We are not Dem voters
AfricanExpansionist
joined 2 years ago
They actively courted the likes of Dick Cheney. They are perfectly fine with what's happening right now
Throw batteries at ICE
Can't set a precedent of popular occupation... Dems would rather lose elections than give an inch to anybody who wants to see leadership held accountable
Great reference!
The chocolate bar wrapper
They are if you teach them well
I'm genuinely interested in this one
Yo this guy Koreas
I really feel like it peaked in 2012 or 2013. Hot on the heels of the "rally to restore the sanity" (which proved the true power of Reddit, but was co-opted and defanged)
Lots of big AMAs but they could be very chaotic.
Allowed content wasn't quite as wild as two years previous but it was still possible to find some real taboo/NSFL/disturbing/subversive communities of all sorts.
The userbase was large but still most of your friends would make fun of you for going there, and your parents didn't even know it existed.
The admin team was still pretty small and they even would make a point to hire users who understood the culture and spirit of the site.
"these two reps" is not the party. The party is a corporate entity. The party is fine with it.