We have always treated this subreddit like it belongs to you, the JRE listener. It is this philosophy that has led us to make this change. For too long this subreddit has been overrun by users who are pushing a political agenda, both left and right, and that stops today.
It is not lost on us that Joe has become increasingly political in recent years and that his endorsement of Trump may have helped get him elected. That said, we are not equipped to properly moderate, arbitrate and curate political posts…while also promoting free speech. I get how contradictory that reads but reddit has rules that they want enforced and unless we add 20 more mods, we are unable to do it well. I don’t think anyone here wants more moderation and a heavy-handed approach to what political posts stay and what go.
We will be posting a daily thread that will be lightly (very lightly) moderated and will allow all topics, including politics. Moving forward, if you have something political (links, etc) you want to say please post it there.
I have been a fan of the JRE since episode 7 and have been modding here since shortly after that. One thing I have learned is that the people who will be most upset by this rule change are the very people who don’t have
r/joerogan’s best interests in hand. Keep in mind that there are already over 5,000 politically focused subreddits on this platform. We don’t need to be 1 of them.
Thank you for your understanding and no hard feelings if you choose to leave.
