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I can't really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by "both" sides of the spectrum. It's just something I find interesting.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They didn't exist before the 2016 election. They were mostly astroturf. The original Donald sub was entirely bashing him and intentionally killed off.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They very much existed and were active. The donald wasn't the first or the only one.