MTG Salvation

Hum, I think this event is a byproduct of a more all-encompassing phenomenon that has been going on for a while now.

Simply put: ever since a vocal minority of people started expressing overarching generalizations of huge segments of the population (the so-called 'SJWs'), a counter-movement started to take shape and size to go against them (the 'anti-sjws' or 'skeptics'). This has gained a much bigger size on youtube, where channels that 'answer sjws' started to spread like wildfire in a dry field. The issue is that these people, the anti-sjws, became MUCH worse than the thing they were originally trying to fight against.

Anyone with a clear and level-headed mind understands that tagging all white man as rapists or all minority groups as victims under all circunstances is wrong, or at least misleading. The problem is that the 'counter-movement' to that is now composed of people who literally advocate for ethnical cleansing/superiority. People who actively search for the worst of the worst examples on the liberal left to bash down, as if that represented its whole. People who come up with childish expressions like 'cuck' and 'beta', threaten the use of violence and think all the problems in the world boil down to some college kids barring speakers who advocate for hate.

This is nuts. It is this conter-movement that has given birth and power to stuff like Sargon of Akkad, Dave Rubin, Steven Crowder, Paul Joseph Watson, Alex Jones, etc. Some of these people existed before this movement existed, but they gained A LOT of traction after that. This Jeremy guy is just the new small ice cube in the huge iceberg that has been getting bigger and bigger. I feel like this is bigger than the whole mtg community, to be honest. And, from what I know, the only way to effectively shut down these people is to not talk about them (ironical, given that I'm doing so). You have to let them rot in obscurity and crawl back to the hole they came out from. These are not regular right-wingers. They're crazy people. Don't get me wrong: the community is 100% CORRRECT in calling out Jeremy's bull***** against other people and demand action from Wizards. However, after that is done, I don't think we should give them more audience, more screentime. That's what they want, and that's how their movement gets stronger.

To me we have to let Wizards lay down their sentence, offer all support that we can to Sprankler and just try to better ourselves. Call out toxic behavior when you see it. If you already do that, great! If you don't do that, don't refrain yourself next time. And, of course, be welcoming to anyone, regardless of their background, into the community of magic. Teach them how to play and belive them! When you believe someone, they can be better. If they act inappropriately, don't chastise them immediately. Explain what they did wrong, and how they can do better next time. Ignore the obvious trolls, instead of feeding them. Let people like this Jeremy rot alone in his world where he believes he is the sole victim of a huge conspiracy and everyone is out to get him. Don't harass him, don't threaten him, just let him be. Ignore him. Don't give him your time. He doesn't deserve it.