I’m primarily referencing the people in the Kyle Rittenhouse post from a day ago, but as a general reference for the remainder of Hexbear.chat threads and forums where we have apologists for fascists and reactionary politics, policies, figures, and dog whistles.
In the context of this forum, or the internet in general, they are trolls. Their inciteful and hateful remarks are not made in good faith, and are meant to inspire frustration and attention.
Ideally, spamming pigpoopballs should be the response to bad faith trolls but sunlight is not the best antidote to their poison - removal of their poisonous dialogue is the best antidote.
A lot of those removed comment would’ve been accompanied by a bannin as well. I don’t think anyone is disputing that the mods aren’t working hard, but it’s not like moderation hasn’t changed around the time of federation either.