I remember visiting the sub back in 2016 before it turned into to the_donald 2.0. Like, anyone could post there, it was garbage but it was fine. I might be mixing it up with r/askconservatives in my head, it was a long time ago, but overall I remember them being at least open to having outsiders contribute.
This dude acting like “been here since 2020” is a thing.
You’re correct on all counts. It was fine in the beginning, you could definitely have good faith arguments about opinion-based stuff. I think you could even choose a left wing flair.
Then MAGA took over the sub…which led to brigading…which led to paranoia about brigaders…which presumably led to Flaired Users Only (I got banned before that change so I’m not sure)
Yep, the infighting is hilarious
To me this one is sus
I remember visiting the sub back in 2016 before it turned into to the_donald 2.0. Like, anyone could post there, it was garbage but it was fine. I might be mixing it up with r/askconservatives in my head, it was a long time ago, but overall I remember them being at least open to having outsiders contribute.
This dude acting like “been here since 2020” is a thing.
You’re correct on all counts. It was fine in the beginning, you could definitely have good faith arguments about opinion-based stuff. I think you could even choose a left wing flair.
Then MAGA took over the sub…which led to brigading…which led to paranoia about brigaders…which presumably led to Flaired Users Only (I got banned before that change so I’m not sure)