Which we should see as an excellent radicalization and growth opportunity!
It can be exhausting explaining ourselves again and again, always met with the same accusations and assumptions born from the mythos spun by our enemies.
However, we must remember these people are people, and many people change their minds given enough information, delivered with firm respect. For every belligerent person who appears like they wouldn't change their mind for anything, there are 10 people quietly lurking who are more on-the-fence. Even those who regurgitate insults and contempt may change their mind when the stars align!
These people are not our enemies, they are victims to the greatest campaign of dishonesty in human history! It is our duty to draw out the poison and deliver the medicine!
I know many comrades here have very difficult lives and do not have the patience or energy to deal with such people. Please do not exhaust yourself interacting with liberals, and allow comrades with more energy to deal with them.
Radicalizing online is not the end-all be-all, but at this point in the psychological war for those within the Anglosphere, every victory is invaluable!!!
Because there was a concerted effort to remove us. Pre-2020 we were out there.
I am aware of that, uh, "development" (was on reddit since... '07?), however I would also add that it seems much more common on Lemmy to "cross pollinate" communities at the moment, at least for me, my main view is the All feed, whereas on reddit it was more focused/curated to my interests and/or "mainstream" content.
But yea, once the CTH purge happened obviously there was less of you all around...