You're probably correct. However, unless it's profanity, I usually just ignore them.
More than anything else they want attention. Ignoring them is my way of dealing with them.
Well, this Immigration issue has kicked my family square in the teeth. (settle down for a lengthy read)
I have a Cousin 5 yrs older than me. We were raised almost like sisters after my father's passing when I was 7. It was her Dad who became my surrogate father.
One of her sons, career military, met a young woman and fell in love, while stationed in Japan. After a lengthy courtship, they decided to get married 3 years ago. They want to be married in the states (don't know why this is important to them, but it is). Breaking thru the red tape to allow her to come here on a permanent basis has been a true nightmare.
FINALLY her papers have gone thru. INS is giving her exactly 90 days after arriving on U.S. soil to get married, if she intends to stay here. She's been told if she stays here 91 days without being married, she will be immediately deported. Apparently, amnesty is only being considered for Hispanics.
The Catholic Church will not grant them an exemption to the Pre Cana requirement. My Cousin is devistated that her son, the former altar boy and currently U.S. Marine, cannot be married in the church (where he was baptised). Her husband (who also happens to be my husband's cousin) has sworn that he is going to discontinue his church support. This has upset my cousin even more.
I know your prayer lists are full right now. But our family would appreciate a good word on our behalf, if you can spare the time.
I fully agree with your first sentence and empathize with your second because I've done the same thing. It's just that evil flourishes when good men do nothing and we do have a responsibility to the forum, IMO.
Last night the troublemakers were asked to take it elsewhere several times. They became abusive, and one even got confrontational with the moderator before he finally decided to go sleep it off or whatever.
I've gone back and forth on ignoring posters comments on the other side. Quite frequently when I post threads, the threads are hijacked by the antis. Same old questions are asked. I used to diligently answer them and research them out, but after a couple of years I realized that they could go on forever. So now do I ignore them and let untruths and distortions be spread about my religious beliefs or do I answer them still? For a long time I ignored them. I'm back to answering when a statement is egregiously wrong, but otherwise let it stand. Unfortunately some FReepers are one noters on immigration/abortion/religous beliefs/etc.