Cause people like you and FTLT keep responding to him. He's still getting the reaction he craves, still whipping the skippy to it.
If everyone puts him on 'ignore' like I finally did, you won't even see when he posts his ****. And the only one he'll have to debate here is his old buddy whalers. Who I also put on ignore.
It's a hockey message board. How many people are on here, maybe a few thousand? His message has no impact, even if there were ten times that many here. If a tree falls in the forest with no one around , does it make a sound?
I see your point about the Dems at the national level, and you're right. But this ain't that. Fighting back with facts doesn't quiet the troll. Neither does shaming, or derision. The only thing that works is ignoring them. They want the pushback, good or bad. That's what gets them off. To have all of you jumping at his every post. You saw him on here just last week, begging for some sort of response, when everyone as ignoring him and not playing along. Keep him begging. He'll go off to find some new playmates.
I would give rep for this post but not an option. I have both of them on ignore. Been watching people wrestle with should someone respond thing. Having had to deal with anti-vaxxers when I was in practice my reader's digest response is- Eyes on the prize. And because I am better at unabridged and feeling philisophical- there are some good points about responding-
People who believe illogical things that are blatantly illogical rarely respond well to facts. Use the research the CDC did when trying to figure out what to do with anti-vaxxers. (tried to find the link but ran out of time). Jist- The more facts they are presented with the more they clung to their beliefs. They might even acknowledge the facts were true but
still found ways to excuse/believe what they did (this was really fascinating to listen to the reasoning). It was more effective to go with the person's belief and ask them how they were going to problem solve thru what the consequences might be with their choice. (might not work here as these people are unable to admit to the existence of threat but...)
If you are concerned others might believe the things they are posting then consider posting links which provide correct information without engaging the person posting them- ex- post- deaths are going down response- link showing actual deaths with a label stating the current facts show deaths are increasing. This would provide information for anyone not familiar with the person's inability to grasp facts without engaging. Calling them stupid- no matter how true- is not going to do anything except incite further silliness on their part. You don't need to find multiple different links, just post the same ones over and over. We teach this to parents dealing with recalcitrant toddlers- be a tape recorder. Say the same thing. You are not posting to convince the person trying to perpetuate misinformation. You are posting in case anyone comes upon post and needs accurate info.
Again, eyes on the prize. This is very similar to a toddler pitching a fit- they look to see if anyone is listening and paying attention to the crocodile tears. If no one is they stop until they think someone is paying attention again or if they are feeling particularly energetic they will up the volume (number of silly or outrageous posts). Just like a toddler it helps to realize they are hearing (seeing) your words but they just don't like them, don't care, or are enjoying pi55ing you off. No point in arguing. Arguing, being logical, factual or anything else will not change the toddlers want for ice cream at 6AM. They will not change a person who can believe things that are so patently illogical and they most certainly will encourage someone who is enjoying getting people in a froth.
Eyes on the prize- present facts, get out. At some point you have to realize that short of the virus rendering them incapacitated they are not going to change. You cannot save people from themselves. And, even tho it is unfair, we can't stop people from doing things that harm others 100% of the time. We can only work to decrease the damage.
That said it is helpful to understand what those who are not exposed to the facts are seeing. I attempt to scroll by those who do get the facts but are have sociopathic tendencies to think only of themselves.
