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Editing one post is bad, but also consider that they've become a massive safe harbor for the alt-right. Reddit admins routinely dismiss threats, quick to hide a

Editing one post is bad, but also consider that they've become a massive safe harbor for the alt-right. Reddit admins routinely dismiss threats, quick to hide accounts from people like Elliott Rodgers, etc. They edited a the_donald post all while allowing bigotry and hate speech flourish on Reddit.

humanrebar 8y ago
But there are also TwoXChromosomes, LateStageCapitalism, and all the niche sexual orientation subs. A lot of Reddit is pretty woke, so it's a safe harbor for quite a bit, right?
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sergiotapia 8y ago
> consider that they've become a massive safe harbor for the alt-right. I would say 95% of the website is firmly liberal. Try saying anything conservative anywhere on the platform and you'll be either: - Banned - Downvoted - Shadowbanned
- jcwpwi2d 8y ago
  I'll never understand these people who say that Reddit is a safe harbour for nazis and bla bla bla. I'm a fascist and I've been in tons of subs that were banned, to the point where there's no place left to go, and I've known many people who were banned as well. In the meantime, communists get to enjoy their subs and nothing ever happens to them. (Which is not to say that I think they should be banned, mind you. I wish we all got to keep our subs and accounts...) Also I don't believe Elliot Rodger ever had a Reddit account.
  - learc83 8y ago
    >Which is not to say that I think they should be banned, mind you. I wish we all got to keep our subs and accounts... So you're a facist who supports free speech?
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    - jcwpwl2d 8y ago
      At this point I'd take everything over a liberal democracy, even if it's communism. Most mainstream websites place a ban on extremist content which affects all of us, left and right wing alike, but on Reddit left wing is tolerated. That's why I never understand when people call Reddit a nazi black hole ;P
- devmunchies 8y ago
  Seriously. I’ve read some pretty extreme right wing views around the internet and NONE of them can be found on reddit (e.g. Charles Lindbergh’s views on ecofascism) (I’m a conservationist). It’s not a right wing haven. They’ve allowed a sub for the sitting president, but censored everything else that isn’t really tame.
  - krapp 8y ago
    Don't you mean it's not an extremist right-wing haven? I've seen plenty of ant-left, anti-feminist, anti-liberal, anti-democracy, right wing conspiracy stuff on Reddit, and of course mainstream conservative and right-wing political content. But I don't necessarily think it's censorship to draw a line in the sand where extremism is concerned. Or if it is, then it's censhorship employed for reasons other than mere politics. I think it's important to differentiate because the narrative here, as it's often employed, has been to describe social media as censoring "conservative" content en masse, on the premise that social media is engaging in an organized leftist conspiracy of censorship, which itself is an extension of the conspiracy theory that all mainstream media is owned and run by leftist/globalist/DNC operatives pushing a political agenda. I think that's a misrepresentation of what actually happening, or what the motives actually are.
    - devmunchies 8y ago
      If it’s only for moderates then it’s not a right wing haven. And extremism is subjective. You could say America is extremist capitalist. Sure we don’t burn books or kill dissidents, but we kill millions through unhealthy food, we have millions addicted to painkillers, porn, social media, and many spend half of their adult lives in a room typing on a computer. All permissible because it’s good for a profit. I’d call that extreme. Whether you agree with an extreme view doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be allowed to talk about it. Some views that are extreme to you are not extreme to me.
    - gottam 8y ago
      Almost none of those things you listed are extremist right wing. Politics are way too polarized and you're proof of that. I'm not even sure what you mean by anti-feminist but I'll guess "hate women and their rights", which I'll say leftists are guilty of disrespecting and sending threats to conservative women with "incorrect opinions". And anti-democracy is a funny point to bring up because a lot of far leftists from reddit are very pro communist and hate democracy. On top of all this, you lump in anti-left and anti-liberal with your other categories of "evil", making anti-right and anti-conservative the good guys. Your bias is showing, and you're alienating political moderates in the center. This is why people are not voting the way you want them to.

humanrebar 8y ago

But there are also TwoXChromosomes, LateStageCapitalism, and all the niche sexual orientation subs. A lot of Reddit is pretty woke, so it's a safe harbor for quite a bit, right?

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sergiotapia 8y ago

> consider that they've become a massive safe harbor for the alt-right. I would say 95% of the website is firmly liberal. Try saying anything conservative anywhere on the platform and you'll be either: - Banned - Downvoted - Shadowbanned

jcwpwi2d 8y ago
I'll never understand these people who say that Reddit is a safe harbour for nazis and bla bla bla. I'm a fascist and I've been in tons of subs that were banned, to the point where there's no place left to go, and I've known many people who were banned as well. In the meantime, communists get to enjoy their subs and nothing ever happens to them. (Which is not to say that I think they should be banned, mind you. I wish we all got to keep our subs and accounts...) Also I don't believe Elliot Rodger ever had a Reddit account.
- learc83 8y ago
  >Which is not to say that I think they should be banned, mind you. I wish we all got to keep our subs and accounts... So you're a facist who supports free speech?
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  - jcwpwl2d 8y ago
    At this point I'd take everything over a liberal democracy, even if it's communism. Most mainstream websites place a ban on extremist content which affects all of us, left and right wing alike, but on Reddit left wing is tolerated. That's why I never understand when people call Reddit a nazi black hole ;P
devmunchies 8y ago
Seriously. I’ve read some pretty extreme right wing views around the internet and NONE of them can be found on reddit (e.g. Charles Lindbergh’s views on ecofascism) (I’m a conservationist). It’s not a right wing haven. They’ve allowed a sub for the sitting president, but censored everything else that isn’t really tame.
- krapp 8y ago
  Don't you mean it's not an extremist right-wing haven? I've seen plenty of ant-left, anti-feminist, anti-liberal, anti-democracy, right wing conspiracy stuff on Reddit, and of course mainstream conservative and right-wing political content. But I don't necessarily think it's censorship to draw a line in the sand where extremism is concerned. Or if it is, then it's censhorship employed for reasons other than mere politics. I think it's important to differentiate because the narrative here, as it's often employed, has been to describe social media as censoring "conservative" content en masse, on the premise that social media is engaging in an organized leftist conspiracy of censorship, which itself is an extension of the conspiracy theory that all mainstream media is owned and run by leftist/globalist/DNC operatives pushing a political agenda. I think that's a misrepresentation of what actually happening, or what the motives actually are.
  - devmunchies 8y ago
    If it’s only for moderates then it’s not a right wing haven. And extremism is subjective. You could say America is extremist capitalist. Sure we don’t burn books or kill dissidents, but we kill millions through unhealthy food, we have millions addicted to painkillers, porn, social media, and many spend half of their adult lives in a room typing on a computer. All permissible because it’s good for a profit. I’d call that extreme. Whether you agree with an extreme view doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be allowed to talk about it. Some views that are extreme to you are not extreme to me.
  - gottam 8y ago
    Almost none of those things you listed are extremist right wing. Politics are way too polarized and you're proof of that. I'm not even sure what you mean by anti-feminist but I'll guess "hate women and their rights", which I'll say leftists are guilty of disrespecting and sending threats to conservative women with "incorrect opinions". And anti-democracy is a funny point to bring up because a lot of far leftists from reddit are very pro communist and hate democracy. On top of all this, you lump in anti-left and anti-liberal with your other categories of "evil", making anti-right and anti-conservative the good guys. Your bias is showing, and you're alienating political moderates in the center. This is why people are not voting the way you want them to.