How Reddit Radicalizes The Left And Encourages Political Violence

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[–]jet199 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This is why people who get radicalised by subs and actually act out are usually lone wolves. If you even try the have a conspiracy with people online you will always end up getting pulled into the culture of people who never even leave their bedrooms.

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

Yeah, I'm trying to imagine the look of the average redditor.... Stocky 5" 6', cola-imbused colon, neckbeard hairs scrachted off onto a crumby keyboard. But then you're on r/liberal firearms and they are all about shooting to death anyone who isn't shouting the same bullshit they spout. They aren't in their basements ,they are at the range (probably with a purple rattle can paintjob on a French bullpup)

Like I have guns too to protect myself from fascist, or any other fucker to step on my rights. I'm rambing some, but my point is they aren't in their basements and they are diverse looking crowd. AND they are armed. The article suggests they are eager to go (even more) unhinged.

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

Seems harmless to me. Teenage angst is part of Reddit's problem. Meh.

But the hypocrisy or one of the most obvious, rabid Nazi websites online, fn. 1, 2, to make this claim is absolutely ridiculous, and there isn't much evidence for their claims.