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https://lemmy.ml/comment/16125064
Starring: blindbunny, BrainInABox and of course, the one and only, Cowbee!
I tagged Cowbee as a tankie also. I despise the technique also: lobbing "-phobic" accusations if there's anything that can be seen as negative said in the same paragraph that mentions some group like trans people. It's shitty for multiple reasons.
The technique is to spread anger and divide people in western countries, or else they won't get a paycheck.
Cowbee isn't just another tankie. He knows his theory and will use it to dazzle you with bullshit.
I don't believe ANY hexbear users are leftists either.
they'll probably say that's leftphobic. These cretins can't manage logic and reason.
Well Yerbatim kind of comes off as a dick reading the rest of the linked conversation. He also seems to be known to the hexbear community in general judging from an other comment coming from a hexbear user. cowbell might be responding to this more than anything else and he got banned for it. He also got banned for it because of this post and not the original so to speak (it's in the comments of this post).
I didn't check his history per say but I did check the modlog and amongst a few mean spirited comments, there was this gem:
I got one for you: How does a Hexbear user proceed to kill himself? He shoot a bullet 3 inch above his head, directly in his superiority complex. But seriously, you guys (cause you're 95℅ guys lets be honest), arent half as intelligent as you think you are. Cheers
I also don't know what the percentage of trans users would have to do with anything.
.world doesn't federate with hexbear. My first experience with them was when they abused the emoji exploit so I'm kind of fine with it. I don't know all the drama nor the actors involved but it doesn't seem like everyone is being critical enough. I don't think the glorification or the ban are entirely justified.
Cowbee is a troll and I shed no tears for their ban, but I agree that Yerbatim comes off as a dick.