Yup, that’s the kind of thing I was talking about.
Curiously I was immediately downvoted, which (assuming most people here aren’t that extreme) makes me think people relatively into the network aren’t familiar with the current state for a newish user.
I was shocked at what I saw. I won't so far as to say that I wouldn't have believed you, but I would've been skeptical. Nope, not anymore. It was really, really bad. And like you, I'm not talking about things like "oh no, people are saying things I disagree with!" It was more like "wow, I cannot believe people are actually saying these things in public without fear of being shunned by society".