[pjc50]

The point of the original article is that almost all right-wing politics is saturated in disinformation. The particular combination of disinformation, racism, and incitement to violence or disruption that characterised the_donald, and their persistent inability to rein it in despite the site admins begging them to, led to them getting banned. It is entirely their own fault. Just as I can work up no sympathy for those with self-inflicted bleach injuries due to being stupid enough to listen to him.

> not sure where right-leaning centrists are supposed to go

Given that's basically Biden's Democrat party, I don't think they're an endangered species just yet.

(There is also a disinformation problem on the left, but nowhere near as prevalent in the mainstream politics and news organisations, and a non-aligned smattering of nonsense such as the anti-5G campaign)

[encom]

I disagree with you, and I think you're wrong, but I suspect political arguments of this nature are extremely offtopic on HN. If I'm going to make enemies here, I'd like it to be over my intense dislike of JavaScript, Docker and Apple, and not over my political persuasions.

In closing, before anyone puts me in a category I don't belong: I'm not american, and I don't follow or care particularly about american politics.

[battery_cowboy]

> before anyone puts me in a category I don't belong: I'm not american, and I don't follow or care particularly about american politics

Then why the f are you commenting on it? Don't comment on things you don't know about, especially the politics of a country not your own.