@chadloder

Eh, there are a lot of shitty people who aren't chums with far right people, the difference is in covert vs overt behavior, I think. There are abusers who have leftist or at least liberal politics and are good at behaving in public, while indulging in their abuse in private, and only towards their victims. That's part of how they acquire victims.

@witchydiana I never said that right-wingers are the only shitty people. I am describing a very specific dynamic.

In fact, when an abuser is outed from leftist circles, you often see them move to the far right where they run the "I was a leftist until cancel culture came for me" grift.

@chadloder

It's specifically the last sentence in your first toot I'm responding to here, lots of shitty people are able to get revealed to be shitty in one community, and then infiltrate a different community. It's certainly hard-to-impossible if you're a household name like Elon Musk, but I don't see it as a solid eventuality that an abuser, thief, grifter, or scoundrel can only ever end up with far right pals.

Maybe we're just talking differing levels of fame or notoriety here.