why is this sub so peaceful?
Posted by Ok_Distribution_8653@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 35 comments
i do not see albanians and serbians calling each other g*psies and turks or greeks annexing macedonia what is this mystical place im genuinely confused. instagram comments are a war zone of never seen before racism
StamatisTzantopoulos@reddit
Well here u go...Goce Delcev was Greek after all
derrderri@reddit
He was born in Kilkis, of course he's Greek.
StamatisTzantopoulos@reddit
He took part in the Olympic Games in 1896 too, so definitely Greek.
derrderri@reddit
Olympian, then he's more Macedonian than all Macedonians and more Greek than most Greeks.
Georgy100@reddit
Because we love each other
godessPetra_K@reddit
Your 1st mistake is looking at a comment section on Instagram. They are always cesspools of idiots.
inkblowout4@reddit
Instagram and Twitter/X are notorious for this as well.
Dragomir_Despic@reddit
Same applies to tiktok or even twatter, those are the cesspools of the internet these days
Bobipicolina@reddit
I mean, it's still likely for conflict to happen between Balkaners either way, but I agree that Instagram commenters are in a braindead category of their own
BlueShibe@reddit
In the end, one does achieve nothing with Balkan arguments, one will say their version of facts while the other a different version and so on but it solves nothing.
GrapefruitForward196@reddit
because nothing ever happens in the balkans (apart from wars)
danceofeternity_0@reddit
Balkan subs are one of the most civilized subs in reddit. And there are so few subs are like that. S+ tier.
relaksirano@reddit
hm really? go for the _irl one ....
danceofeternity_0@reddit
I am into 2balkans4u and balkans_irl for a long tşme. And confirm they are more civilized than most of the subreddits.
relaksirano@reddit
definitely not from a macedonian perspective (i opened it once and never again)
VastUnderstanding326@reddit
this app gives way for conversation, others just want high frequency use, which feeds from useless baseless conflicts
dionni123@reddit
thats just insta and tiktok
revauzuxyz@reddit
higher levels of education (debatably)
wishfulnes@reddit
😂😂😂 most of the members of this sub are trolls on /balkansirl we just keep it civil here so it doesnt get banned 😂
ve_rushing@reddit
Kind of tired of real drama, we are here to chill and appreciate stuff like burek, cevapi, rakya and whatever makes the life worth living...
Tho if someone mentions bulgarian chalga music I will go ballistic.
Michitake@reddit
During the Indian-Balkan war, despicable things were happen in this sub. But such things can happen though. I think it’s been quiet here for a while
EdliA@reddit
Because you go to balkanirl for that. I would start to worry for this one if that sub is banned.
Leshkarenzi@reddit
We've survived the purges of r/balkanpeopleinternet and r/2b4y (r/2balkan4you)
It was challenging but we managed lol
UnlikelyEel@reddit
I think this is the main reason apart from mods doing their job. There's a place for discussion, and there's a place for shitposting.
Now enough shitposting, hop on over to balkans_irl so we can have a real discussion.
CriticalHistoryGreek@reddit
You were probably looking for r/balkans_irl
rydolf_shabe@reddit
we have our spats from time to time, but ive been here for maybe 2 years now? and i havent had any major issues with anyone. There are people who try to bait that are called out 9/10 times
even in cases when I personally have had arguments with other people it has always been respectful and not cursing or saying incentive stuff
plus the mods are pretty fair most of the time here and try to keep things under controll
Leshkarenzi@reddit
We've had our fair share of flame wars and are banning idiots left and right to keep it "mythical"
BamBumKiofte23@reddit
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Feeling-Sympathy-879@reddit
Mods exist. If that wasn't the case, I am fairly certain that roughly 1/3 of posts would be flame wars. Also, being on a sub like this is a relatively niche thing to do. Most people just stick to a social media or two and leave it at that.
Loan_Fancy@reddit
I'd say it's the mod team you should thank for this
Stverghame@reddit
All of the things you mentioned already exist here. People here are just a tiny bit more peaceful. It is the moderation of the sub mods that makes it look fully peaceful (and sometimes even they can't fully handle it on certain posts). Don't be too optimistic.
Kari-kateora@reddit
I've only really had positive experiences here. Sure, there have been arguments over various issues, but the arguments have mostly been respectful.
I guess we just feel more alike than disalike. Reddit is a big place full of assholes. My fellow Balkaners are also assholes, but they get what it's like living in the Balkans and how hard it can be. So we understand each other when the West judges us
svemirskihod@reddit
There are other subs for that. You sometimes see hateful comments and stupid arguments here but, for the most part, people are genuinely curious. It’s also a great place to reinforce stereotypes and the stereotypes more or less define Balkanness, Balkanity with the ultimate goal of Balkanhood.
ManVSReddit@reddit
Because Reddit’s gestapo banned the real subforum where people could be themselves and have left this sanitized, castrated version so that spineless snowflakes can conform to western ideals stripped of any identity, while simultaneously jerking themselves at the thought of how progressive and civil they are. Brainwashed zombies functioning on pre -programmed thoughts fed to them from their masters on the small screen .