I mean, I think it also helps keep the anarchists in check about MLs so they don't do the "red fash" routine.

Opinion is split on Trots, e.g. the aforementioned comrade nakoichi is weirdly protective of them (I like him one-sidedly, but he is wrong about that and I will post to the fucking grave) and has seemingly removed many of my comments about them.

And, like, you can easily get fighting between Maoists and MLs, but there again the non-sectarian rule is doing what it should for the most part. Maybe it isn't strong enough and people are still too hard on Maoists, idk. It's especially a problem there because they need to deal with the legacy of the fucking Gonzalites calling themselves Maoists.

A rule against sectarianism doesn't ban substitive critiques, it bans excessive dunking and precludes stuff like mods removing comments on sectarian grounds (as you occasionally see comments removed for being liberal or reactionary).

The trick, as always, is in how it's enforced.

Exactly. Even this site is sadly subject to all biases and issues currently present in the anglosphere.