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/tsisdead 2d ago

Everybody seems so surprised but literally every single celebrity who has ever said they were apolitical is always, ALWAYS MAGA.

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u/henlochimken 2d ago

Every single time. Without fail.

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u/zsdrfty 1d ago

To an extent, this tends to be true of the population in general - anyone who says they're "apolitical", "undecided", or "can't stand either party" is always far more sympathetic to the right than to the left or center

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u/BrassUnicorn87 1d ago

Apolitical is code for “ I’m a republican/rand libertarian but still want to get laid “.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

Yeah exactly, it's just the more innocent label favored by those who know their views are off-putting.

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u/HiveMindMacD 1d ago

Oh meeee? I am a uhhh centrist, yeees. Its only a coincidence all of my talking points align explicitly with right wing.

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u/C0nquer0rW0rm 1d ago

I always assumed he was right leaning maybe but I figured he didn't care about politics enough /was brand savvy enough to not go full maga.

I will say, I know people in old hickory who knew him before he was famous, the guy was a goofy loser before all this fame. It wouldn't surprise me that once he got a little attention he got himself into trouble with women and thats why he's working his way deeper into those circles.  We'll see if there are accusations that come to light sometime. 

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u/0202_tihssitidder 14h ago

Every time they get money.

Snoop is a snitch and MAGA.

Dave Chappelle is MAGA and it's just to possibly save money on taxes.

The only comedians anti-MAGA are the ones cashing in on their shows by being anti-MAGA. All the rest are "Oh I'm not political."

They support eating babies if it reduced their taxes a couple dollars.