LogFAQs > #898434003

The thing that immediately weirds me out about The_Donald is the amount of Trump worship that's apparent even before reading a single comment. The front page of the subreddit has a picture of Trump on the middle top of the page, another picture of Trump in the top-right, another picture on the right sidebar, and a gigantic fucking picture of Trump in the bottom-left that takes up 1/4 of the screen. Which, by the way, doesn't go away unless you click it, upon which you are immediately subscribed to the subreddit and allowed to vote there. Yeah, did I mention you aren't allowed to vote unless you're subscribed?

It truly gives off the impression of stepping into a place of cult worship. Let's compare this to the The_Mueller, which was also mentioned here. The front page of the subreddit has one picture of Mueller at the top, and one picture on the right sidebar. Two less than The_Donald (although I think one would be enough). More importantly, there's no gigantic Mueller in the corner forcing you to subscribe if you want to vote or participate in the forum. And lastly, these rules are specifically stated:

"Stick to memes and shitposts when submitting shit. This is meant to be a silly subreddit, sorta like /r/Circlejerk or any of the other meme subs. Don't get your knickers in a twist over a silly meme. If you want proper discussion about the investigation, check out /r/RussiaLago. Articles are acceptable too."

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Also; Trump supporters won't be banned on sight. Unlike a certain similarly named subreddit, dissent is tolerated. Just don't break the rules in your dissenting.

At the onset, the atmosphere of the subreddit is significantly more relaxed than that of The_Donald. In contrast, The_Donald outright bans criticism of Trump. Without exaggeration. It's specifically stated in the rules that you aren't even allowed to say something like:

"I'm a Trump supporter, but ..."

So yeah. That's a lot of text over analysing subreddits, but subreddits are a growing part of social media and reflect the personalities of a group of people. And The_Donald is, quite frankly, really weird and unsettling.
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Black Turtle did a pretty good job.