Did Reddit’s April Fool’s gag solve the issue of online hate speech?

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15 pointscdmckay2 comments

In fact there were several huge discussions about the U.S. Just planing the flag in the middle over some already existing pieces and even the rainbow road that most respected. Every American related thread was full of people discussing politics. While i agree the result is wonderful the path was full of hate and hate speech.

To be fair the rainbow road thing was covering up most space and it wasn't really that artistic, we all seen a rainbow...

Meanwhile the /r/lgbt community painted over flags from other subs that they simply didn't like, but I guess hateful homosexuals can't be held accountable for their actions... Why though? Its not a mental illness right?

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