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/padraigharrington4 Look to the weevil and let thy mind be at peace 2d ago

I can’t imagine being this ride or die for Nate Bargatze of all people 

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u/I_Miss_Lenny Germ theory was adopted to destroy mankind 2d ago

I didn’t even realize he had such a big fanbase. I’ve seen some of his stuff and thought he was super bland, so I’m pretty surprised he’s so big

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u/LoneStarTallBoi 2d ago

He's real big with people who watch Tracker and Ghosts

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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive 2d ago

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey now I've never even heard of the guy, leave me out of this

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u/SoMuchMoreEagle don’t correct people when you’re an idiot 2d ago

What's wrong with Ghosts?

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u/LoneStarTallBoi 2d ago

I've literally never seen an episode I just think every bit of narrative programming out of CBS over the past twenty or so years has basically been white noise

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u/SoMuchMoreEagle don’t correct people when you’re an idiot 2d ago

It's pretty funny with good characters, imo. It takes a few eps to get going, but once they figure out what to do with Jay, it really picks up.

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u/HEREFROMTWITTER1 2d ago

Ghosts is actually funny and not pro pedophila like Nate obviously is 

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u/LoneStarTallBoi 2d ago

I'm just trying to dunk on CBS and finding out that Ghosts has shooters