I'm not sure why people are still surprised at this sort of behaviour; it's their modus operandi: spin a narrative of hate and prejudice that is active within a

I'm not sure why people are still surprised at this sort of behaviour; it's their modus operandi: spin a narrative of hate and prejudice that is active within a community, concern troll your way into the fringes and then eat away by dogpiling and bullying people who disapprove of what you're doing until you have a large enough group of people on the inside that you have some sway within the community.