Calling it a “crackdown” makes it seem some kind of crime was taking place.

this is what fascism does. it erases history it dislikes. for a group priding themselves on valuing “the truth” they accept fucking none of it. their worldview is violent and sustaining poverty and techno-oligarchial control, but you say that and you’re some commie or whatever and now nothing you believe can be accurate. very good objective analysis with zero emotion on display.