This doesn't change anything I've said.

User acted like an asshole, got treated like an asshole. Maybe he wasn't aware he was an asshole. Too bad, get in line. This is how you learn not to be an asshole on the internet. > so pathetic honestly, no wonder nobody fucking likes you. Not really. Ya know why? Because I've learned how not to be an asshole on the internet. Actually, to be specific, I've learned how to be an asshole, but only in certain helpful situations.

That subreddit has an interesting history. At least twice, the moderation team has been completely nuked and replaced, both with direct action by Reddit. Last time I went down that rabbit hole, I found them to be a somewhat diluted version of Republicans or Conservatives, or maybe Trumpers. This has been echoed in the Libertarian Party, which is why I'm reconsidering voting for that party. I was banned from that sub because of a comment discussing how RFK Jr is a corrupt slimeball who is making millions off donations to his anti-vaccine organization, in exchange for promoting incorrect health information that cost tens of thousands of lives during the covid era, and is almost single-handedly bringing measles back as a danger to the world.

I don't think that OP came up with it. It's a device that I've seen before, used by commentators to support their homophobia, by presenting the community as 'absurd'. I recognize it from other homophobes. OP isn't very aware, so my bet is that they learned the idea from other homophobes, and is now complaining that he is treated like a homophobe.

> You think I should be banned for stating this fact? Read my comment again. > > But, view from my desk, your comment appears offensive, and you should learn from it. You have the username of a potential troll, you made a comment a troll would make, and you were treated like countless other trolls. I'll be pedantic - your comment can be taken as offensive by a lot of people. A lot of people have been banned for comments that are a lot less *potentially* offensive. You did something that looked trollish. So don't do that. Think before you post. It's easier to be an asshole than you think it is.

It seems like you were using an abbreviation that was exaggerated in length. This is a common technique used to communicate absurdity. So, whether or not you know it, you babbled on, making an insulting comment about the number of smaller groups in a community. I don't agree with Reddit's level of enforcement when people say insulting things against demographic groups. But, view from my desk, your comment appears offensive, and you should learn from it. You have the username of a potential troll, you made a comment a troll would make, and you were treated like countless other trolls.

Worth mentioning that there are two levels of "Libertarian not actually being Libertarian" on Reddit. 1. The subreddit itself has been 'taken over', with forcible changes of moderation, at least once or twice over the years by Reddit. The current moderation is generally 2. The actual US Libertarian Party is, itself, struggilng with an administrative takeover by conservative Republican activists. So what you see as messaging today may be very different than the messaging of the same Party 5-10 or more years ago. Small political parties have more volatility. Me: I am a long-time Libertarian voter (20+ years) now shying away from the Party (see point 2, above). I got banned from /r/Lib because I pointed out that Robert F. Kennedy was a corrupt lying slimeball that makes millions from his charity that promotes bad vaccine research.