At this point we need to assume they're Russian shills and the queer-friendly stuff is a ruse to have a fallback to always claim the moral high-ground
I 100% believe there's Russian shills in the mix, but I think most of them are normal people who are frustrated with the status quo, and vulnerable to aome targeted manipulation. It's also exactly how Russia targeted the alt-right.
They accused the blahaj.zone admin of "defending a transphobe" and their instance "unsafe for LGBTQ+" people.
The admin in question is trans and blahaj.zone is named after an IKEA shark plushie that's become an icon of the trans community.
At this point we need to assume they're Russian shills and the queer-friendly stuff is a ruse to have a fallback to always claim the moral high-ground
I 100% believe there's Russian shills in the mix, but I think most of them are normal people who are frustrated with the status quo, and vulnerable to aome targeted manipulation. It's also exactly how Russia targeted the alt-right.
They accused the blahaj.zone admin of "defending a transphobe" and their instance "unsafe for LGBTQ+" people.
The admin in question is trans and blahaj.zone is named after an IKEA shark plushie that's become an icon of the trans community.