Corrieander 🤍

ARMY fixtures have been crumbling since the fandom started being dominated by people who are unwilling to engage in any dialogue that criticises the label or the actions of the members themselves. The corporatisation of BTS' branding once HYBE was established brought these people in and normalised this behavior. That is not necessarily the fault of the members, it's the nature of the corporate atmosphere. People who name this problem have been getting slandered, mass-harassed, stalked, and crucified, which has allowed the fandom landscape to shift towards justifying the corporate system and supporting HYBE. HYBE is then able to sabotage BTS' branding, messaging and legacy for profit and get away with doing so. Campaigns aren't raising as much money because they're getting reported. The fandom is falling apart because people, like those in the replies of this tweet, use the term "moral stans" as a pejorative for other fans who oppose the fetishisation of corporate profit and consumerism. The fandom is crumbling to complacency in capitalism. You cannot criticise the fandom's culture and then antagonise those who speak up when problems arise by hiding behind the most extreme opinions and reactions. People refuse to engage in good faith criticism that has to be harsh due to the subject material, and they demean those who do. The fandom's tolerance for critical discussion, dialectical thinking, and even common sense has regressed as a result. The discourse you're referring to is the exact kind of discourse that is actually productive. The same kind of discourse that you're shutting down and dismissing as "hate trains" is the very discourse that would counteract this problem. It's the regressed state of the fandom that has led to the negative perception of ARMYs spreading on other social media platforms. If the fandom stopped being complacent and engaged with complex fan content with an open mind, rather than immediately falling victim to system justification to manage uncertainty, then this would not be happening.