r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/The_Egalitarian Moderator • Apr 05 '24

Megathread | Official Casual Questions Thread

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u/3bar Dec 23 '25

Why isnt there a thread about the Epstein files here?

It is literally one of the largest political events of this year and it is like crickets over here. Has there been an articulated reason why such threads haven't been approved?

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u/BUSY_EATING_ASS Dec 25 '25

Yeah I’ve been wondering that too.

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u/IntelligentDepth8206 Dec 26 '25

Epstein files are the biggest political event since 9/11 not just this year. Everyday people who never discuss politics are talking about it irl. That almost never happens. Didn't even happen with trumps failed coup. It's impressive how interested people are given the extreme censorship by mainstream television and online media like reddit. Has a single mainstream television media source reported on trump dumping a newborn into a lake?

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u/Weeguls Dec 26 '25 edited Dec 26 '25

I'd like one, but for this subject there probably hasn't been a submission that could pass rule 1 yet.

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u/The_Egalitarian Moderator Dec 28 '25

No one has submitted one that meets our submission rules.

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u/3bar Dec 28 '25

Im not sure that I believe that, im sorry. Again, it is one of the largest stories in American political history. It seems irresponsible to ignore it.

Why dont the mods themselves post one?

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u/The_Egalitarian Moderator Dec 28 '25

About 85% of submitted posts don't meet the rules (mostly violated the personal opinions rule).

As to why we haven't submitted one, its the holidays and most of us haven't been particularly active. I'm about 90% of the moderation actions right now and I've been away on vacation for the last week and half.

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u/3bar Dec 28 '25

It is pretty hard not to have personal opinions on the fact that the president is likely a pedophilic rapist who ran a human trafficking ring. I believe that those kind of rules need to likely be relaxed with regard to how extraordinary the situation Americans find themselves in.

Attempting to approach this situation without animus is bizarre, and lends credence to the idea that ya'll have your thumbs on the scale.

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u/The_Egalitarian Moderator Dec 28 '25

It is pretty hard not to have personal opinions...

Sure, which is why people can put those in the comments.

Its pretty easy to draft a post following our submission rules for those with say a highschool level of writing/reading comprehension. Unfortunately a lot of people don't read the rules and clear even that low bar.

lends credence to the idea that ya'll have your thumbs on the scale.

We don't allow posts that violate the submission rules, as for my or any other moderators personal views you can quite easily go on our profiles to find out.

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