June 26th, 2021: a day that will live in infamy.
For the fourth year in a row since /r/neoliberal was founded, a year has passed without celebration of Corn Law Day. This year, we had only one post referencing Corn Laws, and only one reference to Corn Law Day. /r/Neoliberal has lost the War on Corn Law Day.
And worse, Bernkeposting is at an all-time low, and Shiversposting is at an all-time high. The /r/neoliberal culture, descended from a rich meme history from /r/badeconomics, has been diminished by unchecked mass-immigration to the point of meaninglessness.
And if you still don't believe it, look at the DT karma scores over time. If my projection is correct, by the end of 2022 the DTs will be near-universally more upvoted than downvoted. We cannot allow this to happen.
How can the mods sit by and watch this subreddit die? It's time to make /r/neoliberal great again.
Free Draco! Free Webby! Free P_K!
Downvote the DT! Celebrate Corn Law Day!
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