 — A public domain character mentioned as an example of intellectual property available for free use in films

Gatsby (person) 1 — Public domain literary character (from The Great Gatsby) mentioned as available for filmmakers to use

Speakerbox (album) 1 — Outkast album mentioned as an example of buying at an artist's commercial peak rather than their best work

Planet Hospice (concept) 1 — A concept describing modern society remodeled to accommodate the elderly at the expense of the young, with technology se...

Boomers (concept) 1 — The Baby Boomer generation criticized for reshaping society around eldercare and comfort at the expense of younger gener...

Nara (place) 1 — Japanese city referenced as a model for urban deer domestication where people feed deer in parks

Lovesick (film) 1 — Thai BL show that started the upswing of gay content in Thailand following the 2014 revolution

Sotus (film) 1 — Thai BL show that followed Lovesick in the development of Thailand's gay content industry

Together (film) 1 — Thai BL show that brought the genre into full swing in Thailand

Lisa Eldridge (person) 1 — Makeup artist who creates videos featuring Alexa Chung

127 Hours (film) 1 — Film about a man trapped by a rock, parodied in a vulgar hypothetical scenario

Aleksandar Vučić (person) 1 — Serbian leader whose supporters harassed the mother of a railway station collapse victim

Novi Sad (place) 1 — Serbian city where a railway station canopy collapse killed 16 people in 2024

Dijana Hrka (person) 1 — Serbian mother whose son died in the 2024 Novi Sad railway station collapse, began hunger strike seeking justice

Therapy Brain (concept) 1 — Cultural phenomenon involving overuse of therapy-derived language and concepts, exemplified by a book on 'ethical cheati...

Public Records (place) 1 — NYC venue mentioned alongside Bossa Nova as having bathroom facilities that facilitate discreet drug use in club setting...

The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man (book) 1 — Franz Kafka short story collection recommended as one of the poster's favorite reads from recent years.

Anal Cunt (person) 1 — Band referenced on a t-shirt worn at a hardcore/thrash show, associated with extreme music scenes

Alison (album) 1 — Song referenced as example of 'skinny guitar guy sings about manic pixie type' genre

The Concept (album) 1 — Song cited as example of 'skinny guitar guy sings about manic pixie type' genre

Stephanie Says (album) 1 — Song mentioned as example in discussion of male songwriters creating portraits of female muses

YoungBoy (person) 1 — Rapper with youth-themed name discussed in debate about who is 'the hottest rapper out'

Kill All Normies (book) 1 — Book by Angela Nagle after which she experienced severe backlash and blacklisting from leftist and mainstream publicatio...

American Affairs (place) 1 — Publication mentioned as one using Angela Nagle's leftist credentials for reactionary ends

Malcolm Kyeyune (person) 1 — Person described as a grifter who Angela Nagle has been 'palling around with'

Irish Times (place) 1 — Mainstream publication that used to publish Angela Nagle's work before blacklisting her