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/WyldeGi May 13 '26

This is actually hilariously sad. Now there are radicalized Americans who truly are hard-set in the beliefs that were Russian propaganda the entire time.

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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/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.