Ladies and guntlemen, it's time for a
blast from the past.
Today, Ethan Ralph is known as some sort of Right-wing loudmouth grifter, and that's the perspective he purports to represent. But, in the parlance of Ralph, ... "
at one time, [he] felt differently." You see, back in 2012, before Internet Bloodsports, before GamerGate, before Donald Trump, Ralph was a Left-wing political blogger—a self-described "liberal." Ralph has alluded to this before, but there is no substitute for actually reading his political musings. Ralph was not just some normie regurgitating MSM talking points; Ralph was committed to the cause.
Here is what TheRalphRetort.com homepage looked like:
Here are some choice tidbits of Ralph's pre-Gamergate blogging:
- Gun Control: "Absolutely nothing will change unless we get our gun problem under control. If you want to keep seeing unspeakable atrocities like this one be committed, or at least are ok with that as long as there’s no gun control, then you are a part of the problem."
- Drinking moonshine: "The first time I ever had moonshine, I was around 14 or 15 years of age. ... if you ever get a chance to try moonshine, do that shit."
- His contempt for Republicans: "...60% to 70% of the time I spend on politics, is spent reading and listening to conservative thought... because knowing how your enemy thinks will allow you to understand their mindset... One of the crazy interesting things I’ve noticed about the GOPers over the years, is their absolute refusal to accept Democratic rule, governance, or favorability of any sort. If a liberal gets elected, the election was tainted. If a left-wing position is shown to be favored by polling, then the polls are rigged. Global warming is a hoax that 98% of scientists are in on. If an ambassador gets killed overseas, Obama let him get killed, probably on purpose. ... It has become a right-wing routine to call for the destruction of our great Republic. . . But one way I would suggest helping end it would be . . . patience. The left in this country is on the verge of something truly great, if we can just stay the course. So don’t let the Teabag bullies, right-wing blowhards, and secessionist traitors intimidate or dishearten you. . . . One more thing: make sure to vote. Nothing pisses off a Republican more than Democrats voting in the numbers they should, because we simply cannot be beat nationally IF we turnout to vote. It’s pretty much mathematically impossible. And as this shutdown and debt ceiling scare has shown, elections have consequences. So choose wisely."
- The "War on Drugs" and Its Effect on Blacks: "When one looks at the impact of the War on Drugs, it’s almost impossible not to start with the devastation it has caused among the black community. No other sector of society has been hit with anywhere near this level of pain."
- Bragging about getting noticed by someone with a higher media profile: "I’d always hoped to make it big one day, but I never thought my day of reckoning would come this soon! ... nothing would make me happier than to be quoted in the LA Times... mission accomplished... [T] he money quote by me: 'I hope you and your whole family die in a house fire.' ... That’s the story of how I became a nationally quoted blogger, ladies and gentlemen."
- Attacking Ted Cruz: "I support the president, and I am a very proud Democrat... After a summer of disunity, all Democrats have come together to fight this menace. They see it for what it is, a blatant attempt to steal concessions from self-made crises, and achieve what the thoroughly discredited right-wingers couldn’t at the ballot box: the destruction of Obamacare, construction of the Keystone Pipeline, and restrictions on birth control (to name a few). ... The extremist’s bluff must be called."
- Simping for Woody Allen against pedophilia accusations: "I believe Allen. I don’t think he molested his daughter. ... Others have penned persuasive defenses themselves. So, there’s no need for me to waste any more space on defending the decorated director. ... What I would like to address, however, is the notion that those of us who believe Allen are some how morally deficient, or a part of 'rape culture.' ... The feminist side has great points to offer, and is right about a lot of shit…there is an epidemic of assaults, for instance. But ... Don’t tell me who I can believe. I’m not immoral because I am inclined to believe a film director who I admittedly like."
- Defending welfare programs because his mom went on welfare: "I am here to tell you something you probably already know if you’re reading my blog: The social safety net is an invaluable construction that helps real taxpayers and actual constructive members of society. It isn’t just some set of programs that help the poor and lazy. It isn’t just for blacks and other minorities. It’s for everyone in the country, and all demographics benefit from its existence."
- Thirsting for black dick: "12 Years a Slave ... is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. ... Django was an almost lighthearted romp through the Slave South ... I loved the film, but it cannot hold a candle to something with as much weight to it as this. 12 Years is so brutal, so unsparing in its depiction of the abject horrors of slavery, that it can be very hard to watch at times. And when I say at times, I pretty much mean the whole movie. ... There isn’t enough superlatives available to convey how highly I thought of this film. It’s one of those movies that make you truly appreciate the power of cinema. It the best movie I’ve seen so far from 2013, and it’s also on my all-time Top Ten list."
And that was TheRalphRetort.com. That was Ethan Ralph. Most if not all of these articles are no longer published on TheRalphRetort.com and can only be accessed via web archives such as The Wayback Machine.
Then, in late 2014, something changed. Everything on TheRalphRetort.com became related to this thing called "GamerGate."

For the uninitiated, GamerGate was an Internet war between autists and faggots which ended with both sides becoming autistic faggots. At the end of the day, it was basically just a hashtag that fame-hungry grifters used to get clicks for their shitty content. This is how Ralph got Internet famous. After GamerGate founder and leader "Jim" O'Shaughnessy, AKA Internet Aristocrat (formerly "Jim81Jim," now "Mister Metokur") blessed Ethan with a platform on his streams, Ethan successfully used the #GamerGate hashtag to bring views to his shitty site. And even though GamerGate really only lasted a few months (it died the moment Jim stopped associating with it), Ethan would continue to post about GamerGate for years.
Here is an interview with Ethan Ralph where he discusses how he got into GamerGate and abruptly changed his whole life to grift off of it instead of getting a real job:
Stay tuned for Part 2, which discusses Ralph's "Fuck Censorship" forum (yes, Ralph briefly had a forum on TheRalphRetort.com).