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Sooo, what is 196? I don't get it.
23 0 ReplyIt's just a shitposting community where the rule is that you have to post something if you visit the community. Notably, the 196 community is disproportionately queer and/or trans, for some reason.
33 0 ReplyDisproportionately anti communism/fascism too.
Just an observation
11 0 ReplyVery anti fascist. Tends to be Anti capitalist and pro socialism/communism. Just really hates imperialism and totalitarian countries/regimes which puts the community at odds with any community groups that are particularly pro Russia/China
33 0 Replyya thats the vibe ive always gotten too
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Really? I always assumed there were a lot of anti-authoritarian communists.
24 0 Replysome people think that being anti-authoritarian implies being anti-communist
and by some people I mean liberals and tankies
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196 is the apartment of awesome
Share a meme when you're here, it's the rule
Welcome to the party, we've got blajah, memes, LGBTQ+, and no tankies
26 0 ReplySounds fun!
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The less you try to understand it, the better it is.
22 0 ReplyNo offense, but that sounds like some cult stuff.
12 1 ReplyIt's not a cult. Who told you it was a cult? Whoever told you that is clearly problematic and you should cut them out of your life.
25 0 ReplyWow, that doesn’t sound like a cult at all! Sign me up!
18 0 ReplyAll you have to do is give me $1000 (it's not a pyramid scheme either)
9 0 ReplyDefinitely, just need to email this Nigerian prince back real quick
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Technically, we're not organised enough to be one.
10 0 Replyor my brain
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The rule is, when you view the 196 sub, you must post before leaving. Anything.
13 0 Replyit is (was?) a post anything subreddit with a lot of queer people
12 0 ReplyGuys apartment number who made sub reddit
6 0 ReplyWasn't it his neighbor because r/195 was the original but fell off?
4 0 ReplyI'm not sure? There's a 195 on here as well so I'm confused.
4 0 ReplyYeah I have no idea why someone made a c/195 but it's not really relevant to the topic of where c/196 came from.
1 0 ReplyThey were originally c/196 and renamed after this 196 became wildly more popular to avoid confusion.
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