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[โ€“] c0mplexx@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

they almost always were in their own little corner
there's no protecting minorities if they choose to go to racist places
on the typical subreddits mods or even the admins themselves were fast to remove comments or posts so they were "protected"

[โ€“] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

If you were lucky enough to never encounter them, then well, congratulations. That certainly wasn't my experience, or, I'd wager, a common experience.