ATTENTION: Alarming information about /u/amightybeard!
Dear Squabbers,
I have always felt uneasy around /u/amightybeard and his role as a moderator of /s/conservative. I will admit I am someone on the left so that does color my feelings towards him. However, I very strongly feel that America is in danger of slipping into chaos. In large part due to the growth in right wing extremism.
Folks, I’m scared about the election next year. I’m scared trump will win. I’m scared he won’t win and his supporters will try and overturn the election again. Unfortunately a number of right wing extremists still refuse to believe, despite the assurances of "federal agencies, state election officials and technology experts" that the 2020 election was fair and legitimate.
I believe these people pose a threat to America’s democracy, the pose a danger to my life and those I hold dear. These people MUST be challenged and they MUST NOT BE ALOWED TO INFILTRATE OUR COMMUNITY. Perhaps this is a controversial take, but I'm sticking with it.
I digress. Something about AMB’s image of a ‘moderate conservative’ didn’t quite sit. (By the way, I do believe American Conservatives have a place in squabbles. Moderate ones, if any remain.) So, I decided to do some digging. And by digging, I mean I googled his username and then spent a few hours writing this up.
DISCLAIMER: I don’t consider what follows as doxxing in any way. I categorically do not know who this person is, I’ve made no effort to find out. And I don’t actually care to. I’m just talking about his online handle. It's also possible that this is a mixup and someone else is using the exact same handle. Possible but unlikely.
/u/amightybeard has a relatively large online presence (an an affinity for using the same handle everywhere, which he might want to rethink). Youtube, twitch, reddit, squabs (obvs). I’m pretty sure they’re all the same person, the interests line up (Minecraft, DnD, fascism ect). I didn’t really look at those much because I FOUND A FUCKING HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATION WITH HIM IN IT! (page 11/106 ).
He is an active member of patriots.win a social media site that “frequently hosts violent, antisemitic and racist content.” The Financial Times has described it as "a magnet for extreme discourse". This is the original thread, archive link. This, folks, is the thread were they planned to come to Washington DC and attempt a coup on Jan 6th.
Again, this could be a huge coincidence, but I don't think so. A few things amightybeard on reddit has in common with the amightybeard on patriots.win:
- Web Dev: Reddit | patriots.win
- Minecraft: Reddit | patriots.win
- TheDonald: Reddit | patriots.win
- Another detail I won't disclose.
This is his profile | archive link. On this site, amightybeard is derisive of the LGBTQI+ community, here he is saying some weird Qanon shit I think, oh, and he's a rabid anti-vaxxer too. Possibly the most damning comment I've found is here. In this thread, the extremists are regrouping after their failed attack on the capital. AMB is seen here urging people to "Trust the plan." What plan I wonder? And does he still harbor hopes of it being enacted.
So, what does this all mean? I for one hope that at least some of you are as alarmed as me about this. Great paper on how "RWEs use social media to promote the ability to self-radicalise, by creating echo chambers and recursive loops that drag the vulnerable down toward right-wing extremism. " Personally, I don't feel comfortable with this person moderating the conservative squab, or any squab for that matter. His motives are highly suspect, he frequents extremist corners of the internet and most questionably he is pretending to be much more moderate on this site than he really is.
@amightybeard, I'm sorry for outing you, but you're a threat to us all.
With that being said,