Yeah I was like "Really?" and then I remembered this is about the 50th time something like this has happened to me.

They really want a hugbox echochamber, and then are surprised when there is backlash to that.

Although in the end that's just another form of divide and conquer, and a way to make the conversation centered around the battling extremists on each side, rather than the ignored silent majority in the middle who can't get a say because the media machinery is typically in the hands of the extremists on one side or the other. It's sad but it's also very interesting that this form of manipulation is brand new on the internet and it's actually working in certain respects. I am glad saidit can be a place with a full-spectrum of ideologies to let the middle majority have their say too.