Not a 1:1 relation, the details are very different, but I think there are some notable similarities in one or a small number of people can be at the center of a problem, and other members of a group shielding that person leads to break downs.
I’m not sure if we could have reached a detente with Blahaj, but it’s disapointing that it came down to one abusive mod on a tangential comm to kill federation attempts.
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we learned the hard way that banning wreckers is the only option. they will have to learn the same in just as hard a manner.
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It called to mind the article “misogynists make great informants” from back in 2010, in the aftermath of an informant revealing themselves in Austin.
Cw: misogyny, sexual violence, fbi, informants
https://truthout.org/articles/why-misogynists-make-great-informants/
Not a 1:1 relation, the details are very different, but I think there are some notable similarities in one or a small number of people can be at the center of a problem, and other members of a group shielding that person leads to break downs.
I’m not sure if we could have reached a detente with Blahaj, but it’s disapointing that it came down to one abusive mod on a tangential comm to kill federation attempts.
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