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Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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I'm generally against the idea of banning subreddits because they just move elsewhere. However, if this is going to be the official stance of Reddit admins, I encourage them to take a look at /r/sino and a few other communities that regularly violate the rules.

Reddit will not ban sino because the tencent investors wont let them.

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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Irrelevant. Most of the original users of /r/theDonald migrated theDonald.win, which became one of the top websites in the US in terms of traffic. They're behind Cloudflare and constantly DDoSd these days it seems like it. Moreover, they've gotten threats from their ISP that they have to delete certain posts or be shut down. (which seems scary to me) Also, please don't judge me, I just have a morbid curiosity to see…

> please don't judge me I'll say it out loud: though I despise Trump and mourn the damage he and those enabling have caused, I spend more time online looking at pro-Trump, conservative and Republican focused material than anything else. I downvote none of it, even the legit crazy/scary stuff, and in the rare cases I comment, it's carefully worded to be neutral or even sometimes conciliatory, though always honest. It…

What kind of political governance doesn't take kindly to any opposing views and doesn't tolerate debates?

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

#483

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Which facts? Could you elaborate?

There is no proof of material voting fraud or irregularities, for example. If you believe otherwise, you are fabricating a reality. If you communicate these lies to others, you are contributing to a disinformation campaign.

> There is no proof of material voting fraud or irregularities

And is there proof that there wasn't fraud? Does the burden of proof fall upon them or the government?

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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Call it whataboutism if you wish, but it's relevant to the discussion when it comes to evenly applying the rules.

It unequivocally is in no way relevant. Sure, if these people you mention had invaded the white house with weapons and make-shift bombs then it would be a fair comparison. However that didn't happen, it is a completely false equivalence.

I simply don’t know what to say to you except to please re-examine your humanity as well as your critical thinking skills.

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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> Whatever they call it, this is censorship. By definition it is not. Only governments can censor. This is just a private entity making a decision. You have the right to say what you want, but I don't have to let you into my living room to say it.

> By definition it is not. Only governments can censor What if we live in a WALL-E type world where corporations are so large and powerful they effectively govern society?

But they don't.

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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You know what scares the shit out of me, to use your phrasing? The people on that site murdering me or overthrowing the government, so that they seize power and elections end or become irrelevant. “The free Internet” has value, but it’s not the only thing that has value. When it conflicts with other values, then there has to be a nuanced resolution.

Trump (and his supporters) has been in possession of the entire federal apparatus, from CIA/NSA to the military, and yet he's been a pretty ineffective in overthrowing anything. It's your fantasies that need to be overthrown.

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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That is definitely not true

It is definitely true. There are hundreds if not thousands of right-leaning voices that have been silenced on left-leaning platforms like YT, Insta, Twit, & FB.

I’ve yet to see a single right-leaning voice that was silenced for being right-leaning. Without exception, every one I’ve seen silenced was for calling for violence, using ethnic slurs, or otherwise violating the site’s ToS. It seems possible to me, even likely, that if more right-leaning accounts are being banned then it’s because more of them are breaking the rules.

Also, I find the idea of classifying FB as left-leaning to be laughable.

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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Point? Biden got 7-8 million more. It's over. Him bringing EC faith into the open, actually hurts GOP for decades if the EC is removed, they'll never win again. It's been a very very long time since GOP has won popular vote. Their entire future rides or dies on the E.C. unless they can become a big tent party, and regain people who have left the party.

Dems imported millions of immigrants whose communities always vote left. Its like an escape hatch in a democracy to win elections

Immigrants can't vote. Only citizens can vote.

Re: Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

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No one is obligated to deal with folks who consistently argue for their marginalization in bad faith.

Of course you're not obligated. But it's in all of our best interest to talk with them rather than suppress their voices (however crazy). Many metrics relating to quality of life for many Americans are trending in the wrong direction. We cannot afford to further decouple people from society. This isn't just for the rural working classes but also the inner city poor. People need to feel worth and have a life of meanin…

They are decoupled from society because they see a dimming of the white hegemony that has lit their world for centuries. No amount of listening to their Jim Crow rhetoric will ever change that.
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