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Hmm I think it’s fine if someone is a social butterfly, they don’t have bad intentions etc. I am talking about someone who seems like you can trust them but actually they have other loyalties, I live in a place where people get arrested for supporting democracy for example

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wahming@monyet.cc ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If we’re talking where consequences of their friendships get you thrown in jail, traitor is a pretty good word.

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reinei@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I heard them called “bats” because they flap around between different groups and are associated with darkness thus “shady”!

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- Pat12@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  I heard them called “bats” because they flap around between different groups and are associated with darkness thus “shady”!
  
  hahahahah
  
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pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
In the USA, one term we have for this kind of person is “poseur”.

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credo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
What about perfidious gadabout?

I think your focus is on the disloyalty, but really there are two aspects of your description that make it difficult to find s single word which fits well. I’m also thinking the individual isn’t necessarily disloyal, but rather loyal to an unseen cause. E.g., disingenuous. If the person is a plant, then “mole” comes to mind.

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