Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

G.W.F. Hegel (person) 1 — German philosopher invoked in discussion of reality television as cultural phenomenon.

The Beguiled (film) 1 — 2017 Sofia Coppola film watched by poster with mother and sister.

Montaillou (book) 1 — Historical book by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie about Catharism and medieval village life.

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (person) 1 — French historian and author of Montaillou.

Catharism (concept) 1 — Medieval Christian dualist movement proposed as alternative to Catholicism revival.

Indo-Chinese (place) 1 — Referenced in context of traditional warfare methods

Sweet (album) 1 — A Lana Del Rey song praised as a masterpiece that captures feminine psychology and is mischaracterized as a tradwife fan...

Old Reddit (concept) 1 — The original version of Reddit's user interface before the redesign.

Nazi regime (concept) 1 — Referenced in discussion of Jehovah's Witnesses' resistance during World War 2.

Lindsey Lohan (person) 1 — Actress mentioned in context of Courtney Love chanting the lotus sutra for her.

A House for Mr.Biswas (book) 1 — Listed among favorite books by user seeking mental health reading material

Thoreau (person) 1 — Author of journal entry quoted about sincere love for some things

R Crumb (person) 1 — Artist who illustrated the 10th Anniversary edition of The Monkey Wrench Gang.

Charly Garcia (person) 1 — Argentine rock musician from the 70s/80s

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner (album) 1 — Song by Warren Zevon referenced in driving fantasy

Paul Ehrlich (person) 1 — Population control advocate mentioned in context of tech pronatalism contradiction

Whiz Khalifa (person) 1 — Rapper who stars as Death in the TV show Dickinson

The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance (film) 1 — Americana film

Rilke (person) 1 — Poet who wrote about solitude and the necessity of holding to what is difficult

Always Sunny (film) 1 — TV show referenced to describe a type of devilish sense of humor

Industrial Society (book) 1 — Ted Kaczynski's manifesto referenced but not read by the author

Emma Thompson (person) 1 — British actress that the post author gets compared to most often.

Kahneman (person) 1 — Researcher whose work is questioned regarding the replication crisis and reliability of social science findings.

Rent Control (concept) 1 — Policy mechanism to limit rent increases and housing costs.

Joyce (person) 1 — Author of Finnegans Wake referenced in hypothetical modern scenario

Brett Easton Ellis (person) 1 — Author discussed as prophetic about social media age through his work

U.S. (place) 1 — United States referenced as lacking civil service jobs compared to other countries.

North Idaho (place) 1 — Location of 1917 lumber workers' strike that paralyzed the timber industry.

2 Chains (person) 1 — Rapper described as consistently underrated and perfect feature artist.

Yellow Submarine (film) 1 — A film watched repeatedly by the author while on DXM during high school.

9/11 Commission Report (book) 1 — A book purchased by the author at age ten during their obsessive phase with 9/11, though they never read more than a few...

The Terror Conspiracy (book) 1 — A book by Jim Marrs about 9/11 conspiracy theories, purchased by the author at age ten but never fully read.

Jim Marrs (person) 1 — Author of The Terror Conspiracy, a 9/11 conspiracy theory book.

Just Cause (film) 1 — A video game where the author would reenact the 9/11 attacks by stealing airliners and crashing them into buildings.

Happy Mondays (person) 1 — 1980s band mentioned as putting out iconic records in their prime

Public Enemy (person) 1 — Groundbreaking 1980s hip hop group mentioned as representing hip hop at its best

N.W.A. (person) 1 — Groundbreaking 1980s hip hop group mentioned as representing hip hop at its best

De La Soul (person) 1 — Groundbreaking 1980s hip hop group mentioned as representing hip hop at its best

Daydream Nation (album) 1 — Gamechanging 1980s album mentioned as exemplifying the decade's quality

Disintegration (album) 1 — Gamechanging 1980s album mentioned as exemplifying the decade's quality

Appetite For Destruction (album) 1 — Gamechanging 1980s album mentioned as exemplifying the decade's quality

Spenser Rapone (person) 1 — Former West Point graduate and communist who served in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan

Ouchita Mountains (place) 1 — Arkansas mountains known as source for whetstones

Bennington (place) 1 — Location referenced in relation to a girl the poster loves.

Kierkegaard (person) 1 — Danish philosopher referenced in a TrueAnon episode title.

Spanish (concept) 1 — Language that the poster's brain translates everything into as an involuntary mental tick

Rocky Horror (film) 1 — Cult film known for interactive special screenings

The Quran (book) 1 — Religious text mentioned as motivating the author to exercise harder.

Johannes Vermeer (person) 1 — Dutch painter who created 'The Art of Painting' in 1668.

Nicolas Régnier (person) 1 — Artist who painted a self-portrait painting a portrait in 1624.