• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Maybe. But previously when I engaged with people making this same claim, when they provided their evidence (a link to a hexbear post) and I actually spent the effort to verify it, it was trivially clear that their evidence was wrong, and when I showed that to them, they blew up and blocked me from the entire community (they were a mod).

    Since then I’ve been pretty skeptical of people making this claim.

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      11 months ago

      If you want context: Hexbear is largely a fanbase of Chapo Trap House. Most people who report on Hexbear usually are unaware of this.

      • twelve20two @slrpnk.net
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        11 months ago

        Sorry, what’s the context that this provides? I’m honestly not that familiar with the podcast other than it being far left

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          11 months ago

          The context is that, like the alt-right, they retreat into “H-ha ha, I w-was just trolling” whenever too many eyes are on them.

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          11 months ago

          I often see hexbear users referred to as far-right by those that tend to antagonize.

          I’ve seen many an essayist talk about hexbear and never mention it, so I thought I’d bring it up.