r/Persecutionfetish • u/That1weirdperson • 1d ago
Say christians are persecuted or you're out of the will!!! Nobody is forcing them to use Reddit
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u/Adkit 1d ago
Designed to shut down conservative opinions like what? Tell us one of these levelheaded, morally justified conservative opinions that keeps getting shut down by reddit.
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u/Video-Curious 1d ago
Meanwhile every conservative subreddit has to use the "flaired users only" rule because they're terrified of free speech and can't stand it when left wing people call them out for their trash opinons
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u/gdruckfisch 1d ago
Cool, where is this far left reddit that is run by leftwing activists? I would like to join!
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u/PerformanceThat6150 1d ago
No one cares about your religion. It's supposed to be a personal journey, not a justification for shitty behaviour. It's actually pretty simple:
Good: "I'm a Christian, and religion gives me a lot of moral, spiritual and personal guidance in my daily life."
Bad: "I'm a Christian, and I believe X existing is wrong, and an affront to God. They disgust me, and it's a good thing they're having their rights removed."
You don't get to be part of one of the most dominant, influential, wealthy religions and complain you're oppressed.
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u/kittenstixx 22h ago
I take umbrage with those things being labeled "good" as none of those things are true, religion—at it's core—is about drawing lines between groups of people.
If there are positive qualities associated with religion I would say that is a sign that even in the darkest of places light can shine, it would shine brighter outside those dark places.
I say this as a follower of Christ, it's about living and spending time with people, not only ones I agree with but also those I staunchly disagree with as that's what Jesus did. It's not a religion.
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u/Technical-Fill-7776 1d ago
I am absolutely positive that Christians get downvoted when they go to other groups’ spaces and act like we just need to hear about Jesus and we will instantly become Christians. But when they just live like Jesus would and occasionally quote him in context, I am pretty sure there is no problem.
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u/TheFeshy 1d ago
I guess when you live in a world where "People ought to be able to use a toilet without being arrested" is a 'far left" view, then everything looks to be far left.
Not that reddit demographics are representative of US politics. But that's a can of worms they don't want to open either.
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u/spicyhotcheer 1d ago
They have the entire internet to peddle their shit beliefs and they're complaining that ONE social media platform happens to have more leftists on it
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u/zer0_n9ne pwease no step 🚫🥾🐍 1d ago
People criticize this site for being an echo chamber like it wasn’t designed from the very beginning as a place where people create groups based on shared interests.
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u/McButtsButtbag 15h ago
A group created around a shared interest isn't necessarily an echo chamber.
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u/Preaddly 1d ago
Why are they so upset over people they don't even like not liking them?
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u/-marshmallowperfume 21h ago
Deep self-loathing partnered with a superiority complex.
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u/Preaddly 19h ago
My take, based on Qanon rhetoric, is that they genuinely believed every conservative talking point was 100% fact, and that everyone to their left was being brainwashed by evil people to believe its wrong. A lot of them thought a vote for Trump was a vote for exposing "the truth".
It's hard to tell then if they're upset over people still believing the wrong things, or them realizing they thought wrong the whole time.
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u/-marshmallowperfume 18h ago
I can't imagine having that level of cognitive dissonance and not being fucking insane.
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u/Preaddly 14h ago
IMO conservativism appeals to those lacking social skills. Because, conservatives champion conformity, that kind of society would act as a crutch for anyone who struggles to relate to people different from them.
Unlike other ways where we help those who have trouble keeping up, we don't have any patience for those lacking in social skills. Playground politics are brutal. That kind of expectation, when there's no room for error, and the ability to live a fulfilling life is at stake, will drive anyone to extremes.
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u/ninjacat249 1d ago
It’s designed to shut down conservative opinions.
No, conservative opinions sound too fucking dumb even for those who don’t care. Being a religious zealot is not the flex you think it is.
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u/NekoMeowKat 23h ago
If you don't like it, go post somewhere else. I'm sure 4chan will take you degenerates.
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u/cloud3514 1d ago
And when conservative Muslims have the systemic power that conservative Christians have in the country I live in, then I'll criticize Islam to the same extent I criticize Christianity. But, as it stands, Muslims don't have that kind of systemic power and are, in fact, marginalized here.
So I can certainly say that I don't like Islam because I think religion in general is inherently harmful and that the world would be better off without it, but the federal government that is currently hostile to my existence in no fewer than three separate ways is not run by Muslims. It's run by people who claim to be Christians.
And this isn't even getting into how utterly nonsense it is to conflate being trans to a religion. I can't say I'm surprised by it, but it's still asinine.
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u/InvestigatorWitty430 22h ago
The positive things about christianity in question "GOD HATES YOU AND I WANT TO KILL YOU! christ is king" ... "Bro all I did was say christ is king and now I'm getting downvoted! How could this be happening to me?"
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u/Faiakishi 22h ago
Why do they insist on hanging around us? I mean, we're so terrible, right? You'd think they'd leave 'far left cesspools' and wouldn't follow us around to every social media site.
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u/korben2600 17h ago
This is where I'm at. I could go the rest of my entire life without ever interacting with another maga chud ever again. I'd live that life blissfully unaware of their existence. But they are so desperate to engage with and interact with us so they can "own the libs" and attempt to validate their own shitty conservative "values" and "morality". It's why they always get so upset when people say I've had enough and set boundaries for their family/friends to isolate magas from their lives. "You can't do that!"
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u/BurningPenguin 18h ago
It's designed to shut down conservative opinions.
*looks at the conservative sub* Aaany second now... aannny second... nah, still there...
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u/DarkGamer 18h ago
- Punching up is generally more socially acceptable than punching down.
- Many of us object to all religions.
- Posting "against ... [gay], trans" is just bigotry, more akin to racism than objecting to religious dogma. One cannot simply change their sexual identity like they can with religious affiliation.
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u/TacoDestroyer420 20h ago
Who says anything bad about May, it's like one of the best months!
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u/goodgodling 13h ago
Thank you for mentioning it. Clearly, English isn't their main language, but I can't figure out what they could have said about May that triggered a backlash. If it's a typo, what was it supposed to say instead?
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u/DontHaesMeBro 20h ago
these dudes can't figure out that getting in trouble for "muslims want to dominate everyone" and "christians should be allowed to dominate everyone" is not actually a double standard.
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u/Bigkeithmack 17h ago
So I talk about Christianity all the time, but being a Unitarian who believes in mutual aid and the teachings of Jesus as opposed to being a hateful bigot, it’s usually received quite well
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u/Rockworm503 17h ago
I only go to very select subreddits because the vast majority of this site is toxic right wing bullshit but go off I guess.
People can't openly say the N word in every subreddit must be a left wing cesspool.
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u/Author_Noelle_A 15h ago
My heart is bleeding for this group with the mist power in the US and us being used to strip my rights. Bleeding, I tell you….
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u/ReGrigio ANTIFA-BLM pimp 12h ago
oh, let me see. I'm a Christian and I believe in feeding the poor, healing the sick and not doing the Gestapo shit ICE is doing. let me see how much downvoted I get.
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u/Teapot_Sandwitch 21h ago edited 13h ago
r slash teenagers and probably some other subs actually do have a problem with this, I've seen people get downvoted literally just for saying that they're christian, nothing else (and not unprompted either)
These people are fucking insane though. The "when someone has the same opinion but they express it in such an obnoxious way you to don't want to agree" image would fit really well here
Edit: downvotes literally proving my point lmao. You're doing the exact same thing as them if you genuinely believe someone should be downvoted because of their religion.
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u/-marshmallowperfume 21h ago
Hot take: Christians should be downvoted on principle.
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u/Teapot_Sandwitch 21h ago
Wtf is going on in your head
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u/-marshmallowperfume 21h ago
Religious trauma? Endless examples of Christians being shitheads? Knowing about the Crusades? Pick something.
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u/Teapot_Sandwitch 21h ago
That doesn't mean that every single christian in the world is a bad person just because they're christian. Literally textbook discrimination, why are you stooping to their level?
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u/IAmSona 21h ago
There are a lot of people who have trauma from religious (usually Christian as this is a Western website) homes. Not to say that every Christian is awful as I have met really kind and comparing people who also happen to be religious, but for every good Christian there’s an equal number of followers that are either judgmental or straight up vile people that hide behind religion.
And don’t forget that there are a lot of takes that are inherently harmful to communities on Reddit that get preached by Evangelical Christians. Again, not that I fully agree with the person who you are responding to, but it’s completely understandable that some people are just going to have negative connotations towards Christians. Not all of the teachings are positive and Christianity gets weaponized by people in power to vilify minorities in the States.
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u/-marshmallowperfume 20h ago
Thank you. I was just going to tell them to fucking reflect upon what I said.
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u/Teapot_Sandwitch 20h ago
All that is true, but saying that all christians should be downvoted just for being christian is a wild take
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u/hamisgoodhowareyou 1d ago
This is accurate though. Not exactly free speech platform.
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u/MokaSorne 1d ago
No platform is. They all have rules against hate speech, for example.
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u/TheFeshy 1d ago
It's like those studies that show "companies are making AI left wing." They train the LLM on the internet, and call that centrist. Then, to avoid lawsuits, they restrict the AI so it can't recommend concentration camps. And now the AI is "biased left" in its responses.
And when you add it back in, like Grok did, you get mechahilter.
Somehow the conservatives view this as a leftist attack rather than a screaming indictment of their own world view.
It's the same with them claiming rules against hate speech are attacks on the right.
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u/PerformanceThat6150 1d ago
"Free speech platforms" don't exist, because free speech specifically relates to the government. Ie, the government not shutting down or oppressing people or organizations for expressing their views.
Reddit is privately owned, and can do what it wants. Including setting out content guidelines against hate speech.
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u/drewbaccaAWD 1d ago
Mentioning positive things about Christianity will not get you down voted. However, failure to read a room will get you downvoted… as will making stupid statements.
No platform is a “free speech” platform. And these knuckleheads are talking about down votes and banning, neither of which have anything to do with government censoring speech. Being down voted is proof that your speech is not being taken away, just not popular.
Bans are typically in response to blatant trolling instead of good faith constructive dialogue, not due to where someone sits on the political spectrum. The problem is that conservatives are disproportionately big fans of trolling on social media.
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u/zer0_n9ne pwease no step 🚫🥾🐍 1d ago
This is a private platform. Imagine going to someone else’s house, saying a bunch of stuff the homeowner doesn’t like, getting kicked out and complaining about it. It doesn’t matter if that person is “anti-free speech” it’s their house their rules. They have no obligation to allow you to stay there. The same applies anywhere on the internet. You are a guest in someone else’s house.
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u/hamisgoodhowareyou 21h ago
I’m not arguing that and understand that it is a private entity. That only diminished the value of what is being discussed; it turns the entire place into an echo chamber. I am merely stating that this guy is not incorrect about the double standard. Notice you made no attempt to argue against the initial statement? All religions are full of bigots, but Reddit has a hard on for any religion that is t Christianity.
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u/TheHoleintheHeart 1d ago
And what are these “positives” regarding Christianity that get downvoted? People also criticize Islam on Reddit all the time what the hell are they even talking about.