Human Beings are social animals and that is perhaps the sharpest fucking double-edged blade out there in regards to our species.

People aren't forming their political views by conducting some check against core values or policy beliefs, they're forming them by situating themselves in a perceived social universe. People mostly just want to be on the right side and they're using social cues to figure out which side that is

I don't remember if there were rules against explicitly mentioning it, and at this point there's no real way to demonstrate it, but I always felt like 4chan's /v/ had a strong cringe reaction towards their collective involvement in Gamergate in the years following it.