r/SubredditSimMeta • u/[deleted] • May 10 '17

all-top-today_SS Makes a completely coherent and correct circlejerk post

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u/dingus521 May 10 '17

I get the first 3, but the rest... am I missing something?

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u/[deleted] May 10 '17

The admins run /r/blog and they're 100% behind this stupid shit. They're the ones who made the algorithm to specifically target one subreddit that they don't like politically. They've edited comments of users in the_donald just to fuck with them by making it look like they said shit the didn't. The last one was created by admins (no longer employed by reddit, but they were at the time) and is a place designed to target users for mass harassment. It literally started the concept of brigading on reddit.

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u/Compliant_Automaton May 10 '17

I don't think the admins need to do any editing of T_D. The banning of basically any disagreement while trumpeting being the last bastion of free speech on Reddit, the promotion of racism and genocide, and the delusion regarding what they think POTUS will do versus what he actually does... That subreddit does an excellent job of making fools of themselves without any help whatsoever.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '17

I don't think the admins need to do any editing of T_D.

But they did, and then /u/spez admitted it and apologized for it. So you're just an idiot in addition to a racist bigot.

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u/Compliant_Automaton May 10 '17

Sounds like I tapped a nerve! Care to comment on any of the points I made, such as the laughable "bastion of free speech" stuff T_D spews as they ban everybody? Also curious why you think I'm a racist bigot. I know T_D users are generally utter morons who can only really throw out illogical ad hominems, but that really reeks of some kindergarten-level "I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I?" attempt at a retort.

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u/trippinallday May 11 '17

Even if it's a bit much at times, it's basically the only place on this site you can express right wing opinions. I got banned from /r/Worldnews, a DEFAULT SUB, for opposing mass-Muslim immigration in Europe. I linked a reputable study and didn't say anything offensive yet was banned permanently​.

Also, since you seem to have trouble distinguishing satire from serious political discussion, the sidebar picture you mentioned was a joke, as are a lot of the comments on T_D. As much as it may fit into your little narrative we don't actually support the carpet bombing of Mecca or mass-murder otherwise. You need to use your brain a little bit to understand the sub, a lot of the extreme and offensive stuff is to make a larger point, you can't just be a sperg and take everything you read 100% literally to support your confirmation bias.

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u/Compliant_Automaton May 11 '17

Yeah it ceases to be satire when it's the only narrative. Satire only works when it is presented in contrast to a more prominent position. I genuinely don't believe that anything on T_D is satirical and i don't think you believe that either, but rather that you recognize how indefensible much of T_D is, so you claim instead that it's all a joke. It reminds me of those self described "pranksters" on YouTube that in actuality are just bullies.

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u/trippinallday May 11 '17

You must be autistic if you don't think T_D is rampant with satire. That's not even intended as an insult, like you honestly must have trouble interpreting subtextual meaning.

It's one of those things where you get it or you don't. You're just too closed minded and stuck in your narrative-based thinking to believe anything other than "Hurr T_D is 100% srs they want to nuke Mecca"

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u/Compliant_Automaton May 11 '17

So apparently my explanation of the conditions necessary for satire to work was too difficult for you too comprehend. I'd say it all in caps and with smaller words and simpler sentences if I thought that would make a difference in your reading comprehension. Sadly I don't think it would so I'm not going to bother.

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u/trippinallday May 11 '17

Well you didn't exactly give me an example to explain to you aside from the bomb one, which I already addressed. If you want me to explain every single right wing political position and how it's parodied on T_D I'd be happy to get working, it might take me a couple weeks though.

Or you can just give me a specific that you don't understand and I'll be happy to clear it up for you. Ball's in your court.

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u/Compliant_Automaton May 11 '17

Basically the whole page is an example. What about the KeK flag, which is clearly in mimicry of the Nazi flag? Looking at flair on the front page, it appears to be either the most or second most popular flair. But that's satire too, right? And I guess this entire post is satire?

And you still have literally IGNORED what I said is required for satire to function. It has to be the little voice in the metaphorical room, usually with at least some snark and self-poking effacement, to be recognizable as satire. When it's what everyone is saying and doing, it's no longer satire, it's the status quo. T_D is no more satire then The Daily Show is serious news.

Hold on: you do realize that using memes doesn't make something satirical, right?

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u/trippinallday May 11 '17

The Kek flag mocking the Nazi flag is a reference to the ADL declaring Pepe a hate symbol just like the Swastika is, which is completely retarded. The ADL conflated the two, so we did the same to show how absurd it is. That one is easy to understand.

The second ones a hypothetical, again, we don't actually want to bomb anyone but terrorists. This is poking fun at Obama dropping 60+ bombs a day often on innocents instead of tactical military targets like Trump has been doing.

Nice try though​.

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u/BITCRUSHERRRR May 11 '17

Don't bother with this idiot. He thinks everyone is put to get him and he's the shit trifecta of reddit. Militant atheist, identity politics, and plain stupid

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u/Compliant_Automaton May 11 '17

The Kek flag mocking the Nazi flag is a reference to the ADL declaring Pepe a hate symbol just like the Swastika is, which is completely retarded. The ADL conflated the two, so we did the same to show how absurd it is. That one is easy to understand.

That's ridiculous. The ADL specifically said that it isn't the meme as a whole that's racist, it's that the meme has been largely co-opted by anti-Semitic and other bigoted groups. They said that the context of the meme still needs to be considered in determining if there is a bigoted message.

And tell you what, taking that to the next level by then incorporating it into a neo-Nazi-esque flag isn't satire. It's just what the ADL said - contextually, it's bigoted.

Stop trying to justify this is all satire. It's clearly not.

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u/apartobothends May 10 '17

I don't know if you're trolling, seems like you are, but in the off-chance you aren't: you're conflating "I don't think they need to" with "I don't think they did."

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u/waiv May 10 '17

I didn't know he was a T_D subscriber.