How to Tame a Trump Troll
Stop 90% of Right-wing trolling easily without blocking
Bad news: Right-wing trolls are ubiquitous. Good news: They can be tamed.
How often does this happen? You’re discussing the upcoming election on Facebook or Twitter when a Trump supporter…
- swears and calls you names
- sneers with contempt in smug, dismissive comments
- implies you’re a bad person or questions your motives
Uh oh, you’ve got trolls.
But don’t immediately reach for the block button. The impulse to silence folks with even a whiff of the troll about them is understandable — laudable even. Not only are our time and emotional energies limited but engaging with trolls can make the infestation worse by feeding them the very thing they seek: our attention. Plus, you don’t want to give harmful ideas a platform.
But trolling is not as simple as we think. Not all trolls are all bad. They’re not all Russian proxies looking to spread disinformation or alt-right militants looking to lob bombs. They aren’t all trying to sow division and discord or spread hate.
Some Trump trolls are just ordinary folks who are triggered and behaving badly in the…
