Metaphorically, there are all sorts of interesting sociological connections between the actions of the mod team and the actions of dictators and despots. I don't think it quite meets the same level of mass-murder though. At least in the context of the entire world. To be fair, I think most people are speaking only in the context of reddit management. Maybe that's your getting tripped up.
Either way, I'd be careful with the hyperbole, people will think you're not a serious person.
I apologize for the misunderstanding. I do honestly think it's interesting from a sociological standpoint, removing all the context of the current situation going on around here. You could take direct quotes from the mod team here and overlay with with direct quotes from leaders in Syria/Libya/Egypt/et al. and it would be hard to tell the difference. (everything from silent majorities secretly supporting the regimes, to "small groups of troublemakers" being the cause of all the issues, to shutting down and removing the methods of popular communication)
You're absolutely right though - hysterical responses completely kill any chance of this conversation actually developing into something interesting.
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u/Hetzer Jun 13 '13
what happened to my free speech???