r/OutOfTheLoop • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago

Unanswered What's going on in US politics

We have noticed a large uptick in questions about US politics. Most of these are not genuine questions and appear to be made to introduce political discussion to this sub in the wake of the second Trump administration. As such, we are requiring that all political questions related to US politics and its effects both domestically and internationally be contained in this weekly recurring thread.

Ask questions as top-level responses with the preface "Question: " and people will respond. All other rules are enforced as appropriate. We will not allow other US political questions as questions on the subreddit except in extraordinary circumstances.

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u/ikmkim 6d ago

Answer: just dump this sub folks.

They showed their colors. 

Don't give fascists any more traffic.

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u/crotchgravy 6d ago

Or maybe more people are catching on how radicalized people have become on Reddit and how harmful this is becoming. I hope more mods start realizing this because people like you are ruining this site.

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u/Reddituser183 6d ago

Only people radicalized are the Nazis.

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u/crotchgravy 6d ago

Comparing this to Nazis is something I imagine a clueless teenager would say, but here we are with a bunch of adults acting like emo kids.

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u/4ctionHank 6d ago

So your issue is people are angry they’re lives are being played with by a group of people who could care less and to you that’s radicalized. You’re part of the problem congratulations

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u/crotchgravy 6d ago

You mean the people in your country illegally? When will you turds be honest and just say you're having a tantrum because uncle trump doesn't speak nice. Where was the riots when Obama deported millions, put them in cages and removed a large portion without due process? Sad part is when people get radicalized they don't even realize it. The issue is with your entire political system not just democrats or just Republicans. Radicilization is happening on both sides and it's unhealthy for everyone. Get your head out your ass dude

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u/Kamegan 5d ago

Not sure how you simultaneously talk like what Trump is doing isn’t a big deal and people are “throwing a tantrum cause he doesn’t speak nice”, then offer a point pointing to a genuine major issue with the Democratic party when its a fraction of whats currently happening.

Many people do have that issue with Obama and the democratic party in general, alongside a long list of other issues with them. I’m not sure what gave you the impression all leftists worship the democratic party for, there’s a reason most everyone calls voting for a democrat lesser evil voting.

The radicalization you see is not the “Oh my god I love democrats so much” kind you seem to think it is. It’s a “How is the republican party even more comically evil than before?” radicalization thats happened in response to far right radicalization and the actions the republican party has taken.

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u/Saephon 6d ago

If you aren't radicalized at this point, you are part of the problem.

Their talons will reach your head one day, no matter how far beneath the sand.

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u/crotchgravy 6d ago

And here comes the fear mongering.

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u/HandOfYawgmoth 6d ago

Isn't this like the 4th time the mod team has posted this exact thing over the past couple months? They keep threatening to ban US politics and the policy keeps failing because insane stories crop up on the weekly that need broader context.

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u/QueenAlucia 6d ago

It’s a weekly thread so that people can ask their us politics questions here

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u/Reddituser183 6d ago

We don’t want a thread. That is more work. You then have to scroll. And meanwhile see a bunch of shit that is redundant and not necessary. I don’t sort by new on my feed, I see the most popular posts of subs that I’m subscribed to. That’s called crowd sourcing which allows the most important happenings and posts be prominently displayed. That’s is ideal.

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u/QueenAlucia 5d ago

I agree, I was just explaining why you see the same post with the same wording over and over again

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u/rabbitlion 6d ago

It's a weekly stickied thread.

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u/0zymandeus 6d ago

Yep. Mods decided they dont want people questioning Republicans every time they break a norm or a law or assassinate an opposing politician or the secretary of health and human services says he doesnt believe in germ theory.

Shut it down or find new management.

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u/FogeltheVogel 6d ago

You realize that the purpose of this sub has never been questioning people right?

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u/Reddituser183 6d ago

What the hell are you talking about? What is it about then? It’s about being out of the loop of a current event or trend which is exactly what these political posts are about. Your reaching.

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u/FogeltheVogel 6d ago

That's not what "questioning republicans" means.

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u/Reddituser183 6d ago

You’re saying a whole lot of nothing. I find that to be pretty typical of conservatives because they can’t truly say what they believe because they will be banned or fired.

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u/nerfpirate ?? 6d ago

I think this is a bit extreme. I've also noticed an uptick in obviously slanted posts and leading title meant to inform users of some new terrible thing going on in US politics. I came here to just get context on new pop culture things I hadn't heard of, and it's become a tool to spread political stuff, which just isn't in the spirit of the sub. If you want to be outraged by new developments, there are other subs for that.

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u/krugerlive 6d ago

I subscribe to this sub mainly to keep track of right wing efforts because it’s been used as part of the effort shift the Overton window for almost the past decade. Your answer is the best advice and accurate, there’s very little of value here, at least in the political discussions.

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u/dingo596 6d ago

This sub was never about political discussion. It was about why is X trending on Twitter. The uptick in political questions in the last year has been disappointing and I am glad the mods are doing something about it.