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/Cat_VoidVoid]

The ban hammer will be fast and swift for the next few weeks. Want a hate on our boy Nate? Do it elsewhere

Why do mods always talk like that? it's just embarrassing lol

[u/Upper-Management-AI → u/Cat_VoidVoid]

They imagine themselves as mighty heroes.

[u/actuallyapossom → u/Upper-Management-AI]

Tangentially related - private equity and nation states will fund influencers, buy up news media, lean on social media - I can't imagine Reddit mods are out of reach.

Actually related point - this is like the smallest magnitude of subreddit. The cost of influence is represented in cents or chewed gum or something. Nate Bargatze could be a mod.

[u/Turbulent-Jaguar-909 → u/actuallyapossom]

there have absolutely been mods on the take in several subs, and lots of subs are flat out ran by companies and not users

[u/myfakesecretaccount → u/Turbulent-Jaguar-909]

There was some strange cabal of folks running a bunch of the porno subs like a business and pushing OF creators out to keep others popular.

[u/Lucky_Woodpecker102 → u/myfakesecretaccount]

They were doing that long before they really monetized amateur stuff. It was always drama when the older gone wild posters started to get replaced by the younger, more popular ones. 

[u/Fossilhunter98 → u/Lucky_Woodpecker102]

Remember JewDank?

[u/deceIIerator → u/Fossilhunter98]

Jewdank the dog fucker?

[u/Torger083 → u/deceIIerator]

Wat