# Trolls R Us redux \[Now the argument clinic\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 27, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349 "2020-06-27T06:30:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 75
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1487 "2020-10-27T23:37:27Z")
Most of the people I put on ignore before the migration had been banned by the time it happened, and a few have been banned since. I fully expect the current ignorees to be banned (eventually), but meantime I don’t want to deal with the idiocracy. Engaging with them is pointless since an honest discussion isn’t what they’re looking for. What they want is attention and to get readers angry and frustrated. I ignore them, they don’t get attention, and I don’t have my emotional load added to. To quote Sgt. Murtaugh, I’m too old for this shit, and that’s what they’re peddling in 3-inch thick shit sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1488 "2020-10-28T00:15:25Z")
I had exactly two on my list when we migrated. One has since been banned and, AFAICT, the other has yet to join us. I’ve added one since July and fully expect them to take their hyperpartisanship too far at some point. I believe they have at least two recent warnings. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1489 "2020-10-28T05:38:56Z")
New user **JBlackstone** is [pinging my sockdar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jblackstone/activity)… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1490 "2020-10-28T06:01:04Z")
> “Sufficiently advanced feeding is indistinguishable from trolling.” If your hobby is feeding trolls. You’re not interested in debate. You just like to hear yourself type. That’s what my ignore list is for. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1491 "2020-10-28T06:20:59Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > New user **JBlackstone** is [pinging my sockdar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jblackstone/activity)… Yup. His “style” really stood out to me, seen it many times before. The argyle is strong with this one. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1492 "2020-10-28T09:20:01Z")
Earnestly protests sockitude - but clearly has a grudge against particular posters that carries over from thread to thread, despite only being here a week. Yeah, obvious trock is obvious. Just wondering whose puppet it is. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1493 "2020-10-28T14:39:11Z")
Quote from the sock: > You really do seem to be a nasty piece of work. Have you ever spoken to anyone about that? If it starts calling someone a “potty mouth”, that will be a tip-off. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1494 "2020-10-28T14:54:14Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Yeah. I haven’t actually ignored anyone, but I frequently scroll by some users. Now that we have avatars, this has become easier. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1495 "2020-10-28T15:10:08Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Just wondering whose puppet it is. Lives in Ireland. Femmejean. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1496 "2020-10-28T15:44:20Z")
And he’s banned now. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1497 "2020-10-28T17:49:00Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Yeah, obvious trock is obvious. Just wondering whose puppet it is. It’s likely his dozenenth incarnation by now. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1498 "2020-10-28T18:29:27Z")
I think we’re way past that. He just can’t stop. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1499 "2020-10-28T21:35:48Z")
Another sock rises to the top. Second post ever peddles pro-Trump bullshit. > [@Hunter Biden Laptop Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-biden-laptop-question/923587/276): > > The reason you can’t find anything is, for example, the NY Post has been censured by Facebook and Twitter. And the MSM won’t touch the story because Biden is their boy. Did you see the Senate’s grilling of FB and Twitter today on their censures? It would answer a few questions on motivation as to the lack of coverage. Otherwise, I think you can go directly to the NY Post, there is some coverage on it in the WSJ and of course FOX. But that’s it for now. The story should be covered, true or … ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1500 "2020-10-29T00:32:16Z")
**Hands** …hey, at least this time he’s honest! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1501 "2020-10-29T01:02:10Z")
Does he have socks on his hands? ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1502 "2020-10-29T02:44:20Z")
… and there on the door handle was a sock! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1503 "2020-10-30T14:05:25Z")
According to a new friend to the messageboard, BLM and white supremacists are working together for Communism. [Or something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-communism-white-supremacist/924301/73). It doesn’t make any sense, but then it was never intended to. And now the new Grandmaster of Pigeon Chess, having knocked over the pieces and crapped on the board, is fluttering off to claim victory. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1504 "2020-10-30T14:30:05Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > According to a new friend to the messageboard, BLM and white supremacists are working together for Communism. [Or something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-communism-white-supremacist/924301/73). > > It doesn’t make any sense, but then it was never intended to. And now the new Grandmaster of Pigeon Chess, having knocked over the pieces and crapped on the board, is fluttering off to claim victory Yeah. Apparently black leftists want to overthrow the capitalist state and institute a communist state. Which would be white supremacist, since, according to the OP, communism requires white supremacy to function. I’m not quite ready to write off our new poster as a troll, though. As I said in that thread, I think there’s a debatable thesis buried in his OP: does communism require some sort of exclusionary ideology (racist, religious, xenophobic) to govern? He’s just expressed it in a weird, incoherent, illogical way (Maoism is white supremacist? India has white supremacist immigration policies?). I’m willing to give him the benefit of a bit more doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1505 "2020-10-30T14:33:49Z")
I agree there’s an interesting question there to be discussed. I just don’t think he wants to discuss it. It all looks more like a clumsily-attempted smear of BLM and the left. And the way he started the thread is a pretty good sign he’s not arguing in good faith. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1506 "2020-10-30T14:43:45Z")
Reminds me of Allen Drury’s books from the 1960s in which the KKK and the Black Panthers work together (along with the No-Nukers) to turn the government over to the Soviets [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349.md?page=76)