Have you ever tried discussing politics on Reddit?

I’ve always thought that Reddit was full of far left lunatics and it probably is, but I have recently discovered that opposing ideas might even be shut down automatically by bots. I’ve been trying to post unbiased questions over the last week and nine out of ten times my post gets removed. I’ve tried asking about various topics on different subreddits but no luck. Here is just the most recent example of my question and the reasons I was told it was removed.

Question:

If a vaccine does nothing to prevent transmission of a virus, why is it harmful for some of the population to decline it?


Response:

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• Rule 3: Questions seeking a correct or definite answer, that can be researched elsewhere are not allowed on AskReddit.
• Rule 5: Rhetorical and loaded questions (in which you are asserting an opinion, bias, or leading respondents towards expressing a specific opinion) are not allowed on AskReddit.
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