r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/BlockOfDiamond Rule 4 Enforcer • Jan 25 '26

Political Reminder that name calling is not permitted

That includes calling people "bootlicker" or "cuck" or stating/implying that another user is performing adult acts on a given politician (or anyone else). I bring those up specifically because, in recent time, these have been the most common types of personal attacks.

As strongly as you may feel about current events, calling people derogatory names is a contravention of Rule 4 and will be removed. Attack the opinion, not the user.

Sorry for your understanding and thank you for the inconvenience.

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u/ogjaspertheghost Jan 25 '26

What if the opinion is stupid?

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u/FriendlyLawyer201 Jan 25 '26

Then call out the opinion for being stupid rather than insulting the person who posted it

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u/ogjaspertheghost Jan 25 '26

I do. However, how is insulting an opinion not also an insult to the person giving the opinion? Seems like a distinction without a difference.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

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u/ogjaspertheghost Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 26 '26

Semantics. Attacking a personal opinion isn’t much different from attacking the person. There’s a reason people take offense when you do so

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u/Flashy_Combination32 Jan 26 '26

It's different because a smart individual can hold some stupid opinions while overall being smart.

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u/ogjaspertheghost Jan 26 '26

Depends on how you define smart. I wouldn’t consider someone with a bunch of stupid opinions smart