It's amusing to think of this move as a political game. Reddit took a stance to demonize those willing to organize and respond to a change they perceived as bad

It's amusing to think of this move as a political game. Reddit took a stance to demonize those willing to organize and respond to a change they perceived as bad. Now those moderators have outed themselves and are being removed from the site. Meanwhile a contingent of somewhat principled users is also moving away from the site. It's a bit far-fetched though. We're over a year away from the big election. Financial motivations certainly seem like the more primary motivator.