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For a real-time example, go to r/politics and sort by new. See what news never sees the light of day but somehow still gets 50+ comments saying “who cares” or “

For a real-time example, go to r/politics and sort by new. See what news never sees the light of day but somehow still gets 50+ comments saying “who cares” or “what about…”.

spacemadness 4y ago
Or go here anytime a post shows up about crime in San Francisco. In r/bayarea there was a poster that posted nothing but crime posts multiple times a day. If anyone pointed it out they’d be heavily downvoted within minutes. There are groups dedicated to this in many city subreddits.
- galangalalgol 4y ago
  Which sides were the shills in that story? Was it the alt-right "thah! This is what ya get without the thin blue line" or the fixie riding tankies saying "everything is perfect, I've never even heard of crime here before, and the whole place smells like fresh clean ocean breeze!"
  - spacemadness 4y ago
    The “everything is perfect” crowd isn’t organizing this way.
    - hker999 4y ago
      They dont need to organize. The government hides the crime statistics and the politicians make many crimes legal.
      - spacemadness 4y ago
        If they don’t need to organize why are they?
  - woodruffw 4y ago
    At least in the NYC subreddit, we have a consistent group of a few dozen people who blame Alvin Bragg for every single thing that happens in the city. Never mind the fact that he’s only the Manhattan DA; you’ll see the same handles blame him for random crimes that happen in other boroughs.
    - pclmulqdq 4y ago
      Bragg is an easy target because he's clearly there to advance his career, and gets behind podiums a lot. He likes the attention.
      - latchkey 4y ago
        I see what you did there with step 2.
      - woodruffw 4y ago
        Okay, but that doesn’t really change what I’ve said: it simply doesn’t make sense to blame the Manhattan DA for crime in other boroughs. It’s like blaming the mayor of LA for crime in Peoria.
- braingenious 4y ago
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This is why https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties is the real news and politics reddit forum.
- onionisafruit 4y ago
  This is the first I’ve heard of that subreddit, and after ten minutes of browsing comments I think it’s my new favorite.
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- spacemadness 4y ago
  There is a lot of far-right whataboutism going on in this sub. I’m not sure if it was always this way but it seems like it now.
tjpnz 4y ago
/r/worldnews is also a good source of daily whataboutism. Especially if the story concerns China.
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For a real-time example, go to r/politics and sort by new. See what news never sees the light of day but somehow still gets 50+ comments saying “who cares” or “what about…”.

spacemadness 4y ago

Or go here anytime a post shows up about crime in San Francisco. In r/bayarea there was a poster that posted nothing but crime posts multiple times a day. If anyone pointed it out they’d be heavily downvoted within minutes. There are groups dedicated to this in many city subreddits.

galangalalgol 4y ago
Which sides were the shills in that story? Was it the alt-right "thah! This is what ya get without the thin blue line" or the fixie riding tankies saying "everything is perfect, I've never even heard of crime here before, and the whole place smells like fresh clean ocean breeze!"
- spacemadness 4y ago
  The “everything is perfect” crowd isn’t organizing this way.
  - hker999 4y ago
    They dont need to organize. The government hides the crime statistics and the politicians make many crimes legal.
    - spacemadness 4y ago
      If they don’t need to organize why are they?
- woodruffw 4y ago
  At least in the NYC subreddit, we have a consistent group of a few dozen people who blame Alvin Bragg for every single thing that happens in the city. Never mind the fact that he’s only the Manhattan DA; you’ll see the same handles blame him for random crimes that happen in other boroughs.
  - pclmulqdq 4y ago
    Bragg is an easy target because he's clearly there to advance his career, and gets behind podiums a lot. He likes the attention.
    - latchkey 4y ago
      I see what you did there with step 2.
    - woodruffw 4y ago
      Okay, but that doesn’t really change what I’ve said: it simply doesn’t make sense to blame the Manhattan DA for crime in other boroughs. It’s like blaming the mayor of LA for crime in Peoria.
braingenious 4y ago

___8___ 4y ago

This is why https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties is the real news and politics reddit forum.

onionisafruit 4y ago
This is the first I’ve heard of that subreddit, and after ten minutes of browsing comments I think it’s my new favorite.
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spacemadness 4y ago
There is a lot of far-right whataboutism going on in this sub. I’m not sure if it was always this way but it seems like it now.

tjpnz 4y ago

/r/worldnews is also a good source of daily whataboutism. Especially if the story concerns China.

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