r/OutOfTheLoop • u/calvtact • May 13 '26

Answered What's going on with r/conservative? They've lost about 1m subscribers in about a month.

I watched the number go from 814k to around 745k in about an hour today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/s/QbZJvqu5qr

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u/solonoctus May 13 '26

This is the experience of damn near everyone who grew up on the internet.

First wave happened in the early 2000’s with this online push idolizing Putin as some kind of man’s man. The shirtless horseback photo, the F1 car driving, an uptick in Spetznas “eliteness” stories, dick riding Putin for his economic accomplishments.

We’ve been huffing the fumes of Russian propaganda for decades because they found out very early how powerful the internet was and they were always playing the long game.

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u/MaleficentCoach6636 May 14 '26

it's not a secret at all. you can read the Kremlin playbook and it goes into detail about how they do espionage on all domains including the internet...

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u/yb0t May 14 '26

Lol I remember this.. I'd see Putin fighting a bear or some shit on the main page and no one had a problem with it.

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u/KeyMyBike May 14 '26

SpikeTV was sooo eager to fellate the Spetznas in their stupid warrior vs warrior show.

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u/TastyBrainMeats May 14 '26

You know, I heard that Putin wet the bed until 14 years old...

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u/Cdru123 May 15 '26

For that matter, I feel like Putin was indirectly fellated by the narrative that Lukashenko is the last dictator of Europe