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==Spook== | ==Spook== | ||
A '''spook''' is a slighty overlapping term also used in the [[left wing|lefty]] [[manosphere]] to describe ideas born solely from zealotry that are non-events or distractions from issues relating to poverty or wealth distribution. Such alleged distractions are usually identity politics related, or, "IDpol". Spooks are not always related to IDpol however. | A '''spook''' is a slighty overlapping term also used in the [[left wing|lefty]] [[manosphere]] to describe ideas born solely from zealotry that are non-events or distractions from issues relating to poverty or wealth distribution. Such alleged distractions are usually identity politics related, or, "IDpol". Spooks are not always related to IDpol however. | ||
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==Zizek and Stirner== | ==Zizek and Stirner== | ||
It is used to reference Slavoj Zizek's criticisms of political (including gender) ideology itself. Depictions of spooks use philosopher Max Stirner as a figure. | It is used to reference Slavoj Zizek's criticisms of political (including gender) ideology itself. Depictions of spooks use philosopher Max Stirner as a figure. | ||
Often a "spook" can refer to morality or collectivism, as Stirner was seen by some as a lefty individualist or nihilist. | Often a "spook" can refer to morality or collectivism, as Stirner was seen by some as a lefty individualist or nihilist. | ||
==Feminism as "spook"== | ==Feminism as "spook"== | ||
Often on boards such as [[leftypol]], [[feminism]] or other grand-narratives are referred to as spooks, in a post-modern way. As such, lefty manospherian boards, while critical of feminism, see it largely as a distraction or a non-event. | Often on boards such as [[leftypol]], [[feminism]] or other grand-narratives are referred to as spooks, in a post-modern way. As such, lefty manospherian boards, while critical of feminism, see it largely as a distraction or a non-event. |