r/moderatepolitics • u/Resvrgam2 Liberally Conservative • 4d ago

We're Back! Announcement

I hope you all had a a relaxing break from politics.

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u/Resvrgam2 Liberally Conservative 4d ago

This is an off-topic thread. Law 0 is relaxed. All other rules are still in effect.

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u/bigbruin78 4d ago

Ok, just making sure, everyone else got a big laugh out of the Carter post and the modbot flagging it for not having a substantial starter comment?

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u/sadandshy 4d ago

Might be the most upvotes that bot has ever had.

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u/JustDontBeFat_GodDam 4d ago

Oh how the turntables

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u/Targren Stealers Wheel 4d ago

We had our share in the mod channel, too. One of the other mods was feeling frisky.

Officially, though, the point of starter comments is to facilitate discussion. It wasn't even necessary since the sub was closed

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u/abrupte Literally Liberal 4d ago

Next time, come correct. Your record is now forever tarnished.

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u/Targren Stealers Wheel 4d ago

Next time I'll make Res DHOFDW.

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u/sea_5455 4d ago

There was a bulk size box of snickers, yes.

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u/jason_abacabb 4d ago

Mod that posted it needs to step up their game.

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u/robotical712 4d ago

I certainly did, lol.

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u/Neglectful_Stranger 4d ago

I came here to say that lol

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u/WhatAreYouSaying05 moderate right 4d ago

This sub has some catching up to do. Crazy how much shit can happen in two weeks

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u/Dramajunker 3d ago

Two weeks? Today alone enough shit happened.

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u/CORN_POP_RISING 4d ago

Someone should create a moderatepoliticsonholiday sub so we all have some place to discuss news when this sub is out to lunch.

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u/Specialist_Usual1524 3d ago

But then we would have to find mods. Ewww.

I know I’m not going to mod.

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u/Targren Stealers Wheel 3d ago

This guy is smart.

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u/Specialist_Usual1524 3d ago

Heck, I get banned on occasion. I’ll go sit in my corner of shame but still read to learn here.

Modding? Id rather go manage a Dollar General in the bad area of town for minimum federal wage.

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u/DisastrousRegister 4d ago

Feels like looking at historical artifacts just looking at two week old posts.

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u/redditthrowaway1294 3d ago

Was definitely a crazy holiday period.

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u/redrusker457 4d ago

Anybody else ready for the Speaker Election on Friday? I think Johnson can only lose 3 votes if Gaetz isn’t there

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u/HeyNineteen96 4d ago

Yep, gonna be a bloodbath, methinks.

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u/StarWolf478 4d ago

As soon as I read that this subreddit was going on break, I just knew that something big was going to happen during the break, and I was right. R.I.P Jimmy Carter.

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u/Remarkable-Medium275 4d ago

I am going down to DC to visit him on the 9th. I doubt there will be a presidential funeral worth going to in the next few decades anyway.

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u/LycheeRoutine3959 4d ago

is a 100 year old man dying really "Big"?

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u/StarWolf478 4d ago edited 4d ago

There is a difference between big and surprising. While we all knew that it was just a matter of time before it happened, I'd say that the oldest living president in history passing away is still a big, newsworthy thing.

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u/scrambledhelix Melancholy Moderate 4d ago

Making it to 100, no less! An achievement worth celebrating, I think the first former president to ever live that long, no?

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u/redrusker457 4d ago

Yes a president dying is big news

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u/Skullbone211 CATHOLIC EXTREMIST 4d ago

He was the first Democrat president to die since LBJ in 1972. Plus any president dying is big news I would say

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u/Ed_Durr Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos 4d ago

There was 27 days Harry Truman and LBJ's deaths, and now 52 years (19,335 days) between LBJ and Carter's.

At this rate, Bill Clinton should pass away in the year 39,959 AD, Obama in 1.43 billion years, and Biden sometime after the heat death of the universe.

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u/Targren Stealers Wheel 4d ago

I, too, enjoy extrapolation

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u/GustavusAdolphin Moderate conservative 4d ago

It's notable, significant

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u/Oneanddonequestion Modpol Chef 4d ago

Welcome back everyone, your regularly scheduled food thinks will be returning. Made some bacon jam today for tomorrow. Rich, mildly sweet, thick with perfectly crisp chunks of bacon and perfectly golden onions. It’s gonna go great with the chorizo stuffed into puff pastry, poached eggs and melted cheese

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u/Neglectful_Stranger 4d ago

Bacon jam? How does that work, you have cut up pieces of bacon in jam?

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u/Trappist1 4d ago

Candied umami inside sweet fruit. Savory, salty, almost saccharine with a medley of textures and flavors. Sign me up.

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u/Oneanddonequestion Modpol Chef 3d ago

https://iamhomesteader.com/whiskey-bacon-jam/

Here’s a recipe! But it’s basically onions fried until soft, mixed with bacon and brown sugar to make a savory/sweet jam

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u/SlamJamGlanda 3d ago

What’s the shelf life??

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u/Oneanddonequestion Modpol Chef 3d ago

If properly jarred/canned and sealed it can stay fresh for 2-3 months in a fridge, but needs to be consumed within 4 to 6 weeks after opening after that. If you're just making, putting into a container and putting it in the fridge, 2-4 weeks. At room temperature, away from light and heat, about 3-4 days. When I make it though, its always going on something so it's all gone within 2 days.

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u/OkBubbyBaka 4d ago

I’ve had a very good break, glad y’all back. Time to start blaming everyone I don’t like for the state of world affairs again.

Those dam ethnically ambiguous millennials ruined everything. shakes hand at sky

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u/tertiaryAntagonist 4d ago

Are we allowed to say things not related to politics in this thread? In which case, did anyone get anything nice for Christmas? I got some crafting material which is neat.

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u/KhaoticMess 4d ago

My wife and I got each other a new Gopro, which is something she loves taking on our camping trips, and I love editing her pics and videos, so it's a win-win.

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u/Ed_Durr Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos 4d ago

My wife got me a new toolbench, my mom got me some slacks, and my dad got me a nice watch. My 5 y/o gave me a drawing and my 2 y/o gave peed on me, but it's the thought that counts.

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u/kralrick 4d ago edited 4d ago

Got some socks that are comfy AF. You? What's your craft of choice?

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u/Croaz 4d ago

My mom got me a nice coach bag to replace my old regular nursing bag fully knowing I throw my bag on the floor when I'm done with work xD

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u/General_WCJ 4d ago

I got the full box set of the expanse for myself, starting book 6 right now

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u/TinCanBanana Social liberal. Fiscal Moderate. Political Orphan. 3d ago

Our family got COVID for the first time for Christmas. Luckily it was the mildest for the baby. His dad and myself though... we got quite sick.

Other than that, we got ourselves one of those nice new digital picture frames and a new Kindle Paperwhite, both of which I love.

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u/Jernbek35 Blue Dog Democrat 4d ago

Not a fan of the break. It’s difficult enough finding a moderate subreddit on Reddit so when you guys go on break I’m stuck 🥲

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u/MillardFillmore 3d ago

Yeah, it was silly. Like the world doesn't just stop because it's the end of the year. A lot can happen, and did!

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u/Jernbek35 Blue Dog Democrat 4d ago

I agree mods are quick with the ban hammer here but while the sub can be conservative, it’s not full on MAGA nor full blown progressive.

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u/CorndogFiddlesticks 4d ago

Just in time for multiple terrorist attacks....

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u/robotical712 4d ago

And now there is only one living 20th century US President. RIP Jimmy.

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u/BillyTheFridge2 4d ago

How long was the break

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u/Targren Stealers Wheel 4d ago

Two weeks.

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u/THE_FREEDOM_COBRA 4d ago

Felt like a month, fuck I love this sub.

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u/scotchirish 4d ago

I think it was better this time where posting was just disabled instead of the sub going private. It used to be I'd click on the sub out of habit and freak out for a moment seeing the sub-not-found page.

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u/felidhino 4d ago

I kept coming here out of habit lol. Welcome back and may 2025 be kinder to us all.

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u/Spicyytamale 4d ago

It was shut down?..

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u/Ghost4000 Maximum Malarkey 3d ago

Welcome back everyone!

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u/Iceraptor17 4d ago

A dinosaur story?

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u/Lurkingandsearching Stuck in the middle with you. 4d ago

I hope this sub is open to all and we all learn it's not left or right, but more a vertical issue.

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u/scrambledhelix Melancholy Moderate 4d ago

I'm always a fan of orthogonal politics, personally

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u/lookupmystats94 4d ago

This subreddit is so distinct due to it being one of the only subs open to conservative and left-wing members. It also requires both sides to be civil.

It’s been my favorite sub on Reddit for many years because of these reasons. There are an abundance of subs on this platform where conservatives are faced with constant insults and downvotes or banned outright.

Why do you want this sub to become just another of those?

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u/Apt_5 4d ago

Seriously, these people have practically every single other sub to get that if they want it. Why not just let this one be something else??

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u/lookupmystats94 4d ago edited 4d ago

What you’re describing is the biggest misconception about this subreddit. It’s not oriented towards moderate political views. It’s just a sub for moderate/civil discourse.

Beyond that, it’s one of the most politically balanced subreddits on the platform. Conservative viewpoints don’t even make up the majority here, it’s just not dominated by left-wing perspectives.

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u/Skullbone211 CATHOLIC EXTREMIST 4d ago

You do know that the "Moderate" in the name does not refer to the politics discussed, but rather the tone and engagement of the users, right?

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u/hornwalker 4d ago

Yea but this is moderate politics, not right wing politics.

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u/Vegetable_Ad3918 4d ago

The sub isn't really a moderate sub though. It's a sub where either side can come and talk, they just must talk respectfully.

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u/Targren Stealers Wheel 4d ago

Read the sidebar. "Moderate" refers to the tone and comportment, not alignment. Even right wing viewpoints are welcome as long as people can behave.

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u/Dasein___ 4d ago

Reddit (or the internet for that matter) doesn’t need another echo chamber

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u/hornwalker 4d ago

This has been my experience as well. Hence my original comment.

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u/Cowgoon777 4d ago

You understand that sub has to do that because they are constantly brigaded from everywhere else on Reddit?

Also, hard to say they’re unpopular when the republicans just won the popular vote

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u/TiberiusDrexelus WHO CHANGED THIS SUB'S FONT?? 4d ago

Look at the demographics survey, this sub has a major blue majority

What you're experiencing is the only significant subreddit where there isn't viewpoint censorship for one side

This is how the real world looks

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u/jake-5043 4d ago

Lol at the first sentence. So unpopular that they got 2 million more votes than the other candidate

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u/WhatAreYouSaying05 moderate right 4d ago

So unpopular that Trump won the popular vote and all the swing states, right?

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u/hornwalker 4d ago

Nice assumptions on your part. i just want a moderate sub to be unbiased but I guess this and other comments are proof that conservatives just want a place where they can pretend their views are centrist.

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u/Cowgoon777 4d ago

Read the sub description.

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u/Tricky-Enthusiasm- 4d ago

Did you ever try that AI girlfriend that you inquired about 80 days ago?

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u/hornwalker 4d ago

Lol nope

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