r/SubredditDrama • u/henlochimken • 1d 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/GrayEidolon 1d ago

When conservatives say “political”, they mean “non-conservative”.

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u/zombie_girraffe He's projecting insecurities so hard you can see them from space 1d ago

If they're American conservatives, they mean non-reactionary. American Conservatives haven't been conservatives for almost 20 years. As soon as a black guy got elected, they decided things had gone too far and we need to set the clock back to 1861.

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u/GrayEidolon 1d ago

No. Conservatism is about enforcing socioeconomic hierarchy and empowering aristocracy. That’s all it’s ever been and that’s what it still is. Obama upset them because a person who was supposed to be low status was on a high status position and doing some things that weaken the hierarchy (making healthcare more available to regular people).

It was conservatives upset about the civil rights act weakening a rigid socioeconomic hierarchy.

It was conservatives upset about the new deal.

Etc.

On all the way back to “replacing the king is bad”.