It’s not all CIA. In fact, in a lot of cases, it’s just human nature, especially our tribalism. I have seen the same amount of “leftist gatekeepers” by ratio as I’ve seen fandom ones, often on the same exact beats being translated into leftist linguo.
Granted, nobody needs a conspiracy or invisible hand to create problems like this.
That said, it’s far easier to look for weak points to exploit for political means, than build a new movement from whole cloth. In the US, ideological divisions, wedge topics, racism, and even the ghost of the Civil War, have all been used to sow division for various means.
It’s not all CIA. In fact, in a lot of cases, it’s just human nature, especially our tribalism. I have seen the same amount of “leftist gatekeepers” by ratio as I’ve seen fandom ones, often on the same exact beats being translated into leftist linguo.
Granted, nobody needs a conspiracy or invisible hand to create problems like this.
That said, it’s far easier to look for weak points to exploit for political means, than build a new movement from whole cloth. In the US, ideological divisions, wedge topics, racism, and even the ghost of the Civil War, have all been used to sow division for various means.