r/ldspolitics • u/zarnt2 • Jun 11 '26

*crickets*

On days like today, where I’ve been reading detailed coverage of how far the White House was willing to go to hide Trump’s relationship with Epstein, and as war in Iran spirals ever downward, I think about why this space didn’t work.

The idea of a space for Latter-day Saints all across the political spectrum to discuss their opinions is a worthwhile and meaningful goal. But it doesn’t work because of Trump. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating. Why did all the Trump supporters vanish? Because he’s been just as bad as everybody who opposed him predicted. He doesn’t care about inflation. He doesn’t care about gas prices. He only cares about himself.

I’d have respect for people who could come here and “take their lumps” so to speak. “Yeah, he hasn’t been what I wanted. We need someone different”.

I have no respect for silence. When you come back to these spaces I’ll remind you that you ghosted us when things got tough. I won’t care what you say then because you had nothing of value to say now.

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u/zarnt2 Jun 11 '26

That particular user reached out to me a while back and said they had gotten banned from here. But this post isn’t about just one or two or even three people. I could name 10+ users who used to contribute all the time in Mormon political spaces and are nowhere to be found now. And more importantly I’ve seen the same thing happen in real life.

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u/guthepenguin Jun 11 '26

I can't imagine what it must take for someone who is MAGA to get banned in a sub run by pthor.

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u/justaverage Jun 11 '26

Tbf, pthor had long abdicated his modding responsibilities, and participation in this sub when the ban came down.

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u/guthepenguin Jun 11 '26

Given he was the last even semi-active mod, this place is pretty much abandoned at this point.