A fork of Rural Dictionary
On a left-wing social media circle, as the conversation continues, the likelihood of capitalism being blamed - regardless of the problem at hand - approaches 1. Named after Fletcher, the dude in the group chat who based his ideology off of an overrated anime.
"I was on Tumblr and this one person decided to blame capitalism for the higher male suicide rate."
"Yup, that's Fletcher's Law."
Someone who advocates for the unequal treatment of a group based on the actions of their ancestors.
Friend: Your ancestors owned slaves and set back Black society by many years. To atone for this, your taxes should be distributed among the black communities with reparations.
Me: You are quite the Marleyan
Friend: What?
Me: Read the manga.