Forum Post: Ignore the trolls
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 20, 2011, 10:35 a.m. EST by jwe
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Don't waste your time responding to them. The fact that they write is a good sign: they are pissed off, and they should be. But responding keeps them up on the list: just what they are looking for. OWS has better things to do than acknowledging their rubbish. This will clear the air in this forum.
I'm certainly not against ignoring the trolls, but...
I've found that it takes such little effort to respond to them with kindness and love ... and they are completely defenseless against a smile. In fact, few trolls ever take the time to respond when I thank them for their creative input and wish them much love.
In doing so, it not only quiets them ... but we take the much higher ground by indicating to them that they are one of us (which they are). They just haven't awakened to that yet.
And plus ... this is my favorite ... think of all the energy that they're expending on this movement. That energy feeds this movement and is helping us grow. The more attention we receive, the better. Let's funnel the trolls' negative energy and transform it into positive energy ... by responding with love.
I guarantee that when they don't receive hate in response to their hate, their anger loses its sustenance.