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You're not a conservative. Why are you so concerned about participation criteria for the conservative subreddit, one of the only distinctly right wing places o
by user34283 1y ago
You're not a conservative.
Why are you so concerned about participation criteria for the conservative subreddit, one of the only distinctly right wing places on the whole platform?
- 63stack 1y agoThe way HN and public forums work is that people can ask questions and others can answer. The post you are replying to is an answer to a question. You need to scroll a bit up to see the original question.
- user34283 1y agoPointing at the moderation of an explicitly conservative place for right wingers as a grievance to illustrate how it is only balanced how conservative opinions are getting banned across mainstream subreddits is fairly disingenuous. And clearly this has been a discussion on that angle, rather than an answer to the rhetorical question above.
- queenkjuul 1y agoHow do you know their beliefs?
- user34283 1y agoI am making a guess based on the opinions presented. The point here being that it is hardly relevant how a subreddit specifically and explicitely for conservatives is moderated, when we are talking how mainstream subreddits are censoring conservative opinions. Many grievances appear to be liberals concerning themselves with how /r/conservative is moderated, most likely after being banned for astroturfing there.
- ipaddr 1y agoYou read what they said. How do you not know?
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- queenkjuul 1y agoWhich comment from hilios proves they're not conservative? Show your work
- ipaddr 1y agoNo comment by anyone proves anyone is a liberal or conservative. No comment anyone posts proves anyone is anything. That's the nature of the site. The user raises concern that a right leaning forum has right leaning filters but fails to mention you see that with some left leaning forums. Based on the shock this person has never visited a left subreddit. Does that mean he is right leaning? Or does this person seek out a right subreddit because they are doing research? I would guess research because the shock tells us he doesn't visit these places often and he doesn't visit more conservative places lile truth social because they censor at a higher rate. There is my reasoning. You're challenge is to disprove this.
- queenkjuul 1y agoI asked "how do you know," just admit you don't know, and are just guessing. Saying "you are not a conservative" (not you but the comment you chose to defend) when you can't possibly know that is a ridiculous argument to make.
- ipaddr 1y agoNo one knows anything. Everything is an educated guess. I gave my best answer with logical points. What is yours? This is a process law enforcement goes through when moving from unknown to known. I like my theory but I am open to others that may conflict.
- Aurornis 1y agoThe /r/conservative subreddit is unpopular among actual conservatives because it’s basically a propaganda outlet for the mods. You can get banned for posting traditional conservative opinions there if they go against the message the mods want to allow, even if it’s conservative. Don’t be tricked into thinking it’s some conservative safe space. It’s a propaganda outlet for the mods who ban even conservatives if they don’t toe the line and agree with the mods.
- mlrtime 1y agoDo you have examples? I wouldn't say it never happened, but a repeatable pattern should be easy to see.
- jghn 1y agoPart of the problem is the mods' narrow definition of "conservative". And this is the larger point of this entire comment thread. There are plenty of people with traditional conservative values who are not welcome in r/conservative. Not to mention, over time the tent has been shrinking as well. Which, to be fair, is not unlike how the GOP has been operating over the last few years.
- mallowdram 1y agoThese examples are brilliant illustrations of an internet endgame for symbols, representations, metaphors. In other words, "the internet: where primate communication came to die."