r/moderatepolitics • u/Resvrgam2 Liberally Conservative • 5d ago

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

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u/Lurkingandsearching Stuck in the middle with you. 5d 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 5d ago

I'm always a fan of orthogonal politics, personally

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u/lookupmystats94 5d 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 5d 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 5d ago edited 5d 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 5d 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 5d ago

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

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u/Vegetable_Ad3918 5d 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 5d 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___ 5d ago

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

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u/hornwalker 5d ago

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

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u/Cowgoon777 5d 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/jake-5043 5d ago

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

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u/TiberiusDrexelus WHO CHANGED THIS SUB'S FONT?? 5d 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/WhatAreYouSaying05 moderate right 5d ago

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

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u/hornwalker 5d 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 5d ago

Read the sub description.

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u/Tricky-Enthusiasm- 5d ago

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

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u/hornwalker 5d ago

Lol nope

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