I follow /r/Egypt on my (now perma-banned) Reddit account, because I used to live there in a diplomatic capacity for the US Government.
The Egyptian people are very devout. That includes Muslims an the ~10% or so of the population that is Coptic Christian. The people of Egypt do not countenance homosexuality. Over 90% of Egyptians think it should be a crime.
Also keep another thing in mind when you read Reddit Egypt: a large percentage of their population is illiterate. Those people are even more conservative. The people you see posting on Reddit, from Egypt, lean very left, as far as Egyptian politics is concerned. So basically what you have here is that even the liberals of Egypt don't want this shit.
Who wants to bet the mods of /r/Egypt don't even live there, and furthermore, have never even been there?
Legit similar experience! I’d basically reached the point where I was refusing to take part in any sub that was based around a local area because everyone in there is such a fucking nutcase… It just makes you realise how much everything is curated on that fucking website based on the whims of whoever retard decides them.
Some "American-Egyptians" at best. Slightly off coloured Americans, whose actually Egyptian parents lie about them to their family members at home.
"Oh, my daughter? Doing so well, she is studying engineering and is seeing a very nice Egyptian boy". Meanwhile, she is a raging whore with a bad haircut, so the parents pray their other kids won't be such colossal disappointments.
Actually the wheat supply is a huge thing that we discuss in diplomatic/former diplomatic circles. The Egyptian government subsidizes bread. Has for decades. Over a quarter of the population lives on government bread. Everybody is wondering when the next shoe is going to drop.
Last time the price of wheat led to scarcity in Egypt, it went a lot better for them than it did Syria, Libya, or Bahrain, but still it did not go well.
They aren't out of touch. They are pushing their ideology on people. You think reddit would allow anyone who's not far left to mod any non-trivial sub? Reddit is a leftist propaganda tool first and foremost. Pushing shit like that is the whole purpose of reddit.
You think reddit would allow anyone who's not far left to mod any non-trivial sub?
It's happened a few times, but then they usually lean on that subreddit pretty hard with vague threats and arbitrary rules, up the point when someone goes crazy, abuses his cat, and starts posting CP.
They aren't out of touch. They are pushing their ideology on people.
Considering that the userbase revolted and has now forced them to remove that ugly rainbow from their page, I'd say that this was definitely a misjudgment on their part.
I thought it was removed, but apparently it was only up for new Reddit to begin with.
Hadn't even noticed the troonery. The arrogance of these lowlifes to try to force this garbage down the throat of one of the most conservative countries in the world.
This is why I believe that the EU and the US are the evil empires of the 21st century. China may exploit you economically, it may even get mad if you criticize its depredations in Hong Kong, but it's not going to try to destroy your culture and country.
The late Bernard Lewis wrote something very interesting about it, that it's called Satan because Satan is a seducer. And that's certainly true. Just look at how Ukraine was led into perdition by siren songs of prosperity and 'joining the West'.
These moderators treat their subs like our rulers treat our countries - as their personal possessions to do with as they please, rather than a res publica.
The users need to show them who is boss, as they did in this case.
but [China]'s not going to try to destroy your culture and country
Tell that to the people from Hong Kong. Or the Uighurs. Or the U.S. citizens who have died to fentanyl overdoses that somehow illegally makes its way from tightly-regulated manufacturing plants in China to Central or South America and then through the southern U.S. border.
Tell that to the people from Hong Kong. Or the Uighurs.
Those are in Chinese territory. There's potentially Taiwan, but that's then the end of it.
Or the U.S. citizens who have died to fentanyl overdoses that somehow illegally makes its way from tightly-regulated manufacturing plants in China to Central or South America and then through the southern U.S. border.
For profit. I'm sure they're doing bad stuff in Europe as well, but the influence isn't nearly as negative as that of American culture.
I always love it when Egyptians have to explain to Blacks that they never built the pyramids. Who are you gonna trust? The guys who have lived there for generations and generations for hundreds of years, or your Black power cousin who insists this is all a giant cover up by the White man?
I looked at some posts. Someone legit, no irony, claims that it's ridiculous ACTUAL Egyptians claim the ones supporting the Rainbow Cult are just Westernised cunts following trends... because said people also learnt English, so they are Westernised as well.
So am I American now? I learnt pretty good English (better than ghetto trash Benefiteeshas and LeDindus). How does that even make sense?
I like to joke that looking into my fridge tells you I'm a Hungarian; we have 2 pound buckets of sour cream normal private people buy. That is such a Hungarian thing to do, my foreign friends always freak out and assume I got it at places that supply restaurants :P
If you had never said that you were Hungarian I never would have guessed.
It's quite hard to tell who is from where when all you are discussing is matters of general interest.
There are SJWs who have assured me that I don't live in Europe, because my English is supposedly too good for that. They thought they had a great dunk, but what a self-own that is when English is my third language...
Westernized/Americanized is just the international "acting white" that minorities in America do. Its usually a way of bullying anyone who dares raise the status quo by not being worthless, backwards ghetto trash or trying to improve things somewhat out of its barbaric current form.
While sometimes its good to reject the Western/American globohomo influence, its often more of an excuse to continue to be illiterate retards shooting each other over nothing.
Goof for them but lets face it, they need to get with the times. No one asks for gay crap on everything but we get it anyway and if we ever comment we can get fired. Why should they be any different.
I follow /r/Egypt on my (now perma-banned) Reddit account, because I used to live there in a diplomatic capacity for the US Government.
The Egyptian people are very devout. That includes Muslims an the ~10% or so of the population that is Coptic Christian. The people of Egypt do not countenance homosexuality. Over 90% of Egyptians think it should be a crime.
Also keep another thing in mind when you read Reddit Egypt: a large percentage of their population is illiterate. Those people are even more conservative. The people you see posting on Reddit, from Egypt, lean very left, as far as Egyptian politics is concerned. So basically what you have here is that even the liberals of Egypt don't want this shit.
Who wants to bet the mods of /r/Egypt don't even live there, and furthermore, have never even been there?
Eh. I’d bet the mods of just about any sub don’t really “live” anywhere. They just kind of exist somewhere but spend all day on the internet anyway.
Legit similar experience! I’d basically reached the point where I was refusing to take part in any sub that was based around a local area because everyone in there is such a fucking nutcase… It just makes you realise how much everything is curated on that fucking website based on the whims of whoever retard decides them.
Reddit is the front page of NPC programming.
Some "American-Egyptians" at best. Slightly off coloured Americans, whose actually Egyptian parents lie about them to their family members at home.
"Oh, my daughter? Doing so well, she is studying engineering and is seeing a very nice Egyptian boy". Meanwhile, she is a raging whore with a bad haircut, so the parents pray their other kids won't be such colossal disappointments.
I see you are familiar with the abomination known as Mona Eltahawy.
And I read that as "so the parents spray their other kids". Also a possibility.
Jesus, what the fuck is that?
If they hate pride month, just wait til they get to gluttanary month and realize their wheat supplies are down by 80%.
Actually the wheat supply is a huge thing that we discuss in diplomatic/former diplomatic circles. The Egyptian government subsidizes bread. Has for decades. Over a quarter of the population lives on government bread. Everybody is wondering when the next shoe is going to drop.
Last time the price of wheat led to scarcity in Egypt, it went a lot better for them than it did Syria, Libya, or Bahrain, but still it did not go well.
Just how out of touch are the moderators if they did not know that this is the reaction that they would get?
They aren't out of touch. They are pushing their ideology on people. You think reddit would allow anyone who's not far left to mod any non-trivial sub? Reddit is a leftist propaganda tool first and foremost. Pushing shit like that is the whole purpose of reddit.
It's happened a few times, but then they usually lean on that subreddit pretty hard with vague threats and arbitrary rules, up the point when someone goes crazy, abuses his cat, and starts posting CP.
Considering that the userbase revolted and has now forced them to remove that ugly rainbow from their page, I'd say that this was definitely a misjudgment on their part.
It's absolutely still there as of right now.
Maybe you're looking at the old reddit. They never even bothered to change the old reddit.
Huh, that is weird. Yes, I do look at the Old Reddit.
But I'm happy that people are so displeased with it even though most people use Old Reddit.
Who removed what? https://www.reddit.com/r/Egypt/ still has the rainbow and tranny pyramids at the top.
I thought it was removed, but apparently it was only up for new Reddit to begin with.
Hadn't even noticed the troonery. The arrogance of these lowlifes to try to force this garbage down the throat of one of the most conservative countries in the world.
This is why I believe that the EU and the US are the evil empires of the 21st century. China may exploit you economically, it may even get mad if you criticize its depredations in Hong Kong, but it's not going to try to destroy your culture and country.
I've been coming around to think that whole "Great Satan" business might not be that far off.
The late Bernard Lewis wrote something very interesting about it, that it's called Satan because Satan is a seducer. And that's certainly true. Just look at how Ukraine was led into perdition by siren songs of prosperity and 'joining the West'.
Looks like they got rid of it after all, even on default reddit. It's gone now.
These moderators treat their subs like our rulers treat our countries - as their personal possessions to do with as they please, rather than a res publica.
The users need to show them who is boss, as they did in this case.
Makes sense since new reddit is for fags and trannys.
Tell that to the people from Hong Kong. Or the Uighurs. Or the U.S. citizens who have died to fentanyl overdoses that somehow illegally makes its way from tightly-regulated manufacturing plants in China to Central or South America and then through the southern U.S. border.
Those are in Chinese territory. There's potentially Taiwan, but that's then the end of it.
For profit. I'm sure they're doing bad stuff in Europe as well, but the influence isn't nearly as negative as that of American culture.
I don't see any rainbow shit when I go to that link.
There was still a banner with a pyramid with a tranny flag and one with a rainbow flag when I posted. Looks like they got rid of it now.
I will share roof access with Egyptbros
I love their pride trees with those festive ornaments and Iran's street decorations. Progressives are so right to support muslims.
I always love it when Egyptians have to explain to Blacks that they never built the pyramids. Who are you gonna trust? The guys who have lived there for generations and generations for hundreds of years, or your Black power cousin who insists this is all a giant cover up by the White man?
Tranny pyramids. Now I've seen it all.
Imagine losing 42% of your workforce even before starting to work.
I looked at some posts. Someone legit, no irony, claims that it's ridiculous ACTUAL Egyptians claim the ones supporting the Rainbow Cult are just Westernised cunts following trends... because said people also learnt English, so they are Westernised as well.
So am I American now? I learnt pretty good English (better than ghetto trash Benefiteeshas and LeDindus). How does that even make sense?
I like to joke that looking into my fridge tells you I'm a Hungarian; we have 2 pound buckets of sour cream normal private people buy. That is such a Hungarian thing to do, my foreign friends always freak out and assume I got it at places that supply restaurants :P
It's quite hard to tell who is from where when all you are discussing is matters of general interest.
There are SJWs who have assured me that I don't live in Europe, because my English is supposedly too good for that. They thought they had a great dunk, but what a self-own that is when English is my third language...
Westernized/Americanized is just the international "acting white" that minorities in America do. Its usually a way of bullying anyone who dares raise the status quo by not being worthless, backwards ghetto trash or trying to improve things somewhat out of its barbaric current form.
While sometimes its good to reject the Western/American globohomo influence, its often more of an excuse to continue to be illiterate retards shooting each other over nothing.
I have never seen it used like that. Egypt is not Chicago, it is not the norm to go shoot people over nothing.
Goof for them but lets face it, they need to get with the times. No one asks for gay crap on everything but we get it anyway and if we ever comment we can get fired. Why should they be any different.