slopulist

comparative more slopulist · superlative most slopulist

1. derogatoryneologismgovernmentOf, pertaining to, or characterized by slopulism.

   The only real-world effect is that it makes these figures appear boorish and unprofessional to anyone outside the online slopulist echo chamber.

   2025 May 2, Endeavour, “Against Slopulism”, in Counter-Currents, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025

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   The slopulist impulse may be most acute on the right at the moment — owing to the Republican control of the federal government — but some have argued this mode of online political engagement has its origins across the aisle.

   2026 February 13, Nathan Taylor Pemberton, “When Posting Becomes Its Own Style of Politics”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2026

plural slopulists

1. derogatoryneologismgovernmentSomeone who is perceived to practice slopulism.

   The spectacle of "owning the libs" may satisfy the slopulists, but it doesn’t address the substantive issues that fueled Trump's rise.

   2025 May 19, Russell Walter, “The Spectre of Slopulism”, in The Russell Walter Substack, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2025

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   Rather than addressing the issues they were elected to address, slopulists just need to give their base an opportunity to grandstand over someone else, giving them the feeling of “winning”, and they are just let off the hook.

   2025 May 2, Endeavour, “Against Slopulism”, in Counter-Currents, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025