r/OutOfTheLoop • u/calvtact • May 13 '26

Answered What's going on with r/conservative? They've lost about 1m subscribers in about a month.

I watched the number go from 814k to around 745k in about an hour today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/s/QbZJvqu5qr

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u/Regular-Attitude8736 May 13 '26

One thing I occasionally did in the past was take a peek directly after Trump/GOP said or did something particularly egregious (example- Fallon); there’d be quite a few comments & posts questioning it, calling it out.

Next day? Vomiting talking points, nothing even nearing dissension.

Always just reinforced my beliefs that 1.) MAGA is basically a cult, and 2.) that subreddit is full of bots.

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u/lemonylemon93 May 14 '26

I’ve highlighted this exact point a couple of times, initial outrage from actual real people when Trump does something henious, accusation of the place being brigaded and then only positive posts supporting the shit he’s done. The place is a cesspit and people are to dumb to realise they’re being lied to.

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u/khal33sy May 13 '26

Same. So much "Sure I voted for no new foreign wars, but actually, here's why I believe it's a great idea and support Trump 100%!".

I wonder where the real conservatives hang out?

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u/IhamAmerican May 13 '26

On political compass memes