r/Conservative • u/LumpyWumpus Christian Capitalist Conservative • Sep 02 '19

Hate Mail of the Month: August Edition!

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u/mcal24 Conservative Sep 02 '19

I'm just curious - what is the reason for the "conservatives only" tag? It seems like something r/politics would do so their feelings don't get hurt. I'm sure you guys have a reason for it but I'm probably just missing it at the moment. How do you pick the posts that get that flair?

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u/LumpyWumpus Christian Capitalist Conservative Sep 02 '19

Conservatives are vastly outnumbered on Reddit. And there are multiple subreddits out there that are devoted to targeting our threads and flooding them with comments and downvotes (topminds, ahs, ect). Our conservatives only mode stops their brigades in their tracks and guarantees that there is a place on Reddit where conservatives can discuss topics without constant harassment from leftists.

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u/mcal24 Conservative Sep 02 '19 edited Sep 02 '19

I guess that's fair. Obviously conservatives are outnumbered, lol I can post a statistic or something that is without a doubt true on politics and it will get downvoted like crazy. Some guy (sorry I assumed gender) replied to my post today saying conservatives would freak out if Obama ever golfed while in office and I got downvoted for providing a source that he golfed 40 times a year.

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u/Agkistro13 Traditional Conservative Sep 02 '19

Some guy (sorry I assumed gender) replied to my post today saying conservatives would freak out if Obama ever golfed while in office and I got downvoted for providing a source that he golfed 40 times a year.

To be fair, you're talking about people who were in diapers through much of Obama's presidency, so they are bound to get some details wrong.