Posted by Pontormo on September 13, 2016, at 12:52:58
In reply to Re: Our troll problem. It is about time. » Larry Hoover, posted by Chris O on September 13, 2016, at 10:10:05
Look, if everyone here who knows how hateful and intentionally destructive this guy is just ignores him and refuses to give him the time of day, maybe we could get him off our oollective backs.
It's pretty damn simple:
We all know what he's trying to say, we all know that he's outrageous and will stop at more or less nothing. He wants attention -- and he's honed his skill at getting it over decades-- literally. And for god's sake-- he is has a very serious and clearly untreatable mental illness about which we can do nothing. Why are we treating him as if he doesn't? As if he's going to come to his senses? as if he's going to be reasonable, or be quiet, if only we say the right words?
And by all means, let's give up this hopeless attempt to protect newcomers. Those attempts are fodder for his hate-machine.
But MAYBE if we ignore him--they'll see that he's irrelevant and not the point. If we don't fall prey to his manipulations, maybe they won't either.
I personally find him boring, tedious and a waste of time. My feeling when I see yet another post is-- been there, done that. Why would I bother reading what he has to say? Enough already.
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