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The_donald was removed because it supposedly called for violence against the police. This was not true at all, but is still a regular occurrence on subreddits l

by eska 6y ago

The_donald was removed because it supposedly called for violence against the police. This was not true at all, but is still a regular occurrence on subreddits like news and politics, without mods ever blocking such posts and comments. You should also take a look at the leakrd conversations by mods and admins scheming to frame them. No matter your political beliefs, you should be alarmed by this.

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britmob 6y ago
For anyone that does not browse T_D: It was a common occurrence to see things like pictures of muslim women wearing headwear and a title of “It’s a diaper for their shit brains!”. There is casual racism, hatred towards minorities, and to top it all off, participants seemed to believe that there was nothing wrong with any of this, like you see above.
- goostavos 6y ago
  I was a near daily T_D reader up until the resent mod debacle forced everyone to .win. In it's prime, it was a useful way to see what the 'other' perspective was for whatever was on the front page of reddit. Unfortunately, reddit seems to have disabled searching in The_Donald, so I can't poke around for what you describe. I'm not saying what you describe didn't ever happen, I'm sure it did, but calling it "common" is a strange exaggeration. There was __plenty__ to dislike about T_D. No need to invent extra stuff.
  - bduerst 6y ago
    >Unfortunately, reddit seems to have disabled searching in The_Donald, so I can't poke around for what you describe. Do you really use reddit search? Because it is a steaming pile of uselessness. You can still visit or subscribe to /r/the_donald, so I don't know if you're making this up or if you just don't know how to use reddit.
valtism 6y ago
T_D was not removed, nor is it removed now.
- s1artibartfast 6y ago
  Just went and checked. Looks to be effectively shut down. 750,000 subs and literally 1 allowed post in the last month.
  - raverbashing 6y ago
    Maybe they failed to update the bots to work around the quarantine page
    - DonHopkins 6y ago
      Maybe they all followed their glorious leader's advice, and injected bleach into their veins, and shoved a flashlight with an ultraviolet lightbulb where the sun doesn't shine?
      - raverbashing 6y ago
        I only hope that at least they got the proper UVC lamps and not the fake led ones
        DonHopkins 6y ago
        I also hope they used a patriotic Flag-Lite. https://maglite.com/collections/full-size/products/flaglite-led-flashlight https://maglite.com/collections/full-size/products/flaglite-...
- thu2111 6y ago
  Then why isn't anyone posting? The absence of posts from the last month can only be due to being suspended in some way.
bduerst 6y ago
the_donald was quarantined, not removed, because mods failed to remove active calls for violence against individuals, who happened to be police. - Are there subreddits where people call for violence against police in general? Yes, and mods tend to remove it when reported but it generally exists. - Are there subreddits where people call for violence against individuals? No, because admins step in pretty fast if mods do not remove it quickly. This is the dichotomy that you are missing.

by eska 6y ago

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britmob 6y ago

For anyone that does not browse T_D: It was a common occurrence to see things like pictures of muslim women wearing headwear and a title of “It’s a diaper for their shit brains!”. There is casual racism, hatred towards minorities, and to top it all off, participants seemed to believe that there was nothing wrong with any of this, like you see above.

goostavos 6y ago
I was a near daily T_D reader up until the resent mod debacle forced everyone to .win. In it's prime, it was a useful way to see what the 'other' perspective was for whatever was on the front page of reddit. Unfortunately, reddit seems to have disabled searching in The_Donald, so I can't poke around for what you describe. I'm not saying what you describe didn't ever happen, I'm sure it did, but calling it "common" is a strange exaggeration. There was __plenty__ to dislike about T_D. No need to invent extra stuff.
- bduerst 6y ago
  >Unfortunately, reddit seems to have disabled searching in The_Donald, so I can't poke around for what you describe. Do you really use reddit search? Because it is a steaming pile of uselessness. You can still visit or subscribe to /r/the_donald, so I don't know if you're making this up or if you just don't know how to use reddit.

valtism 6y ago

T_D was not removed, nor is it removed now.

s1artibartfast 6y ago
Just went and checked. Looks to be effectively shut down. 750,000 subs and literally 1 allowed post in the last month.
- raverbashing 6y ago
  Maybe they failed to update the bots to work around the quarantine page
  - DonHopkins 6y ago
    Maybe they all followed their glorious leader's advice, and injected bleach into their veins, and shoved a flashlight with an ultraviolet lightbulb where the sun doesn't shine?
    - raverbashing 6y ago
      I only hope that at least they got the proper UVC lamps and not the fake led ones
      - DonHopkins 6y ago
        I also hope they used a patriotic Flag-Lite. https://maglite.com/collections/full-size/products/flaglite-led-flashlight https://maglite.com/collections/full-size/products/flaglite-...
thu2111 6y ago
Then why isn't anyone posting? The absence of posts from the last month can only be due to being suspended in some way.

bduerst 6y ago

the_donald was quarantined, not removed, because mods failed to remove active calls for violence against individuals, who happened to be police. - Are there subreddits where people call for violence against police in general? Yes, and mods tend to remove it when reported but it generally exists. - Are there subreddits where people call for violence against individuals? No, because admins step in pretty fast if mods do not remove it quickly. This is the dichotomy that you are missing.