I was reading that thread and was just counting down the time until vbwh's banning. He was 'dead' the second he didn't immediately back down, prostrate himself, and get in alignment will the "popular" opinion in that thread. And yet these clowns have the gall to say ResetERA isn't a hivemind
That thread is how it always goes when a thread covers some "controversy"
-Thread gets made essentially telling everyone how to think about the story.
-The two dozen or so hyperactive ERA members we all know and love repeat the same thing ad-nauseam in the thread manufacturing consent.
-One or two people dare to "go against the grain" and they usually do so as respectfully as possible, because they likely know this is a minefield they are stepping in.
-They get dog-piled relentlessly and mass reported despite not being aggressive and answering as many posts as they reasonably can
-ERA mods give in to the hoard and ban the heretic(s) despite not doing anything banworthy.
-The shitheads that dog-piled and mass reported cheer that another alt-right chud is banned from ResetERA
-They repeat themselves for a few more pages until they get bored talking about this and move on
-Rinse and repeat