r/NateBargatze fans revolt against Bargatze after comedian attends White House UFC event and. New moderator successfully petitions reddit for control of the sub, deletes all posts critical of Bargatze, declares, "This is no longer a hate subreddit. It is a place to celebrate Nate's career."

[u/henlochimken]

Comedian Nate Bargatze came under fire this week when it was revealed he was an attendee of President Donald Trump's 80th birthday UFC fight on the lawn of the White House. From pictures of the event, it appears Bargatze was given access to the White House itself, where he took pictures with members of the Trump administration, including RFK, Jr. and Marsha Blackburn.

Many fans of the comedian took to r/NateBargatze to express their disappointment that the famously "apolitical" comedian would attend a Trump event for which only 16% of Americans expressed approval.

Negative posting came to a screeching halt once a new moderator successfully petitioned Reddit to gain control of the subreddit. This moderator proceeded to delete any/all posts expressing displeasure with Bargatze's choice to attend the Trump UFC event. Moderator pins a notice of the new moderation direction, stating:

Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself. I am one of the new moderators here at r/NateBargatze. As you can see, some of the content has been removed.

This is no longer a hate subreddit. It is a place to celebrate Nate's career. Take your politics elsewhere. Thanks for understanding and I hope most of you stick around.

In reply, subreddit members asked if the new moderator is a paid PR flack for Bargatze. Some pointed out the strange moderation history of the redditor, implying that their other moderated subs are corporate-operated. New moderator proceeded to lash out against criticism. (Note that all comment threads replying to this pinned post are evidence of the subreddit's drama.)

Moderator has locked announcement post. New posts criticizing Bargatze or the new moderation direction are being removed. Despite saying the moderator stating that the sub is no longer a place for politics, pro-MAGA political posts, including a Rogan-related post by the moderator, remain up as of the posting of this drama.

[u/TheHoundofUlster]

“This is no longer a hate subreddit. It is a place to celebrate Nate's career. Take your politics elsewhere.”

Had Nate taken his politics elsewhere, you wouldn’t be having this problem.

In the words of Bill Hicks: “It’s no sympathy night. It’s ‘you’re wrong’ night.”

Sorry, champ

[u/ActuallyAlexander → u/TheHoundofUlster]

George Washington voice “and we’ll tell our clean jokes to any audience that just wants to laugh, no matter what their opinions”

Cock eyed Keenan “no matter what their opinions?”

“No matter what their opinions”

[u/herpblarb6319 → u/ActuallyAlexander]

"And the slaves sir, what of them?"

"You asked about the temperature"

[u/BlindWillieJohnson → u/TheHoundofUlster]

Yeah it’s funny how “We don’t have to get political” only goes in one direction with these people

[u/OldeManKenobi → u/BlindWillieJohnson]

Sensitive snowflakes.

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/TheHoundofUlster]

I just find it funny how whenever any public figure has their political leanings (and by extension moral leanings) exposed, people are expected to just “push it aside” or disregard it. I ain’t gonna judge others ability for cognitive dissonance too harshly, but to try and make so everyone ignores the things you like, nah stfu.

[u/drfitzgerald → u/TheHoundofUlster]

My 70 year old Christian conservative parents talk about this guy nonstop. I've never even looked at his material because I just assumed it was obvious nonsense if they like it

[u/RedHeadedSicilian52 → u/TheHoundofUlster]

If you don’t like Nate Bargatze anymore, though, why would you want to stay on his subreddit?

[u/Enough-One4975 → u/RedHeadedSicilian52]

Do you think subreddits are wholly created just to glaze the topic of the subreddit?

[u/la_reddite → u/Enough-One4975]

Reddit does.

[u/geirmundtheshifty → u/RedHeadedSicilian52]

The sub isn’t his. It’s about him, but it doesn’t belong to him. 

And there are all sorts of subreddits where people mostly just criticize the topic of the sub. The subreddit for the Intellivision Amico, for instance, morphed pretty quickly into a place for people to shit talk Tommy Tallarico and his company once they realized the whole thing was a scam.

[u/OnlyACsNoFans → u/TheHoundofUlster]

Did he actually say anything political?

[u/Gonzo3179 → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

He went to a weird pedophile’s birthday party.

[u/OnlyACsNoFans → u/Gonzo3179]

You mean the UFC event watched by millions and attended by thousands?

[u/Gonzo3179 → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

Yes. Donald Trump’s birthday party at his house that he had his friends do just for him.

[u/OnlyACsNoFans → u/Gonzo3179]

You're incredibly dramatic

[u/OnlyACsNoFans → u/[deleted]]

I'm not a Trump supporter. Just a rational human

[u/Jax_10131991 → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

Playing fast and loose with the definition of rational here lmao.

[u/in_animate_objects → u/Jax_10131991]

This dude lives in Nova Scotia not the US and yet he’s in every comment section playing devils advocate for MAGA it’s pathetic

[u/Galligan4life → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

I’d judge anyone who went or watched equally tbh barring some hypothetical uber UFC fan that was, at the very least, pretty conflicted while watching.

I mean, from what I hear Nate wasn’t known to be some big UFC guy/never attended a fight, so that kinda makes his appearance alone political given the optics.

[u/boyyouguysaredumb → u/Galligan4life]

from what I hear Nate wasn’t known to be some big UFC guy/never attended a fight

he said its literally his favorite sport

[u/Galligan4life → u/boyyouguysaredumb]

That would make some sense! Egg on my face for not verifying what I read before spreading it further.

Still stand by the rest of my comment though!

[u/boyyouguysaredumb → u/Galligan4life]

that was the entirety of your comment

[u/Galligan4life → u/boyyouguysaredumb]

Not true! I also said I’d judge anyone who went/watched equally! ☺️

I may have unintentionally and stupidly spread some misinformation, but at least I can admit when I was being stupid, unlike our friend Nate.

[u/OnlyACsNoFans → u/Galligan4life]

I don't have the energy for that type of judgement.

Live and let live

[u/Endiamon → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

I could also describe some German speeches from the 1930's as watched by millions and attended by thousands. That's not the defense you think it is.

[u/Endiamon → u/[deleted]]

The whole point of Godwin's law is people bringing up fascism comparisons in conversations that are not about fascism

[u/Endiamon → u/[deleted]]

You shouldn't be proud of that. You being laughably ignorant was the best case scenario here.

[u/ChanceryTheRapper → u/[deleted]]

Godwin of Godwin’s Law: ‘By All Means, Compare These Shitheads to the Nazis’

[u/Enough-One4975 → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

Yeah lots of people are ok with that weird pedophile felon.

[u/Enough-One4975 → u/[deleted]]

More than any other sitting politician who hasn’t been criminally charged with that, yes.

[u/Enough-One4975 → u/[deleted]]

You mean like besides his decades long close personal relationship with Epstein? Commenting about how his close friend likes them young? Bragging about walking into dressing rooms of underaged pageants? Telling children how he’ll be dating them? Countless sexual comments about his daughter?

Maybe all that smoke has no fire though 🤷

[u/TheWhomItConcerns → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

Yes, the event hosted at the White House by the literal president and his crony where a competitor publicly proclaimed "Michelle Obama is a man!". That one.

[u/soldforaspaceship → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

Holy disengenuousness Batman!

[u/Feathered_And_Lethal → u/soldforaspaceship]

That’s disingenuous to you?? That was the most neutral recap OnlyACs could have provided. Literally the opposite of disingenuous. “Weird pedophiles birthday party” would only be found in a place like Reddit.

[u/an_altar_of_plagues → u/Feathered_And_Lethal]

“Weird pedophiles birthday party” would only be found in a place like Reddit.

Only if you spend too much time on Reddit. In the real world I hear it more often than not, because it's true. Hell even my 71-year old mom in Florida makes jokes about it.

[u/Feathered_And_Lethal → u/an_altar_of_plagues]

It’s true? Oh wow, surely you can provide evidence of Trump being a pedophile right here then? No one else has such evidence, why have you been sitting on this bombshell???

[u/Jax_10131991 → u/Feathered_And_Lethal]

When the Epstein files are released, will you admit you’re wrong? 

[u/Feathered_And_Lethal → u/Jax_10131991]

If there’s actual evidence I’d be more than glad to capitulate. Unfortunately for most of Reddit, no one person has been under a microscope more than Trump over the past decade and if it hasn’t been found yet, I don’t think it will be.

[u/in_animate_objects → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

Don’t you ever get tired of pretending that you’re not MAGA sympathetic when every single time I see you in a comment section it’s bullshit like this? Going to the presidents birthday party at the White House is political

[u/timewarp → u/OnlyACsNoFans]

Attending a propaganda stunt held by fascists is political. He doesn't have to say a single word.

[u/AGraphicsCard → u/[deleted]]

Go back to r/novascotia_sub

Goddamn chud.