# Question on a thread.  Does GD need to stick to the topic?

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**Created:** [October 15, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-thread-does-gd-need-to-stick-to-the-topic/798892 "2017-10-15T01:45:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-thread-does-gd-need-to-stick-to-the-topic/798892/3 "2017-10-15T02:01:36Z")

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> [@Why did Mao inflict the horrors of the Cultural Revolution on China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-mao-inflict-the-horrors-of-the-cultural-revolution-on-china/798734/4):
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> He wanted to keep his cred against rival up-and-comers.
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> If a country has a light-headed, erratic, conceited, garrulous, crafty semi-loon as chosen leader, they must expect interesting times.

Admittedly Evan could be referring to Mao, Trump or Kim Il Jung. But then there’s this :

> [@Why did Mao inflict the horrors of the Cultural Revolution on China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-mao-inflict-the-horrors-of-the-cultural-revolution-on-china/798734/6):
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> May you live in interesting times. 😃

Hmm … what is that about? Then

> [@Why did Mao inflict the horrors of the Cultural Revolution on China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-mao-inflict-the-horrors-of-the-cultural-revolution-on-china/798734/10):
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> Fortunately, world civilization has evolved since then, and we have no world leaders like that today.

This last one (based on Senegold’s posting history) is pretty sure to be an anti-Trump post even if the first two are not. So even ignoring the first two, if this is an anti-Trump post that is not germane to the thread - is that allowed in GD?

\*This is about the rules not a “why wasn’t this modded” thread so for those that don’t see the anti-Trump subtlety, let’s for the sake of argument say Senegold comes into the thread and says, “Yeah it’s about Trump”.

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