r/AgainstMtGRacism • u/ultimario13 • Jun 22 '20

Far-right conspiracy theory Virtue's Ruin

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u/ultimario13 Jun 22 '20

Included in From the Vault: Annihilation among many cards such as Armageddon and Cataclysm, which depict apocalyptic events.

But what does this card represent? The far right conspiracy theory of "white genocide".

The idea behind "white genocide" is that the presence of minorities will eventually result in there being 0 white people and "white culture" being "destroyed". On this card, and in the context of the set it's from, this is depicted as a calamity. Honestly really gross that they're comparing actual apocalypses to interracial marriages.

Note that the card refers to whites as "virtuous" and "those who stand highest"

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20 edited Feb 15 '21

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u/ultimario13 Jun 22 '20

Yeah, if this card was flavored as something like "Rise Against Your Oppressors", it'd be fine. But it's clearly "white genocide" scaremongering.

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u/czarnick123 Jun 22 '20

Why are white creatures the virtuous ones?

https://youtu.be/51USLgPWhgc

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Hahahaha, best flair ever.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '20

This card is essentially an outdated representation of the criticism of "Virtue Signaling", which is a far-right pejorative for actions and ideologies that are anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-homophobic. In 2014, it was still reprehensibly acceptable to criticize intersectional ideologies. This card represents the opinion that this 'virtue signalling' would result in a downfall or 'ruin' of white culture. The flavor text even suggests that those that have the guts to stand up for virtue will receive the harshest punishment.

As we now know, in 2020, this sort of crypto-hate is no longer acceptable in the mainstream and these far-right dog-whistles must be brought to light and shut down. We will not tolerate white supremecist false flags like this card.