**Re: You've Been Permanently Banned From Participating In** r/Politics subreddit message via [/r/politics](https://www.reddit.com/r/politics)\[[M](https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/about/moderators)\] sent 21 minutes ago Our rule: >Do not threaten, advocate for, **celebrate, or express extreme indifference** towards any kind of action that results in or could result in death or harm (physical or otherwise). This rule applies to everyone. Users who engage in this behavior may be subject to a permanent subreddit ban. What you posted: >Rush was a professional liar and was bent on making americans turn on each other. **He can die sooner than later. Bye bye rush.** What freedom of speech covers: >**Congress** shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or **abridging the freedom of speech**, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. ​ This was in the state of the union live thread somewheres around 9-12k comments in idk. Catch a sub wide ban for mocking Rush Limbaugh. Naturally they don't want "free speech" when it hurts their feelings. All I did was express my own joy/reasoning at rush's imminent passing. Not to mention I'm actually personally offended the medal of freedom went to a straight up liar and instigator, and someone who denied secondhand smoke kills (it does, I know from experience). Even though I disagree. It obviously still happened and its still his dumb medal now. What I'm getting at is how does anyone expect unity or dialogue to even happen between parties online when you get into big live threads and catch a ban in between 12k comments for..something trollish like laughing at rush limbaugh? Kind of a big yikes they pretend to be better than T\_D while being nazi mods themselves. When someone claims free speech online they arent usually trying to bring up the legal terminology..It's more like an automatic quick response instead of typing up "I have an opinion that might be strongly different than yours but i wish to express it, feel free to engage in dialogue and we may even have to defend our opposing views in civil discussion or you can move on" A cowardly ban was the mods first action of course. Goodluck winning over any uneducated people who may be trying to become engaged but say something dumb or offensive. You're going to just ban them and not win them over to your cause. Creating your own enemies if you will. ​ TLDR; Try to be active in r/politics and catch a ban from snowflake mod. No discussion. Just a rule the mod chose to hide behind and interpret in bad faith: Our rule: >Do not threaten, advocate for, **celebrate, or express extreme indifference** towards any kind of action that results in or could result in death or harm (physical or otherwise). This rule applies to everyone. Users who engage in this behavior may be subject to a permanent subreddit ban. I would also stress that my comment couldnt possibly result in death or harm. You're a fucking liar for pretending my comment should be interpreted in such a manner. You owe me an apology shitmod.