*Reddit Meltdown Watch* r/politics is currently melting down since ACB was confirmed

submitted by Tarrock from reddit.com

all 54 comments
sorted by:
top
newinsightfulfun

[–]GroundZero 15 insightful - 6 fun15 insightful - 5 fun16 insightful - 6 fun -  (10 children)

Well they just banned me for hate speech, and I didn't post anything remotely hateful.

It's time for the exodus.

[–][deleted] 19 insightful - 5 fun19 insightful - 4 fun20 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

According to Liberals if you disagree with them on any issue to any extent you're basically Hitler.

[–]GroundZero 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Well I'm NS revisionist so not exactly an insult.

[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

u in nz?

[–]GroundZero 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

na

[–]littleboyblue 10 insightful - 7 fun10 insightful - 6 fun11 insightful - 7 fun -  (2 children)

if you get banned at reddit and want to be reinstated at reddit, you gotta transition and start sucking dick..

[–]GroundZero 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I'v never been completely banned, I'v never pushed my accounts that hard. But their lack of response, and the complete BS 3 day ban is pretty telling of /conspiracy's position in the matter.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Or just make a new account, they are really lax on ban evasion.

[–]BigFatRetard 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You're half a decade too late.

Many reasonable people already left.

[–]GroundZero 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well I was given a few chances for reasonable lambasting but this one is completely out of the blue. And they didn't respond to my inquiry which is quite telling because over 3 different accounts of mine that have never been officially banned this is the first time they have never given me a response. It's quite worrying even though it was only a 3 day ban.

[–]bobbobbybob 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It's quite worrying

lol. just walk away. Dirty addiction anyway

[–]insta 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

So many thinly veiled calls for violence.

That twoxchromosome subreddit is going nuts too.

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

So dumb, they should realise this craziness and scaremongering is worse because it's a woman so everyone feels free to drag her. But then I guess most of them are men larping.

[–]Optimus85 8 insightful - 5 fun8 insightful - 4 fun9 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

DEDDITtm

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The horror sub used to talk about making a deddit, I think they are actually working on it.

[–]Fitter_Happier 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As if they wouldn't have done exactly the same thing if the tables were turned. Who cares how much they're whining.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

All of this outrage over a nigger-loving liberal SC pick. They basically won here, but they're still mad that the new member of the SC isn't an overt communist/pedophile.

[–]bobbobbybob 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That was a very enjoyable read. It is clear that they are not happy, powerless and a gigantic bag of dicks all at the same time.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

they just realized hunter biden posts on reddit, his username was temujb01

[–]at_finn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Too much salt for me

[–]slushpilot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

So, I'm not even American but I find this whole episode fascinating. The party in power is only doing what is within their right (and mandate) to do by appointing a new justice, while the opposition is claiming she's some kind of cultist or a puppet without a brain of her own.

So I found a speech of hers, maybe it was posted here on Saidit, and thought okay let's see what she has to say for herself instead of reading interpretations and analyses. And you know what? She's a perfectly reasonable person who in 2016 hoped that whatever justice was appointed to replace Scalia would be someone who can look at the law impartially and even vote against their own personal belief when a reasonable interpretation of the constitution tells them so.

Less and less now I'm willing to trust even news articles or "trusted" sources to tell me how to interpret things & judge people. It seems the only way is to find out is to seek out the person's own writing or an actual video of them speaking for themselves. Anything else is just hot takes out of context.

[–]wecandobetter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Same. I listened to her speak at her confirmation. She's incredibly bright. Has an autodidactic memory of law and history. I think she'll be a great justice.

[–]cyburgh 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I can't believe I just went through an entire thread not realizing I was on reddit and not saidit. I was shocked by how much common sense statements were being downvoted to hell. now it all makes sense.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't like reddit but this is fun and I will also go there on election day to see the meltdown

[–]scormac1752 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, that is so satisfying to watch them squirm.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (28 children)

With this unbalance, the legitimacy of the court can be called into question; which means that the legitimacy of the entire Federal government is now suspect. Faith in governance and our institutions has already been significantly eroded, but this is probably the single biggest hit.

[–]ReeferMadness 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (14 children)

What unbalance? Not enough activist libtards pushing political agendas?

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (13 children)

Too many activist conservatives taking away rights.

[–]ReeferMadness 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Conservatives uphold the laws. That's not activism. Libtards think it's right to subvert laws they don't agree with but can't get support to abolish or change. They want to use the judicial branch to subvert the legislative.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

They "uphold the laws" by interpreting them in a way that grants people the fewest rights.

Libtards recognize that sometimes laws are shit and take away people's rights and need to be removed.

[–]ReeferMadness 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Judicial activism is the wrong way to do it. That is corruption. It all seems great as long as the corrupt happen to be doing what you like, but sooner or later they will fuck you over too. Then you will finally understand why laws matter, and why it matters that people, and especially the government are held to those laws.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Laws that are unconstitutional get overturned by the courts. You'd rather the supreme court just say, "Congress, pretty please?" And if Congress just goes, "well we know it's unconstitutional, but....nah", what then?

How would that be an effective implementation of checks and balances?

[–]ReeferMadness 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Of course unconditional laws get overturned, that has NOTHING to do with what I'm talking about it and you know it. If you had an intelligent argument to make you wouldn't be spewing this strawman bullshit.

You leftists are just unscrupulous, as you have shown. That is exactly why you can't be trusted with authority.

[–]wecandobetter 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

What rights have been taken away in by the SC in the last four years? Show me specifically please.

Edit: Just as I thought. None. Not one example. Just fearmongering and outrage porn at work. Settle the eff down everyone.

[–]mharmless 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

They curtailed my ability to get your personal information from the government via a federal records request in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media.

Those fascists!

Edit: Also, Timbs v. Indiana, an unanimous decision that state and local governments also can't seize your property of disproportionate value to the crime.

Fucking capitalists!

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Did this imbalance exist within the past four years?

[–]wecandobetter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hey. Since you're conjecturing on the future rather than citing evidence, how about you pump your outrage brakes and wait to see what happens?

[–][deleted]  (2 children)

[deleted]

    [–]wecandobetter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Thank you for your correction.

    [–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Because by then it will be too late?

    Do you let your kids play in traffic?

    [–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    And that's a good thing.

    [–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    It is?

    [–]insta 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

    Leftists will always resort to Ron Paul libertarianism the moment they don't get their way. It's hysterical.

    [–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

    Ok. Enjoy the riots when they ban abortion.

    [–]insta 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

    Ban abortion?

    You are a child if you think that's even within the realm of happening.

    [–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

    Yeah it hasn't been the stated goal of the Republican party for an entire generation or anything.

    I love how people on the right just take rights for granted.

    [–]wecandobetter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Republicans are political creatures first and foremost. Currently 48% of americans polled describe themselves as pro-choice, and a super-majority (~63%) are in favor of legal abortions under certain circumstances. That opinion is not just liberals. There's a swath of conservatives holding that view too. Sure, they may throw footballs to their evangelical wing by pushing for more restrictions. But they won't move to ban it entirely unless there's a sea change of public opinion. Republicans, unlike Democrats, are flexible politicians even on their 1-ticket items if it gets them something else.

    [–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Thanks for coming in here with a well-reasoned post.

    I hope you are right. But on the other hand, Amy seems like a complete nutbag who wouldn't give a shit.

    [–]wecandobetter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Having listened to her confirmation hearing, I don't believe she is a nutbag. Yes, she's deeply religious. But she's also extremely intelligent and devoted to the role of the court as an interpreter of law, not a 2nd legislative activist branch. She's also made reference to the importance of the will of the people in major rulings.

    [–]insta 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Yeah it hasn't been the stated goal of the Republican party for an entire generation or anything.

    Wow, for that long eh? It's almost as if, and hold my hand on this, it's almost as if it's been that long because it's never happening.

    [–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    And when was the last time they had a 6-3?

    [–]insta 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Those evil right-wingers had two entire branches of government and they couldn't even fulfil their Obamacare promise which they made for years.

    I get some state and local Republicans can be more insidious but on the nationwide side they're fucking toothless losers.

    [–]wecandobetter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Men don't care and women don't riot.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    This comment thread was hilarious:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/jiqye1/megathread_senate_confirms_amy_coney_barrett_to/ga8ge9j/

    [–]redditbegay 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I wonder if they are mad because the dnc lowered their pay after she was confirmed.