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Go read r/politics comments for 5 minutes and then go read r/the_donald comments for 5 minutes, then come back and tell me which subreddit has the most hate spe

by Zecar 8y ago

Go read r/politics comments for 5 minutes and then go read r/the_donald comments for 5 minutes, then come back and tell me which subreddit has the most hate speech. Also let's not forget that r/politics mods sold the subreddit to Shareblue for $2 million.

skinnymuch 8y ago
Do you have a citation for the $2M figure? I tried searching a bit. All I found were random sites saying roughly the same stuff conspiracy subreddits or sites were saying. I’m not saying something didn’t go on, but if something did happen, where did that number come from besides “anonymous source[s]”
ddingus 8y ago
Cite?
slg 8y ago
Challenge accepted. The current top comment on the current top post on /r/politics [1]: >David Frum said it best this morning on NPR, his call for unity isn't actually a call for unity, he's demanding that everyone to support him and his policies. The current top comment on the current top post on /r/The_Donald [2]: >Schumer looked disgusting. Glasses at the end of his nose. Very disrespectful. The politics comment might be biased but it is a least a political opinion worth discussing. The comment on The Donald is at best a childish insult and while I personally wouldn't call it "hate speech" I wouldn't be shocked if it was some form of antisemitic dog whistle. I think you are showing your own biases if you think those two subs have a similar level of discourse. [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/anf6vn/trump_will_call_for_unity_tonight_its_a_scam_and/efstte7/?st=jrs54iho&sh=f146d31b https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/anf6vn/trump_will... [2] - https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/anf6ov/i_see_schumer_is_already_criticizing_my_state_of/efsu8h5/?st=jrs54ypd&sh=8846f845 https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/anf6ov/i_see_sc...
- gfwhuuku 8y ago
  It's a reference to a classic Trump tweet: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/149589104168939520 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/14958910416893952... (Edit to the guy below: I'm not saying I disagree with you, just adding some context.)
  - slg 8y ago
    The disgusting and disrespectful portions might be a reference, but it was the "Glasses at the end of his nose" line that jumped out as a potential dog whistle. The response with 25 upvotes that talks about Shumer's "sniveling nose" also doesn't help. I know that politicians getting criticized for their looks is just part of the equation and Trump is a big victim of that. However it is a little different when you are criticizing a Jewish person's "sniveling nose", especially in a community that is routinely accused of being hateful and antisemitic. EDIT: This comment is being heavily downvoted, but I am not sure why. Like I said in my original post this wouldn't meet my personal definition of hate speak. However is it really outlandish to suggest that a community that has been accused of antisemitism might be signaling their antisemitism when their criticism of a Jewish person is the most stereotypical physical characteristic of the Jewish people?
    - burfog 8y ago
      The antisemitism accusation is completely over-the-top ridiculous. Trump's own daughter is a Jew. Trump moved the embassy to Jerusalem, and not one democrat showed up for the ceremony. There are a couple openly antisemitic members of congress now, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Louis Farrakhan hasn't even been disowned. This is a case of projection if there ever was one.
      - Zecar 8y ago
        Yeah Trump broke people's brains. Look at this anti-semite: http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170522092440-02-trump-western-wall-0522-exlarge-169.jpg http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170522092440-02-tru...

by Zecar 8y ago

skinnymuch 8y ago

Do you have a citation for the $2M figure? I tried searching a bit. All I found were random sites saying roughly the same stuff conspiracy subreddits or sites were saying. I’m not saying something didn’t go on, but if something did happen, where did that number come from besides “anonymous source[s]”

ddingus 8y ago

Cite?

slg 8y ago

Challenge accepted. The current top comment on the current top post on /r/politics [1]: >David Frum said it best this morning on NPR, his call for unity isn't actually a call for unity, he's demanding that everyone to support him and his policies. The current top comment on the current top post on /r/The_Donald [2]: >Schumer looked disgusting. Glasses at the end of his nose. Very disrespectful. The politics comment might be biased but it is a least a political opinion worth discussing. The comment on The Donald is at best a childish insult and while I personally wouldn't call it "hate speech" I wouldn't be shocked if it was some form of antisemitic dog whistle. I think you are showing your own biases if you think those two subs have a similar level of discourse. [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/anf6vn/trump_will_call_for_unity_tonight_its_a_scam_and/efstte7/?st=jrs54iho&sh=f146d31b https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/anf6vn/trump_will... [2] - https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/anf6ov/i_see_schumer_is_already_criticizing_my_state_of/efsu8h5/?st=jrs54ypd&sh=8846f845 https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/anf6ov/i_see_sc...

gfwhuuku 8y ago
It's a reference to a classic Trump tweet: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/149589104168939520 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/14958910416893952... (Edit to the guy below: I'm not saying I disagree with you, just adding some context.)
- slg 8y ago
  The disgusting and disrespectful portions might be a reference, but it was the "Glasses at the end of his nose" line that jumped out as a potential dog whistle. The response with 25 upvotes that talks about Shumer's "sniveling nose" also doesn't help. I know that politicians getting criticized for their looks is just part of the equation and Trump is a big victim of that. However it is a little different when you are criticizing a Jewish person's "sniveling nose", especially in a community that is routinely accused of being hateful and antisemitic. EDIT: This comment is being heavily downvoted, but I am not sure why. Like I said in my original post this wouldn't meet my personal definition of hate speak. However is it really outlandish to suggest that a community that has been accused of antisemitism might be signaling their antisemitism when their criticism of a Jewish person is the most stereotypical physical characteristic of the Jewish people?
  - burfog 8y ago
    The antisemitism accusation is completely over-the-top ridiculous. Trump's own daughter is a Jew. Trump moved the embassy to Jerusalem, and not one democrat showed up for the ceremony. There are a couple openly antisemitic members of congress now, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Louis Farrakhan hasn't even been disowned. This is a case of projection if there ever was one.
    - Zecar 8y ago
      Yeah Trump broke people's brains. Look at this anti-semite: http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170522092440-02-trump-western-wall-0522-exlarge-169.jpg http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170522092440-02-tru...