r/independent
Activereddit for The Independent
A platform for independent political discussion, free from partisan talking points. We’re a diverse group, so we may not agree on everything, but one thing we all share is our opposition to the duopoly. Feel free to post or crosspost anything, as long as it’s political and non-partisan.
Members
2,522
as of February 2025
Last post
today
October 7, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
August 22, 2008
Total posts
8.5K
archived
Total comments
23.1K
archived
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r/independent had 2,522 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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r/independent was created on August 22, 2008.
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