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BobQuasit t1_jd5y34j wrote

I'm glad you came back, ky1e. I'll admit to being a little appalled at the number of people here who so quickly acquiesced to the junta, though. Some of them even seemed eager to support the usurper!

I think it's a good lesson in the need for democracy on Reddit. And online in general, actually.

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mallorn_hugger t1_jd642me wrote

I missed it but am enjoying all this spilled tea. Sounds like a wild time.

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BobQuasit t1_jd65gnp wrote

It was. Even though it was kind of upsetting, I'm proud that I was banned. I'd have been ashamed if I had just meekly kept my head down and gone along to stay out of trouble with that loony.

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mallorn_hugger t1_jd66gtt wrote

Good for you! Yeah, I had a weird situation with a mod on r/whitepeopletwitter earlier this week. I told my sister the world is on a fascist tilt... Even people I usually side with and consider myself part of (left leaning, liberal, inclusive and accepting) are losing their fucking minds. I'm glad you stood up, too! :)

I found one of their posts here and see they are from Western Mass, which is where I'm from. If they're in the Five College area (my home area)... My dad calls the Valley the "surrealistic pillow" for a reason. I love the place with all my heart, but the university bubble is a little hyper and out of touch sometimes. I read somewhere else that they haven't been in the state super long, so I'm wondering if they are a college student who hasn't grown up yet. ;)

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fendermrc t1_jd7d09l wrote

Surrealistic Pillow is the name of an old Jefferson Airplane album, but it does work well to describe the happy valley!

Better than “the people’s republic of Amherst”, which I’ve also heard :).

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mallorn_hugger t1_jd9har7 wrote

Oh yeah.... I remember now. Makes sense. My dad is an older boomer who was big into the music scene in the 60s and 70s. When I was little, I used to ask him what his favorite color was (a favorite topic of all 4-7 year olds) and he always replied with "deep greens and blues are the colors I choose," so really, that's par for the course!

And yes, I agree it is better than "the people's republic of Amherst" 🤣

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swoldier_force t1_jd6gpkg wrote

I honestly hope some of those people who were quick to support the mod were just oblivious.

Once I realized what was happening, I followed the drama as it spanned several posts and subreddits.

Due to the constant deleting and locking of comments and posts though, I don’t think a lot of people realized the scope of things. I saw several “What’s happening here?” posts that came and went within minutes.

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BobQuasit t1_jd6jxd1 wrote

There's a certain irony, though, that many here in r/Massachusetts so willingly bowed to their dictatorial new ruler. And then attacked anyone who questioned the leader, his arbitrary rules, and his capricious punishments. It would be nice to think that some of them might have a moment of honest reflection, and feel some shame.

...but I very much doubt that they will.

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Games_N_Friends t1_jda1zmx wrote

There was a lot of false equivalence going on with that new mod. He explained what he was doing in terms that wasn't the whole truth in order to stay rosy-looking.

When I first bumped into he drama, it looked like there was some reasonable cleaning going on. It only took a few moments of looking further to realize how over the top he was. He had a lace glove covering his iron fist.

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