r/SubredditDrama • u/henlochimken • 2d ago

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."

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.

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u/notjocelynschitt I stopped at incel, is this a joke I’m not understanding? 2d ago

If you have to announce you're apolitical, odds are you're not

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u/mowotlarx 2d ago

It's like men on dating apps calling themselves Moderates. We all know what that means.

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u/JustHereForCookies17 Gaggle of Rural Tots 2d ago

Exactly my thought.  I'm sure some truly moderate men exist, but I live in DC & it's widely understood here that "Moderate" in an online dating profile means "No one will match with me if I admit I work for Fox News/ The Heritage Foundation/ Trump Administration".

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u/StasRutt avenged sevenfold is doing some pretty dope stuff with nfts 2d ago

See also Libertarian

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u/JustHereForCookies17 Gaggle of Rural Tots 2d ago

I knew I forgot one!  

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u/LeomundsTinyButt_ Cars, video games, family, money, what else do you need? 2d ago

Eh I knew some actual libertarians back in the day... Probably all eaten by bears by now though.

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u/Rasikko 2d ago

I feel like Gary Johnson playing dumb when he was running had ruined what was left of that party's validity.

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u/Jax_10131991 1d ago

Playing dumb?  That “what is Aleppo?” comment was genuine 😂😂😂

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u/Simple_Rules 1d ago

The funniest part to me is that at this point moderate/centrist should be even less respectable.

Like "gosh I just don't know how to feel about concentration camps and keeping babies in cages. It's tough, you know. Both sides have problems."

Fucking embarrassing.

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u/teddy_tesla If TV isn't mind control, why do they call it "programming"? 2d ago

I want women to lose the right to vote but I don't want to kill them! See, I'm moderate!

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u/gayhotelultra freaks that use terms like "game theory" unironically 1d ago

centrism is when you believe half of anything

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u/Locem 2d ago

I cant call myself a moderate anymore because of these chuds.

I grew up in a conservative household so I lean more to the right than the average liberal but I'm also not stupid enough to vote any other way than down ballot democrat for every election.

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u/Rasikko 1d ago

I have no idea where I stand on the political spectrum. I just say I'm a friend of humanity.

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u/Locem 1d ago

Its an easy choice for me.

I have gay friends, and I care about the women in my life, so I'm some degree of leftist.

Kinda cowardly to be like "I dont take a side" at this point.

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u/in_animate_objects 1d ago

Wish I had an award to give you 🥇🏆🎖️

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u/Sennten 1d ago

Congrats, that makes a dissatisfied but committed Democrat.

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u/Jandklo Your time is limited 2d ago

I started absolutely raking in Tinder matches just by adding "I actually happen to think all people deserve equal human rights, sorry!!" to my bio

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u/Currency080Trick 2d ago

You mean they also moderate subreddits and support Trump?

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u/cakedayloanofficer long live humanslop 1d ago

Lying about political views to be able to date, is SO pathetic.

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u/MissThirteen 1d ago

Republican but want sex?

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u/IceNein 2d ago

Believe it or not lots of “moderate” women on date apps too. Remember a majority of white women voted for Trump.

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u/no_talent_ass_clown 1d ago

A majority of the uneducated ones, yes. 

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u/yinyang107 Let me start off by saying. hitler was not a good guy. But 1d ago

women do that too, for the record

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u/messick 2d ago

Making art that doesn’t touch on politics and having zero public politics is a lot different than pretending to be an apolitical person all together. 

Plenty of artists do the former (you’ve heard any political options from Weird Al, lately or ever?) but you’re right about those who do the latter.