Leftypol is extremely reactionary. I'm also suspicious of anyone who uses it because they don't have rules like actual leftist spaces against bigotry and slurs.

I only browse 4chan for opposition research to understand and recognize dogwhistles. It's one of the reasons I no longer debate conservatives elsewhere because it's clear mainstream reactionaries have absorbed the Alt-Right into their platforms. This includes 4chan-style """trolling""" where they pretend like they were "just joking" if you call out their shitty beliefs.

The place was ground zero for online neo-nazis recruited by Steve Bannon outside of actual Stormfront.

they use abbreviations and slurs no one knows.

Exactly 💯%. They'll carry over their reactionary thinking and hope anyone won't notice.