How can "reddit" be at the center of these major happenings? Why are the admins like Alexis coming out as the "good" guys now? Good PR?
I always felt that WSB was one of the very few subs that felt entirely independent of the overall feel of reddit, like /r/conspiracy used to be, so I'm somewhat comforted this impetus came from them over any other sub. Perhaps the admins are jumping on the bandwagon so they don't get crucified by the plebs.
Either way, all the world's a stage, that's for damn sure!
Now that the Swamp is back in control, they need to secure their position by labeling all their opponents as Bad People. Regular people on Reddit etc. are now dangerous and deluded conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, agents of Russia (but oddly, never China). The same people who cheered on BLM/Antifa riots are now lecturing us on the dangers of populism and rabble-rousing. Frankly, I think they are pushing hard because they want some right-wing nuts to start shooting or bombing, because then they'll have an excuse for a major crackdown: gut the 1st and 2nd Amendments, assign a sort of social credit score to all conservatives/Republicans/dissidents, and a lot more.