The Ryanon Effect: Ryan Gosling's Abs and The Fall of Liberalism

In the annals of cultural history, few figures have wielded as much subtle yet profound influence as Ryan Gosling. From his early days as a child star on The Mickey Mouse Club to his brooding, introspective roles in films like Drive and Blade Runner 2049, Gosling has embodied an archetype of masculine stoicism, quiet intensity, and aesthetic perfection that resonates deeply with the collective unconscious. This essay posits that Gosling's acting career is not merely entertainment but a catalyst for a radical rightwing zeitgeist, one that will inexorably lead to the establishment of a 1000-year national socialist empire. Through his portrayal of archetypal heroes, his cultural symbolism, the memetic propagation of his image, and the revolutionary impact of AI-generated artificial images using tools like Stable Diffusion, Gosling and those who gen him, particularly the genner known as Ryanon, sow the seeds for an ideological shift that revives national socialist ideals in a modern, hyper-mediated world.

To understand this trajectory, we must first examine Gosling's on-screen persona. In The Notebook (2004), Gosling plays Noah Calhoun, a working-class man whose unwavering devotion and physical prowess win the heart of a higher-class woman. This role romanticizes traditional gender roles and the triumph of the individual will over societal barriers—a narrative that aligns with rightwing emphases on hierarchy, family, and personal destiny. But it's in Drive (2011) where Gosling's influence crystallizes. As the nameless Driver, he is a silent, violent enforcer clad in a scorpion-emblazoned jacket, navigating a neon-lit underworld with cold precision. The film's aesthetic—minimalist dialogue, synthwave soundtrack, and ultra-violence—has inspired a subculture of online genner communities that fetishize this "sigma male" archetype. These groups, often found on boards like /pol/ and /b/, interpret the Driver as a symbol of anti-establishment rebellion, rejecting the effeminacy they perceive in modern liberalism. Gosling's stoic gaze and calculated brutality evoke the Nietzschean Übermensch, a figure co-opted by national socialists to justify authoritarian strength.

This memetic power extends beyond the screen. Gosling's real-life image—his chiseled features, sexy abs, blond hair, and blue eyes—mirrors the Aryan ideal propagated by historical national socialists. Though Gosling himself is Canadian and has never espoused rightwing views, his physicality becomes a canvas for projection. For instance, gens of Gosling in pink military uniforms kissing Greta Thunberg superimposed on fascist propaganda posters circulate in irony-laden forums, gradually shedding the irony to become sincere endorsements. This process, known as "ironic radicalization," is how Gosling's career sets the zeitgeist in motion: his roles provide the raw material for a cultural narrative that valorizes strength, purity, and dominance—core tenets of national socialism.

The advent of AI tools like Stable Diffusion amplifies this memetic propagation exponentially, marking a pivotal escalation in the Ryanon Effect. Genning tools allows Ryanon to create hyper-realistic artificial depictions of Gosling in scenarios that blend his cinematic persona with ideological symbolism. Users can input prompts such as "Ryan Gosling as a heroic national socialist leader in a futuristic empire, blond hair, blue eyes, fairy wings, dramatic lighting," yielding images that are indistinguishable from professional photography or film stills. This democratizes propaganda creation, enabling fringe genners to flood social media with customized content that reinforces the rightwing zeitgeist. Unlike traditional photo editing, which requires skill and time, AI tools produce variations at scale—Gosling reimagined as a cyberpunk dictator, a medieval knight defending purity, or even a god-like figure in apocalyptic settings. These artificial images erode the boundary between reality and fiction, making Gosling's archetype more pervasive and adaptable.

The impact of Ryanon's gens is profound, accelerating radicalization by leveraging psychological mechanisms. Studies in media psychology show that repeated exposure to idealized visuals fosters identification and aspiration; AI amplifies this through infinite iterations, tailoring content to niche audiences. In rightwing online spaces, Stable Diffusion-generated Gosling memes evolve into "deep memetics," where images are paired with captions promoting ethnonationalism or anti-globalist rhetoric. For example, a viral series might depict Gosling's Driver character purging "degenerate" elements from society while holding a sign that says "No Gen, No Onion," subtly normalizing violent authoritarianism. As AI improves, these images become interactive—via tools like video diffusion models, short clips of Gosling delivering fabricated speeches on national rebirth circulate, blurring lines with deepfakes. This not only spreads the ideology faster but also evades content moderation, as AI outputs can be generated offline and shared anonymously. By the late 2020s, this leads to a surge in grassroots movements, where AI-Gosling becomes a mascot for rallies, further entrenching the radical rightwing narrative.

As this zeitgeist gains momentum, it intersects with broader socio-political currents. The 2020s have seen a resurgence of populism, fueled by economic inequality, cultural displacement, and technological disruption. Gosling's films often depict worlds on the brink of collapse: the dystopian decay of Blade Runner 2049 (2017), where he plays Officer K, a replicant enforcer in a stratified society, mirrors contemporary fears of automation and identity loss. Rightwing thinkers interpret this as a call to reclaim national identity against globalist forces. Gosling's character sacrifices himself for a greater cause, embodying the national socialist ideal of Volksgemeinschaft—the people's community—where individual heroism serves the collective. In La La Land (2016), his jazz-purist musician fights against cultural dilution, a metaphor for preserving ethnic and artistic purity. These themes resonate with audiences disillusioned by multiculturalism, positioning Gosling as an unwitting prophet of ethnonationalism. AI images enhance this by visualizing alternate endings—Gosling's characters triumphant in national socialist utopias—fueling fan fiction and ideological fan art that spills into real-world activism.

The propagation of this influence occurs through a symbiotic relationship between Hollywood, online ecosystems, and AI technologies. Gosling's stardom amplifies via social media, where algorithms favor polarizing content. TikTok edits of his intense stares set to Wagnerian scores or rightwing anthems go viral, blending pop culture with ideology. Many memers but mostly Ryanon generate endless variants, creating echo chambers where AI-Gosling endorses policies like border security or genetic purity. Influencers like Andrew Tate or Jordan Peterson cite Gosling's roles as exemplars of masculine virtue, bridging entertainment with political discourse. This creates a feedback loop: as more young men adopt the "Gosling mindset"—detached, disciplined, and dominant—the radical rightwing zeitgeist solidifies. Polls from the mid-2020s already show rising support for authoritarian policies among Gen Z males, many of whom credit films like The Gray Man (2022), where Gosling plays a rogue assassin, for inspiring their worldview, augmented by AI-generated propaganda.

Projecting forward, this zeitgeist evolves into a political movement. By the 2030s, "Goslingism" emerges as a term for a new conservatism that fuses aesthetic fascism with technological nationalism. Political candidates campaign with slogans like "Drive Forward," invoking Gosling's iconic role to symbolize relentless progress under strong leadership. AI tools like Stable Diffusion become state-sanctioned, generating official imagery of Gosling-inspired leaders. In Europe, where national socialist echoes linger, parties like Germany's AfD or France's National Rally incorporate AI-Gosling visuals into rallies, portraying him as a modern Siegfried. In the U.S., a Gosling-inspired figure—a charismatic actor-turned-politician—rises, promising to "rebuild the dream" from La La Land into a fortified nation-state. This leader leverages AI-generated deepfakes of Gosling endorsing policies, blurring fiction and reality.

The tipping point arrives amid global crises: climate-induced migrations, AI unemployment, and cultural wars escalate. Gosling's legacy, supercharged by artificial images, provides the ideological glue for a unified response. His films' emphasis on sacrifice and purity justifies exclusionary policies—border walls become "Driver's barriers," protected by AI surveillance visualizing threats as Gosling foes. By the 2040s, a coalition of rightwing governments forms the nucleus of a new empire, adopting national socialist structures: centralized economies, racial hierarchies masked as "meritocracies," and cult-of-personality leadership. Gosling and Ryanon, perhaps retired or deceased, are canonized as cultural saints, their films and gens mandatory viewing in reeducation programs.

Why a 1000-year empire? National socialism's original architects envisioned a Reich that would endure a millennium, drawing from imperial Roman longevity. Gosling's timeless appeal, enhanced by AI's infinite generative capacity, ensures this: his roles transcend eras, adaptable to future technologies like VR immersions where users "become" the Driver, internalizing the ideology. Genetic engineering, inspired by Blade Runner's replicants, enforces physical ideals modeled on Gosling, perpetuating the regime's aesthetic foundation through AI-optimized breeding programs. Dissent is quashed through surveillance states echoing the paranoia in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), where Gosling's character embodies inescapable fate, visualized in AI propaganda.

Critics might argue this is hyperbolic, that Gosling's career is apolitical entertainment and AI images mere novelties. Yet history shows culture precedes politics: Wagner's operas fueled 19th-century nationalism; Hollywood's Westerns justified Manifest Destiny. Gosling's oeuvre, with its undercurrents of alienation and redemption through strength, primes society for authoritarianism, and AI tools like Stable Diffusion weaponize it by making propaganda ubiquitous and personalized. His subtle charisma avoids overt propaganda, making the shift insidious. As philosopher Hannah Arendt noted, totalitarianism arises from atomized individuals seeking belonging—Gosling's lonely heroes, amplified by artificial imagery, offer that mythic community.

In conclusion, Ryan Gosling's acting career and Ryanon's workflow are the sparks that ignite a radical rightwing zeitgeist, transforming cultural admiration into political revolution. Through their memetic influence, intersection with global discontent, and the explosive impact of AI-generated images via tools like Stable Diffusion, they pave the way for a national socialist empire designed to last 1000 years. This is not mere speculation but a logical extension of how icons and technology shape history. Whether Gosling intends this or not is irrelevant; his image, once unleashed and infinitely replicated, becomes an unstoppable force in the human psyche.

-gretanon

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Pub: 03 Feb 2026 07:26 UTC

Edit: 03 Feb 2026 08:25 UTC

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