Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Speaker Pelosi's Facebook Page Swarms With Parscale's Paid Trolls. [View all]ancianita
(36,016 posts)Sure, post gifs to annoy them. Still, all that does is validate their presence. It's funny, though.
I appreciate your fair points.
I understand that you know the audience is way beyond the trolls, so your "sign in the yard" is a fair attempt to represent Democrats in her threads, and I'm glad you want to encourage others to engage with you. That engagement, however, to the audience you describe, can also have an unintended effect of their thinking that both Dems and Republican trolls are just as combative on the threads.
We don't have to be perfect. We can show off. But I like to think that the thread would be the kind that if Speaker Pelosi read it, she'd be proud of Democrats' superior thinking and standing up for our party's values.
Make intelligent points along with your gifs. Make other intelligent, fact-filled posts with links, as well; say, some links you pick up here. Mix all that up with pointing out to other readers how the anti-Pelosi posters can't or don't respond intelligently because it's not in their 'paid troll playbook'. Actually point out how fake they are, how they wouldn't even be in the thread if they weren't paid. Talk about their wall's content. Show them up as fakes. It's not enough just to react to their content.
For the wingnutties, demand links every time. When they get personal, ask questions about how far they got in school. Point out logic flaws. Make sure to remind them that when they post links, you will, too, because "that's how rational discussions work." You could add, "Take your time. We'll all wait." Stuff that shows the readers how deficient and toxic they are.
If you want to have fun nailing trolls, fine. You can complain to FB that they allow troll swarms, and document names, to pressure their action. Because in the end, the goal is to just investigate and report them. To get them out.
Thanks for your thoughtful post.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden