I'm not sure how fringe they are anymore. Look at the recent Bud Light and Target fiascos. I think the sentiment is larger than people thought
There have been rumors of this for years. If it's happening it better be live action.
I fully appreciate what you're saying. I will say this though, it's hard to want to have civil discourse with people who support politicians who actively are trying to strip my rights away and think I shouldn't exist. I know they themselves might not agree with that aspect of the politician but by continuing to vote for that person they are condoning what the politician is doing.
I would probably be more upset if I hadn't been permanently banned for saying 2 people harassing a disabled person in a video should be found out and held accountable.
I really appreciate you writing this. I also think it's important for people to try and remember 2 things when talking to people on the internet that can greatly contribute to better communication.
The first being that not everyone is always great at explaining or saying what they are thinking or will explain themselves in a way that makes sense to them but comes across differently to others. If this happens ask for clarification, give someone a chance to further explain what they meant or are trying to say.
Second and probably more importantly these are just words on a screen and any tone that you think is coming across is being put there by your brain because that's the way you're reading it and probably not the way it was intended. I'm sure we've all gotten upset over a text someone sent because we read it a certain way only to find out after sending back an angry reply and then later talking to them the person sending it didn't mean it in the way we took it and we were rude back for no reason.
Off the top of my head communities like
r/3rprinting r/instantpot r/todayilearned r/therewasanattempt r/space r/changemyview r/unpopularopinion
That's the only reason they do it. Continue the culture war over here so you don't see me doing nothing over here.