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> I'm also not sure how much The_Donald was as a community. It was very clearly a real community, as you can see evidence from the fact that they migrated to t

> I'm also not sure how much The_Donald was as a community. It was very clearly a real community, as you can see evidence from the fact that they migrated to thedonald.win when Reddit made it clear that they wouldn't be treated fairly. > So you'd be in your other community and one day they all show up and down votes and the vitriol begins... it was no mystery that this happened, it was spoken of openly in The_Donald for a time. > Who wants to deal with that? And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line, so it seems bizarre to single T_D out. And as far as I know that wasn't the reason Reddit gave, rather they said something about supporting violence which in my opinion was a pretty clear "we're fishing for a made up reason that lets us boot you guys"

spaced-out 6y ago
>And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line, so it seems bizarre to single T_D out Do you have evidence for this, or is it just your gut feeling?
- simple_phrases 6y ago
  I am a member of several non-conservative political and non-political groups that were banned because of the bad behavior of members of those subreddits. Users of The_Donald regularly got away with behavior that got other communities wiped off of Reddit entirely.
- 1MachineElf 6y ago
  r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get as many right-wing subreddits banned as possible.
  - dlp211 6y ago
    > r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get many HATE subreddits banned. FTFY.
    - iamstupidsimple 6y ago
      So much of what the right says is perceived as hate by the left. So much of what the left says is perceived as hate by the right. Remember this every now and again when you're correcting others, because you might be wrong.
      - dlp211 6y ago
        I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made.
        postphoned 6y ago
        >I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made. I think he/she did. I think you just don't realize how transparent your attempt at emotional 'Framing'[1] was. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology)
- AgentME 6y ago
  A counterpoint to the post: wasn't r/ShitRedditSays, a subreddit that repeatedly brigaded threads that had racist/bigoted comments, one of the first prominent subreddits to get in trouble for brigading?
  - tomp 6y ago
    What do you mean “get in trouble”? It still exists and doesn’t seem limited in any way...
    - AgentME 6y ago
      I think the anti-brigading rules were put in place because of them.
- monksy 6y ago
  SRS being tolerated.
- sixteenyearold 6y ago
  r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub...
bitexploder 6y ago
Well, if you had any doubt about the character of TD and what it has become at its new home, just cruise around it. It’s full of conspiracy theories, misogyny, racism, and outright calls to violence. It is a common sentiment there that the only good Democrat is a dead one. These “edgy” takes receive many upvotes.
- williamgrant 6y ago
  > It is a common sentiment there that the only good Democrat is a dead one. A similar sentiment is commonly expressed by far left individuals and groups on Twitter, Facebook and other mediums. "the only good Tory is a dead Tory" has been the popular refrain for decades. It's depressing these sentiments are carelessly amplified and approved by so many. Edit: Apparently this has caused a stir. I encourage others to not read into this comment anything but disdain for the kind of discourse where "the one good BLANK is a dead BLANK" is accepted.
  - dlp211 6y ago
    The difference* of course is that none of those people have real political power, Democrats are not trying to appease them. The far left aren't the force behind a Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Schumer. Those on r/the_donald are Trump's base, the one's that he tries to appease. *US centric view only, don't know enough about European politics to have an informed opinion.
    - deleted 6y ago
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    - vxNsr 6y ago
      The fact that Biden still hasn’t picked a VP is pretty good proof that you’re wrong.
  - TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
    They're not. Not only is "The only good Tory is a dead Tory" not a popular refrain at all [1], but a quick search for "The only good Republican is a dead Republican" returns a lot of hits for the "[...] dead Democrat" quote and almost none for the search phrase. These attempts at false equivalence reliably appear in these situations, and there's reliably nothing to back them up. The difference is the right is trying very hard to move the Overton Window and make "[...] dead Democrat" an acceptable mainstream sentiment suitable for national news. [1] You certainly won't hear it from any left-leaning MPs or in Labour constituency meetings. And if that weren't true, recordings would be all over the media.
andybak 6y ago
> from any subreddit that toes their party line There's plenty of right-leaning subreddits. What set The_Donald apart was how close it sailed to being outright cultishly crazy.
- mantas 6y ago
  How many left-leaning subreddits were banned? There're several toxic commie subs with a lot of hatred thrown around, but nobody seems to care. r/politics was default for ages and it wasn't exactly a welcoming place.
  - duxup 6y ago
    I don't have numbers for right vs left... I'm not sure those numbers matter unless somehow we measured how many 'should' be banned. But beyond that I've seen lefty subs banned as well, for the same reasons regarding violence and etc.
  - trophycase 6y ago
    Chapo Trap House is left leaning
  - pandem 6y ago
    r/Chapotraphouse which is mentioned in the title was left leaning. On the ither hand many other right wing subreddits were not deleted. Hard to see how people make this a partisan issue.
  - dandersh 6y ago
    ChapoTrapHouse, which was the largest left wing sub. Edit (since I can't reply): r/politics is American liberalism, which is centrist.
    - Crespyl 6y ago
      "Largest left wing sub" is probably too broad a term when /r/politics exists. "Largest far-left frequently rule-breaking sub" is a more useful designation.
duxup 6y ago
>so it seems bizarre to single T_D out I don't consider myself required to provide an overview of all the subs on a platform if I'm talking about group's actions and why that would be undesirable in the context of an moderated platform. More specific to reddit: When it came to TD they spoke of it openly and clearly on their own sub for a time, it was no mystery, same goes for calls for violence, racism, and etc. I certainly saw users from TD claim that anything they saw as voting going differently than they wanted as brigading... the plot line of them being perpetual victims on reddit and in life was consistent and applied to everything. Back to my point, who wants to be exposed to that kind of behavior when you're looking for a community to interact with?
newacct583 6y ago
> And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line Which subreddits do you think they should have banned, specifically? What is the "party line", exactly, that these subreddits "toed" to get themselves out of enforcement? Look, I mean obviously Reddit's moderation isn't always going to be fair. Moderation never is. It can't be. Nonetheless T_D spent four years as a cesspool before they pulled the plug. I mean really, did you read it? If anything, they were protected by virtue of being a policical fan group of the POTUS.
- simple_phrases 6y ago
  People that think there is some "party line" at Reddit should look into the founders' political views. To put it in perspective, spez is a right-wing libertarian who fought to keep r/Jailbait alive because it was the most visited subreddit at the time, despite it being a subreddit for posting suggestive pictures of minors.
mdoms 6y ago
They didn't single T_D out. It was one of 200 subs banned in today's wave, many of them for similar transgressions. And t_d survived several ban waves before.
- zpallin 6y ago
  Technically 2000 subs, 200 established "communities."
zpallin 6y ago
> they migrated to thedonald.win An individual can migrate a forum without any assistance. Not denying that The_Donald was a community, just saying that the migration of content is not evidence of the extent to which something is a community. > And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line, so it seems bizarre to single T_D out. Except T_D literally was not singled out. CTH was also banned, along with approximately 2000 subreddits. > "we're fishing for a made up reason that lets us boot you guys" Reddit has listed "communities that promote hate" as a reason to ban subreddits for at least 5 years. Not sure how this is "fishing for a made up reason."
- sixteenyearold 6y ago
  Yes, but why are they banning big groups that disagree with them while allowing far larger groups that share their ideology? Here's a reply to their announcement of the updates and banning of T_D: There's a sub you missed then: If you dont want to ban r/politics whats your explanation? r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub... Here's the link to the reply: https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/hi3oht/update_to_our_content_policy/fweblm6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/hi3oht/updat...
zozbot234 6y ago
They migrated a long time ago, and the sub itself was all but abandoned. Reddit's ban today is the equivalent of them saying "You can't quit, you're fired!". It would be hilarious if it wasn't so damn predictable and depressing.
- docbrown 6y ago
  > Reddit's ban today is the equivalent of them saying "You can't quit, you're fired!". This implies the Reddit ban is directed toward TD specifically, which it’s not. This is Reddit taking a long-term stance on what type of content they want on their platform. To sit here and downplay its importance is a predictable talking point and just as depressing.
  - zozbot234 6y ago
    > This is Reddit taking a long-term stance on what type of content they want on their platform. It's hard to take that "long-term stance" seriously when they basically make policies up as they go along. Now they're telling us that they want to make the site free of hate against identifiable groups - except if that group is in the majority, then the policy doesn't apply and it's 100% okay to whip up hate against them! Yay nihilists and misanthropes, I guess? Isn't that a bit ludicrous?
caconym_ 6y ago
T_D was chock full of calls for violence since its early days. In particular, I remember looking one day and seeing its whole front page covered in posts glorifying Pinochet for the way he treated his domestic enemies. The mods quite clearly had no good faith interest in keeping this kind of content out, only stepping in (except to ban users going against the narrative) when they were threatened from above. I am mystified by how often I see the opinion that "T_D did nothing wrong". Speaking as someone who also finds the far-left spaces on Reddit frightening and repugnant, there is no question that T_D was among the worst of the lot and had the most mainstream reach, which makes it a fine target for responsible moderation efforts. If you want to question why Reddit doesn't follow their content policies to the letter in perfectly even-handed moderation across all users and subreddits, that's fine, but the claim that T_D didn't have a serious penchant for calling for and glorifying violence kind of makes it difficult to take that question seriously coming from you.
- throwaway829 6y ago
  Similar to how leftists promoted the "punch a nazi in the face" meme'. They will of course be the ones defining who is a "nazi".
  - igetspam 6y ago
    Nazi is pretty well defined, as are incel, redpill, boogaloo bois, etc. If you are part of one of those clubs and decide to exercise your right to free speech (which is your right), suffering the consequences should be expected. Consequences may include social sanctions and violent reactions. People react to speech. That's natural.
    - mancerayder 6y ago
      Orwell coined the term "doublethink" to describe two contradictory concepts held simultaneously. Something like this: >Consequences may include social sanctions and violent reactions. >exercise your right to free speech (which is your right) Orwell wasn't describing an ideal or inevitable way of thinking, but the result of brainwashing. Now. When people say that free speech only applies to government restrictions, they're talking strictly in the context of U.S. laws and the First Amendment. Surely we should never consider the possibility that freedom of expression is a concept that predates the United States by centuries and which could possibly live in a grander moral context.
gpu_explorer 6y ago
Sorry for this bad English of mine, but the_donald room was a sewer and it is very well documented by now. Society does not have to allow the voices of racism or racists, hating of women, or other antisocial behavior. Already racists do not go jail, women hating does not go to jail, hating gays does not go to jail, but there is no other obligation for tolerating it.
- InternetUser 6y ago
  You're imagining some reality and it's very strange. Take a look here and you won't see any of the delusional things you're describing: https://thedonald.win/ https://thedonald.win/
HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
I'm having a hard time believing this comment was made in good faith. There is nothing made up about T_D, they were blatantly vote manipulating and planting posts in other subs. This has been well known for a while and reddit has done everything in their hand to let the sub exist while trying to make it abide by the platform's rules. The constantly see right wing people complaining about some massive number of left-wing subs that are breaking the rules but I've never ever seen any actual proof of that. Care to provide some links? Meanwhile I have seen T_D doing it consistently for years and the amount of leeway reddit has given them has been huge. The only left-wing sub that I can think of was chapotraphouse and that's gone now as well.
- sixteenyearold 6y ago
  While I do not support T_D, here are a few links you may like. r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub...
lenkite 6y ago
The reason given was "supporting violence against police". They changed it later to "supporting violence" when they realised that T_D was a teddy bear compared to the left-wing forums who were outright calling for police extermination by all means possible. Bunch of hypocrites.

spaced-out 6y ago

>And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line, so it seems bizarre to single T_D out Do you have evidence for this, or is it just your gut feeling?

simple_phrases 6y ago
I am a member of several non-conservative political and non-political groups that were banned because of the bad behavior of members of those subreddits. Users of The_Donald regularly got away with behavior that got other communities wiped off of Reddit entirely.
1MachineElf 6y ago
r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get as many right-wing subreddits banned as possible.
- dlp211 6y ago
  > r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get many HATE subreddits banned. FTFY.
  - iamstupidsimple 6y ago
    So much of what the right says is perceived as hate by the left. So much of what the left says is perceived as hate by the right. Remember this every now and again when you're correcting others, because you might be wrong.
    - dlp211 6y ago
      I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made.
      - postphoned 6y ago
        >I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made. I think he/she did. I think you just don't realize how transparent your attempt at emotional 'Framing'[1] was. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology)
AgentME 6y ago
A counterpoint to the post: wasn't r/ShitRedditSays, a subreddit that repeatedly brigaded threads that had racist/bigoted comments, one of the first prominent subreddits to get in trouble for brigading?
- tomp 6y ago
  What do you mean “get in trouble”? It still exists and doesn’t seem limited in any way...
  - AgentME 6y ago
    I think the anti-brigading rules were put in place because of them.
monksy 6y ago
SRS being tolerated.
sixteenyearold 6y ago
r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub...

bitexploder 6y ago

Well, if you had any doubt about the character of TD and what it has become at its new home, just cruise around it. It’s full of conspiracy theories, misogyny, racism, and outright calls to violence. It is a common sentiment there that the only good Democrat is a dead one. These “edgy” takes receive many upvotes.

williamgrant 6y ago
> It is a common sentiment there that the only good Democrat is a dead one. A similar sentiment is commonly expressed by far left individuals and groups on Twitter, Facebook and other mediums. "the only good Tory is a dead Tory" has been the popular refrain for decades. It's depressing these sentiments are carelessly amplified and approved by so many. Edit: Apparently this has caused a stir. I encourage others to not read into this comment anything but disdain for the kind of discourse where "the one good BLANK is a dead BLANK" is accepted.
- dlp211 6y ago
  The difference* of course is that none of those people have real political power, Democrats are not trying to appease them. The far left aren't the force behind a Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Schumer. Those on r/the_donald are Trump's base, the one's that he tries to appease. *US centric view only, don't know enough about European politics to have an informed opinion.
  - deleted 6y ago
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  - vxNsr 6y ago
    The fact that Biden still hasn’t picked a VP is pretty good proof that you’re wrong.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
  They're not. Not only is "The only good Tory is a dead Tory" not a popular refrain at all [1], but a quick search for "The only good Republican is a dead Republican" returns a lot of hits for the "[...] dead Democrat" quote and almost none for the search phrase. These attempts at false equivalence reliably appear in these situations, and there's reliably nothing to back them up. The difference is the right is trying very hard to move the Overton Window and make "[...] dead Democrat" an acceptable mainstream sentiment suitable for national news. [1] You certainly won't hear it from any left-leaning MPs or in Labour constituency meetings. And if that weren't true, recordings would be all over the media.

andybak 6y ago

> from any subreddit that toes their party line There's plenty of right-leaning subreddits. What set The_Donald apart was how close it sailed to being outright cultishly crazy.

mantas 6y ago
How many left-leaning subreddits were banned? There're several toxic commie subs with a lot of hatred thrown around, but nobody seems to care. r/politics was default for ages and it wasn't exactly a welcoming place.
- duxup 6y ago
  I don't have numbers for right vs left... I'm not sure those numbers matter unless somehow we measured how many 'should' be banned. But beyond that I've seen lefty subs banned as well, for the same reasons regarding violence and etc.
- trophycase 6y ago
  Chapo Trap House is left leaning
- pandem 6y ago
  r/Chapotraphouse which is mentioned in the title was left leaning. On the ither hand many other right wing subreddits were not deleted. Hard to see how people make this a partisan issue.
- dandersh 6y ago
  ChapoTrapHouse, which was the largest left wing sub. Edit (since I can't reply): r/politics is American liberalism, which is centrist.
  - Crespyl 6y ago
    "Largest left wing sub" is probably too broad a term when /r/politics exists. "Largest far-left frequently rule-breaking sub" is a more useful designation.

duxup 6y ago

>so it seems bizarre to single T_D out I don't consider myself required to provide an overview of all the subs on a platform if I'm talking about group's actions and why that would be undesirable in the context of an moderated platform. More specific to reddit: When it came to TD they spoke of it openly and clearly on their own sub for a time, it was no mystery, same goes for calls for violence, racism, and etc. I certainly saw users from TD claim that anything they saw as voting going differently than they wanted as brigading... the plot line of them being perpetual victims on reddit and in life was consistent and applied to everything. Back to my point, who wants to be exposed to that kind of behavior when you're looking for a community to interact with?

newacct583 6y ago

> And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line Which subreddits do you think they should have banned, specifically? What is the "party line", exactly, that these subreddits "toed" to get themselves out of enforcement? Look, I mean obviously Reddit's moderation isn't always going to be fair. Moderation never is. It can't be. Nonetheless T_D spent four years as a cesspool before they pulled the plug. I mean really, did you read it? If anything, they were protected by virtue of being a policical fan group of the POTUS.

simple_phrases 6y ago
People that think there is some "party line" at Reddit should look into the founders' political views. To put it in perspective, spez is a right-wing libertarian who fought to keep r/Jailbait alive because it was the most visited subreddit at the time, despite it being a subreddit for posting suggestive pictures of minors.

mdoms 6y ago

They didn't single T_D out. It was one of 200 subs banned in today's wave, many of them for similar transgressions. And t_d survived several ban waves before.

zpallin 6y ago
Technically 2000 subs, 200 established "communities."

zpallin 6y ago

> they migrated to thedonald.win An individual can migrate a forum without any assistance. Not denying that The_Donald was a community, just saying that the migration of content is not evidence of the extent to which something is a community. > And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line, so it seems bizarre to single T_D out. Except T_D literally was not singled out. CTH was also banned, along with approximately 2000 subreddits. > "we're fishing for a made up reason that lets us boot you guys" Reddit has listed "communities that promote hate" as a reason to ban subreddits for at least 5 years. Not sure how this is "fishing for a made up reason."

sixteenyearold 6y ago
Yes, but why are they banning big groups that disagree with them while allowing far larger groups that share their ideology? Here's a reply to their announcement of the updates and banning of T_D: There's a sub you missed then: If you dont want to ban r/politics whats your explanation? r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub... Here's the link to the reply: https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/hi3oht/update_to_our_content_policy/fweblm6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/hi3oht/updat...

zozbot234 6y ago

They migrated a long time ago, and the sub itself was all but abandoned. Reddit's ban today is the equivalent of them saying "You can't quit, you're fired!". It would be hilarious if it wasn't so damn predictable and depressing.

docbrown 6y ago
> Reddit's ban today is the equivalent of them saying "You can't quit, you're fired!". This implies the Reddit ban is directed toward TD specifically, which it’s not. This is Reddit taking a long-term stance on what type of content they want on their platform. To sit here and downplay its importance is a predictable talking point and just as depressing.
- zozbot234 6y ago
  > This is Reddit taking a long-term stance on what type of content they want on their platform. It's hard to take that "long-term stance" seriously when they basically make policies up as they go along. Now they're telling us that they want to make the site free of hate against identifiable groups - except if that group is in the majority, then the policy doesn't apply and it's 100% okay to whip up hate against them! Yay nihilists and misanthropes, I guess? Isn't that a bit ludicrous?

caconym_ 6y ago

T_D was chock full of calls for violence since its early days. In particular, I remember looking one day and seeing its whole front page covered in posts glorifying Pinochet for the way he treated his domestic enemies. The mods quite clearly had no good faith interest in keeping this kind of content out, only stepping in (except to ban users going against the narrative) when they were threatened from above. I am mystified by how often I see the opinion that "T_D did nothing wrong". Speaking as someone who also finds the far-left spaces on Reddit frightening and repugnant, there is no question that T_D was among the worst of the lot and had the most mainstream reach, which makes it a fine target for responsible moderation efforts. If you want to question why Reddit doesn't follow their content policies to the letter in perfectly even-handed moderation across all users and subreddits, that's fine, but the claim that T_D didn't have a serious penchant for calling for and glorifying violence kind of makes it difficult to take that question seriously coming from you.

throwaway829 6y ago
Similar to how leftists promoted the "punch a nazi in the face" meme'. They will of course be the ones defining who is a "nazi".
- igetspam 6y ago
  Nazi is pretty well defined, as are incel, redpill, boogaloo bois, etc. If you are part of one of those clubs and decide to exercise your right to free speech (which is your right), suffering the consequences should be expected. Consequences may include social sanctions and violent reactions. People react to speech. That's natural.
  - mancerayder 6y ago
    Orwell coined the term "doublethink" to describe two contradictory concepts held simultaneously. Something like this: >Consequences may include social sanctions and violent reactions. >exercise your right to free speech (which is your right) Orwell wasn't describing an ideal or inevitable way of thinking, but the result of brainwashing. Now. When people say that free speech only applies to government restrictions, they're talking strictly in the context of U.S. laws and the First Amendment. Surely we should never consider the possibility that freedom of expression is a concept that predates the United States by centuries and which could possibly live in a grander moral context.

gpu_explorer 6y ago

Sorry for this bad English of mine, but the_donald room was a sewer and it is very well documented by now. Society does not have to allow the voices of racism or racists, hating of women, or other antisocial behavior. Already racists do not go jail, women hating does not go to jail, hating gays does not go to jail, but there is no other obligation for tolerating it.

InternetUser 6y ago
You're imagining some reality and it's very strange. Take a look here and you won't see any of the delusional things you're describing: https://thedonald.win/ https://thedonald.win/

HeadsUpHigh 6y ago

I'm having a hard time believing this comment was made in good faith. There is nothing made up about T_D, they were blatantly vote manipulating and planting posts in other subs. This has been well known for a while and reddit has done everything in their hand to let the sub exist while trying to make it abide by the platform's rules. The constantly see right wing people complaining about some massive number of left-wing subs that are breaking the rules but I've never ever seen any actual proof of that. Care to provide some links? Meanwhile I have seen T_D doing it consistently for years and the amount of leeway reddit has given them has been huge. The only left-wing sub that I can think of was chapotraphouse and that's gone now as well.

sixteenyearold 6y ago
While I do not support T_D, here are a few links you may like. r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub...

lenkite 6y ago

The reason given was "supporting violence against police". They changed it later to "supporting violence" when they realised that T_D was a teddy bear compared to the left-wing forums who were outright calling for police extermination by all means possible. Bunch of hypocrites.