I hate what they said but it’s an opinion drenched in sarcasm. It is not misinformation any more than Liberals like me saying Trump is an incompetent donkey.
Why not engage?
These kind of blatant racists achieved their status because so few good people engaged with them and aggressively challenged them. I disagree wholly with the “step back - make way for the ugly citizen who hurts the vulnerable” strategy. Fight back. Don’t supply them comfort!
Plus, there’s the pride found in demonstrating your integrity (at least that’s what I get out of it). If you’re clever and match their tone, you’ll rarely get a response. For me, that’s a tiny victory.
With respect, staying silent only gives them quiet permission to say ugly things in the town square - emboldening them to be more robust in their grotesque posts. If they’re purely trolling, nothing will stop them BUT if there’s a hint of humanity, being lambasted & humbled just may restrain them.
No, I think I'll point at and call a racist a racist instead. But also you should report and block them if you want to. That's fine. I don't think this is a traditional troll, seems like a misguided liberal.
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These kind of blatant racists achieved their status because so few good people engaged with them and aggressively challenged them. I disagree wholly with the “step back - make way for the ugly citizen who hurts the vulnerable” strategy. Fight back. Don’t supply them comfort!
it emboldens them
https://youtu.be/tZzwO2B9b64?si=n_JXw0QAwNlOK87h