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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by Helmet on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:13AM (#15722556)
Why would r/The_Donald be neutral? It's literally called "The_Donald". It's like expecting r/hillaryclinton to be neutral. r/politics is for all political discussion, but it's just a left-wing echo chamber where ideological conformity and cognitive dissonance are at their peak.

This is coming from a 2x Obama voter and lifelong liberal btw.

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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by abiox on Friday November 17, 2017 @11:50AM (#15723594)
> This is coming from a 2x Obama voter and lifelong liberal btw.

fwiw, it is extremely easy to label oneself thus and not be "left leaning" in any meaningful respect.

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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by Helmet on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:23PM (#15723918)
OK. On social issues I support the general liberal consensus. I'm in favor of more financial regulation (although this stance is embraced by both the far left and right), a one payer healthcare system, and free/cheaper access to college education.

Where I differ, I suppose, is against the left's general trend towards censorship, anti-free speech attitudes, anti-police attitudes, and this moral preening about immigration (I believe in borders and the importance of cultural assimilation if you are an immigrant, like I am).

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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by josefresco on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:42AM (#15722831)
r/politics is just a name - like the thousands of others on Reddit. The sub reddit is made up of and only exists because of the subscribers / mods wants/wishes. Just because it has a "generic" name, does not mean it needs to be "fair and balanced" /s
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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by creaghpatr on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:53AM (#15722966)
However unlike the thousands of others, /r/politics is a default sub, giving it a certain nod of credibility from Reddit the company.
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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by jtuente on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:55PM (#15724241)
Was. Default subs have been removed and the default is to be shown /r/popular
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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by josefresco on Friday November 17, 2017 @11:07AM (#15723134)
Good point - down with default subs!
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