They invited that guy back. I do have to admit, I admire his inability to read a room.

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“Helldump” is my new favorite term for that

Sometimes you find really crazy stuff in people’s histories. This year, I’ve found a Black neo-nazi, an alt-right plural system, and a Thelemist who is just so beyond the pale I literally cannot paraphrase what they said and have to quote it in full: https://www.reddit.com/user/Nexist418/comments/i6is83/banned_reddits_and_the_reasons_if_known/

/r/animememes :: Did not use the banned word “trap” but explained how banning the word was an empty meaningless gesture. Also, demonstrated how Communism is a failure (in the private messages with the mods). Despite doing as they asked, and despite not having broken the rules, they have not bothered to adhere to their end of the deal. Not surprising Communists never seem to do what they promise.

I just follow the prime directive with these people, but I think it’s mostly because I’m not good enough with words to accomplish anything by confronting them. I remember this one impassioned thread on like, /r/HarryPotter or maybe /r/books about HPMoR and all the crazy TREACLES stuff. And I understood them completely, but I felt bad because it had like, two comments, and neither really got what OP was trying to communicate. They were like, “I love HPMoR, it’s so upsetting that bad people online co-opted it! That’s crazy. Thanks for the heads up!”

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Also, demonstrated how Communism is a failure (in the private messages with the mods)

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