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Exactly. That behaviour shows you they can be split easily.

Medium term infiltration into these groups is straightforward as the external signifiers of group membership are known and easy to emulate.

Stimulate what appears to be a genuine disagreement and sides quickly form. As they are used to banning people quickly, the culture is strong and hard disagreement. If they can be turned on each other, it quickly collapses.



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