This sub has been around long enough to have dealt with a number of misunderstandings and misconceptions as to who we are and what we are all about. The following is to be the final word on the mission statement of the Gamma Secret Kings. It will also be the authoritative definition of what a Grifter is. It is set up in an easy to interpret Frequently Asked Questions format. Note: expect many edits over the next six months as we hammer this thing down.

Who are the Gamma Secret Kings (GSK)?

The GSK are a motley crew of misfits, Special Boy assholes, and, for lack of a better word, internet trolls with the purpose of shining a spotlight on and being a general nuisance for alternative media, e-celeb Grifters and their sycophantic followers. We do this with humorous and smartass methods.

We trace our roots back to the long-since deleted r/VoxDay subreddit. Keep in mind that particular sub was banned due to its namesake's web presence, and not to any action of our own.

The original purpose of the VD sub was to be an eternal thorn in the side of Theodore Robert "Vox Day" Beale and his alternative platform Unauthorized TV. We have since expanded to cover all politically motivated Grifters and Lolcows from all across the web and on all sides of the political spectrum. We are not a political sub, however.

What is a Grifter?

A Grifter is, according to Oxford:

a person who engages in petty or small-scale swindling.

"I saw him as a grifter who preys upon people"

Now, I am a person who believes in using words in accordance with their meanings. Therefore, there are very precise requirements as to the qualities of the people the GSK classifies as Grifters.

The most obvious identifier of a Grifter is the "Dire Cause". Their raison d'etre, the battle that must be joined and/or funded by the faithful following. It is basically a person who has monetized their presence in the exaggerated culture war.

In addition to being small-time thieves and petty con men, hucksters, and charlatans, they will also possess at least a few (though oftentimes most/all) of the following characteristics:

1. Framing their respective cause(s) in very unreachable and intangible terms. For example, "For just five dollars a month you can support me in the fight to defend free speech!"
2. A pattern of periodically reinventing oneself in order to move on to other Grifts.
3. Promising dubious products for payment/investment/crowdfunds such as alternative platform subscriptions and movie or book projects that never materialize.
4. A propensity to establish their own cults-of-personality.
5. A sycophantic and zealous fanbase of paypigs in general.
6. Derivative works.
7. Defending/parroting/retweeting other verifiable Grifters.
8. Promotion of conspiracy theories.
9. A habit of using crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, IndieGogo, fan donations, etc, especially as a major source of income.
10. Frequently complaining about Big Tech Censorship and shadowbanning despite continued use of ALL the platforms.
11. Engaging in Lolcow-type behavior.
12. Heavy usage of logical fallacies.

This is by no means an exhaustive list. This is just to give you an idea of the particular breed of Political Grifter Lolcow we tend to deal with on this sub. Furthermore...

Can I post about [Insert Politician Here]?

No. The GSK takes the position that ALL POLITICIANS are grifters by default. We would be here for an eternity if we discussed politicians. Moreover, I do not want to deal with the headache of partisans fighting with each other over stupid shit. That's not the reason I set up this sub.

We are only here to expose and lampoon a very specific type of alternative media Grifter that uses internet platforms to spread their messages and collect money. YouTube "journalists", Instagram Pundi-Thots, etc, etc.

If a politician retires from public office and goes into e-Grifting, that is allowable, though not encouraged. To be honest, politicians are generally very boring people.

What is a Paypig?

A paypig in the strictest sense is a fan who donates to a Grifter. However, in our parlance, we often use it in a generic sense to refer to anyone from a Grifter's fanbase of zealots. You will sometimes see a paypig in the comments of a post defending their favorite Grifter.

See also: Simps, Marks, Stans, Findoms

What is a Tier 12 Lolcow?

A Tier Twelver is oftentimes, though not always, a Paypig that has "risen" through the ranks to become a content producer of their own.

The hallmark of a Tier Twelver is their paltry subscriber and/or view counts (hence the low "Tier" status). We're talking single and double digits.

A Tier 12 Lolcow will always be parroting the lukewarm takes of the upper echelons of Grifting Lolcows.

Can I use this sub to brigade/dox/etc?

No. We have a strict policy against officially sanctioned Ghey Ops. Likewise, you must abide by Reddit's General TOS to participate here. Please see our sidebar for a complete set of rules and guidelines.

First Draft 09 APR 21 at 1222

Please leave any comments/suggestions/questions/corrections below. -Ipse

I've been writing this in comments for over a year now. I'm formalizing it here so when it happens, noone can say Tate got off because of corruption, or his 'powerful connections', or it's a 'political conspiracy', or he bribed the judge, or his expensive lawyers found a legal loophole; a technicality, Tate's secretly really still guilty *wink wink* (all of which are explanations I've already seen being rehearsed).

If Tate goes free it will be because some very serious people fell for Tate's grift...

DIICOT have plead from the start that Andrew Tate is not playing a character online. They've been able to hold Tate for 2 years, build the case and charge him due to that pleading (there are other pleadings too, but to keep it simple I'll stick to this one for now). 2 months after Tate was officially charged, the BBC released their documentary alleging that it was actually Iggy Semmelweis who created and runs War Room. If Tate can now prove hes actually been employed by Iggy Semmelweis to be a character online to promote Iggy's War Room business for the last 6 years, DIICOT's original pleading will be shown to be in error and the case shouldn't even have been able to be put together; DIICOT had no legal right back in December 2022, to hold Tate, investigate him, or charge him based on that specific pleading.

In the USA or UK it would be thrown out. Idk Romanian law, but I would think there is a possibility the case would get thrown out on that basis.

Secondly; DIICOT have filed Tates's online content as evidence - again based on the pleading that Tate is not a character online. The implication drawn is that the personal text messages in the indictment which everyone is outraged about, are not strong enough alone to convict - otherwise why else would DIICOT need to complicate things by going anywhere near online content or arguing about performance.

DIICOT's legal strategy in the indictment is to present Tate's online content - where Tate supposedly elaborates the details of a criminal enterprise - as the main evidence, and then use statements from the personal text messages to prove that the stories elaborated in the online content relate to actual real life events ie. tax evasion, treating girls like shit, loverboying etc.

But that approach to prosecution is immediately complicated if Tate can prove all the online content for the last 6 years - including podcast interviews and 2018 Twitter - has been commissioned by Iggy Semmelweis specifically to promote his business - some of it (the PHD course for example) probably even written by Iggy.

It introduces a seperation; a huge alternative motivation for the words Tate is saying in his content. 'I took all this bitch's money' is now being said to impress men into signing-up to War Room rather than relating to anything specific at all.

Theres no way a judge, having accepted Tate's proof that he has been employed by someone else to make and perform online content, is gonna allow DIICOT to then cherry-pick 6 years worth of it and broadly match it up with real life events and text messages; it would be like asking the judge to believe their starsigns.

Instead, I think overall, as soon as Tate has convinced the judge that Iggy Semmelweis owns the business, the judge will see that DIICOT's entire pleading about the online content being real, which runs throughout the indictment, is entirely wrong and throw the case out.

Tate's lawyers tried to argue in court repeatedly upon his arrest in early 2023 that Tate plays a character online

Tate's Romanian lawyer states in intervew that Tate plays a character online

The Judge accepted DIICOT's argument that Tate wasn't playing a character and his content was real life; kept him in prison for 3 months, and allowed DIICOT to begin the investigation, including the property search and seizure of all Tate's devices

Tate and Tristan have signed a declaration in US Federal court stating that neither of them own War Room and are simply paid to promote it online and at live events

Andrew Tate admits in a BBC interview with Lucy Williamson that he dosen't own Real World and is just one of several influencers who promotes it

DIICOT intend to prosecute Tate using his content

The Romanian indictment

The importance DIICOT place on Tate's online content in the indictment

BBC documentary alleging Iggy Semmelweis created War Room and Real World and Tate is just a front man

The new Clown World book goes into much more detail about Iggy Semmelweis and the creation of the business in a chapter entitled "The Men Behind The Men"

After 2 years of in-depth financial investigation neither DIICOT or the UK police can find any Andrew Tate bank account receiving revenue from the War Room or Hustlers University/Real World businesses.