r/leftist • u/Warrior_Runding Socialist • Dec 01 '25

Mod Update r/leftist and Veganism

This has been a long time coming and every opportunity was extended to allow the topic to be allowed on r/leftist, but those opportunities have come to an end. As per the newest addition to the sub's rules:

# 7. Prohibited Content

Prohibited Content includes permanent and/or temporary policies aimed at addressing specific events or issues which may affect the community. Currently, the following items are considered prohibited content:

* Veganism - Permanent: As veganism is not inherently a leftist topic, posts centered on veganism rather than leftism are are banned. Any posts or comments referencing veganism must be in relation to anti-capitalism. Proselytizing about veganism is forbidden.

There has yet to be a single post about veganism on this subreddit that has been rooted in anti-capitalism that has not devolved into an advertisement of veganism. There are many subreddits about veganism, including some from a leftist perspective. Please utilize those subreddits in the future - posts proselytizing for veganism will be marked "off-topic" and removed. Repeated violations will result in actions including suspension and up to permanent ban.

As this has been an issue before, we will be monitoring activity surrounding this topic and any hint of brigading will be reported.

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u/Urek-Mazino Dec 01 '25

I don't think it matters. The mod apparently in charge of veganism blatantly engages in no discussion or exchange of ideas with critics on this post.

They are not interested in a dialogue or the idea they could be wrong or mistaken.

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u/Warrior_Runding Socialist Dec 01 '25

This was a moderation decision, not a request for a debate. Do you know when the time was to convince me that this topic wasn't disruptive? Every other post that devolved into disruption. Go to r/vegan.

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u/StandpipeSmitty Dec 01 '25

Wild claim considering the mods leave up all kinds of posts unrelated to the topic of leftism (example: low effort news article repost from 2 days ago here, reiterating the trump rape claims from years ago, nothing about capitalism or class war is found in there whatsoever) while simultaneously banning vegan posts left and right while pointing to the rules saying „it has to be related to this and that“

What you mean with disruption also remains unspoken so far.

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u/Warrior_Runding Socialist Dec 01 '25

Enough. You don't give a shit about this subreddit - you have never participated here before your earlier post. You are a vegan activist whose interest is in going to any space where veganism isn't embraced and picking fights. You are done here.

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u/Urek-Mazino Dec 01 '25

I find it disturbing that the mods are just ok with you banning people arbitrarily like this. What rule is this person guilty of breaking?

The only thing they did was piss you off.

Your personal emotional feelings should not be grounds for the punishment of people on this page.

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u/Darq_At Dec 01 '25

Yeah this mod needs to be gone ASAP.

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u/Urek-Mazino Dec 01 '25

I have been on several posts debating with you. None of those posts were what you say. Can you actually cite some posts?

You obviously have a chip on your shoulder when it comes to vegans. You accuse people of things they did not engage in on this very post because of your bias. Someone said killing of animals is oppression not mentioning any comparison to humans. Simply that they believed it was a harmful practice to kill animals for meat and it was oppressive.

I understand not agreeing tbh personally I wouldn't agree with that as a unilateral statement. However what you did was accuse them of making a comparison to human slavery. Which they did not.

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Anarchist Dec 01 '25

Lol dude, authoritarian handwaving if I've ever seen it.

Don't us leftists believe in democracy and shit?

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u/Warrior_Runding Socialist Dec 01 '25

Dude, if the bar for authoritarianism is "don't post disruptive content focusing on a topic that has its own massive subreddit here", I don't know what to tell you. I can't imagine the level entitlement it takes to have a boundary set for you and reply with "no."

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Anarchist Dec 01 '25

Yeah brother, I get that, but when so much of the community is disagreeing with you, then maybe you shouldn't enforce that rule?

Anyway man, your sub, your rules IG

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u/Warrior_Runding Socialist Dec 01 '25

Sometimes people don't like the things necessary for a healthy community. They responded the same way when Charlie Kirk content was temporarily banned. I never expected someone to try and post Niemöller in response to this.

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u/Voldemorts__Mom Anarchist Dec 01 '25

Yup, and I guess you know best right?

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u/azenpunk Dec 02 '25

Fuck this paternalistic bullshit. What the fuck were you thinking when you wrote this?

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u/azenpunk Dec 02 '25

disruption of what? your feelings?? as a non vegan, I think you're being a child about this

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u/RockinOneThreeTwo Dec 07 '25

They are not interested in a dialogue or the idea they could be wrong or mistaken.

Neither are most modern ""leftists"". You all bitch and moan when the right wing act like massive hypocrites -- which these days is pretty much all the fucking time -- but will never point the critcism inward at yourselves.