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32. I'm not really sure where I fall on this.

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 02:11 PM

Feb 2019

I don't believe in harassing people, of course. But at the same time, I don't see why there's anything wrong with asking for evidence to back up a statement. I always check to see if what I'm posting is accurate before I hit send.

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Sealioning, no not the animal, the behavior on social media and a point [View all] irisblue Feb 2019 OP

There is no shortage of sea lions right here at DU. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #1

Can you prove that? Do you have any stats to back that up? Oh, your post aggrieves me! *faints* Bucky Feb 2019 #18

I've been watching Trump so maybe I can make up some compelling stats comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #29

I wonder if DownriverDem Feb 2019 #43

At a minimum 86.324% do support Democrats comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #47

Journal of Irreproducible Results wryter2000 Feb 2019 #50

But do 99.713% of the best people agree with you 100%??? dameatball Feb 2019 #68

Sometimes they do comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #70

Can't argue with that! dameatball Feb 2019 #74

YES! lillypaddle Feb 2019 #66

And this "SeaLioning" is a bad thing? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #73

Asking for facts to support a position one has taken is fine. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #78

I would agree with being deliberately obtuse LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #83

And here I thought that was called Dinesh D'Souzaing. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #2

It's older than D'Ishonest D'zaster JHB Feb 2019 #9

D'Ishonest D'zaster Bucky Feb 2019 #20

@KevinMKruse, on twitter, is a brilliant historian and has a sub specialty on 'dunkin' on Dinesh' irisblue Feb 2019 #10

a thread of all the *other* historians who've debunked @DineshDSouza on Twitter. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #21

Yeah I bookmarked that. irisblue Feb 2019 #22

*snort* smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #56

Got any evidence, please? snort Feb 2019 #3

I posted 2 websites. irisblue Feb 2019 #5

I have most of the sealions on ignore. demmiblue Feb 2019 #4

I'd come across the term on DU a few years back LanternWaste Feb 2019 #6

Beat me to it. JHB Feb 2019 #8

Thanks for the cartoon irisblue Feb 2019 #13

well... qazplm135 Feb 2019 #44

I know that user very well. One of at least three who used to continually follow me around DU... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #51

.... George II Feb 2019 #85

A lot of that goes on. It's so easy to spot people who do that and I've decided I don't need to play Autumn Feb 2019 #7

Just curious: Why are they called sealions? nt tblue37 Feb 2019 #11

Chech out post#6 irisblue Feb 2019 #15

Yes, I saw that. But I still don't understand what it is about the animal sea lion that tblue37 Feb 2019 #17

Because they pop up suddenly, bark and bellow, and then submerge again . . hatrack Feb 2019 #26

Ah--now I understand. Thanks. nt tblue37 Feb 2019 #31

As A Toddler RobinA Feb 2019 #33

Also, they never STFU. maxsolomon Feb 2019 #55

Also, they park themselves right in the way and won't budge Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #63

Large, aggressive and smelling of fish? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #57

This is a good OP to bookmark for future reference. lpbk2713 Feb 2019 #12

:blush: irisblue Feb 2019 #35

Tons of that here melman Feb 2019 #14

That's not why the sealioning is in their signature line ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #23

Your opinion melman Feb 2019 #24

I know who you are talking about ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #27

Look melman Feb 2019 #28

That's not my style ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #30

This is a complete misrepresentation on your part. R B Garr Feb 2019 #77

Haha.. No, it's Not "the end" just Cha Feb 2019 #86

It's not an opinion. George II Feb 2019 #92

I hadn't seen that. demmiblue Feb 2019 #41

Amazing melman Feb 2019 #58

This post reminds me of a biblical quote ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #71

+++ brer cat Feb 2019 #91

I'd imagine they use it draw attention to the concept rather than illustrate an alleged pride. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #61

This is inappropriate mcar Feb 2019 #79

All I can say is if certain things happen again, we better all start learning russian. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #87

.... George II Feb 2019 #84

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ sheshe2 Feb 2019 #88

... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #93

Imo, Melman, that person is one of the more thoughtful Hortensis Feb 2019 #89

Strawmen zipplewrath Feb 2019 #16

I can see your points. It is a grey area irisblue Feb 2019 #34

I do get that part zipplewrath Feb 2019 #37

Not sealioning to ask for credible links/refs. Sealioning to never be satisfied & never stop. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #64

I have never seen this at DU. No, not once. Ever. Stinky The Clown Feb 2019 #19

I have to own up to being guilty of this Bucky Feb 2019 #25

I think that it is contextual. Caliman73 Feb 2019 #90

I'm not really sure where I fall on this. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #32

Near as I can tell zipplewrath Feb 2019 #38

Or asking someone to prove a negative... LisaM Feb 2019 #82

Interesting, I did not know it had a name apart from just ms liberty Feb 2019 #36

Easy one. grumpyduck Feb 2019 #39

I had"debates" with a couple of those in 2016. Panich52 Feb 2019 #40

Isn't That Just Being Obtuse? jayfish Feb 2019 #42

I like & use the term "being obtuse" as well. irisblue Feb 2019 #45

Right, But "Sealioning". jayfish Feb 2019 #49

... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #52

Okay, it is made up, as all language is. irisblue Feb 2019 #53

It isn't a term you can intuitively guess at either lunatica Feb 2019 #67

Nope. Some people just are dense. Sealioning is being WILLFULLY obtuse, repetitively, annoyingly. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #65

and, if a person does get emotional/angry in a response NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #46

And, any source given to them is immediately ignored. Oneironaut Feb 2019 #48

I didn't know there was a word for it, but there's plenty of it here. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #54

Obviously we need a whole new type of dictionary lunatica Feb 2019 #59

We already have it. Fer'instance... JHB Feb 2019 #69

I think it depends on whether the person asking the question is doing so in good faith-they really jalan48 Feb 2019 #60

It seems a term like pretentious reasonableness lunatica Feb 2019 #72

Yes, the problem with online discussions is that many times the poster is just trolling jalan48 Feb 2019 #75

K&R geardaddy Feb 2019 #62

I see this everday on Twitter, I've seen it here quite a dewsgirl Feb 2019 #76

Ah, so that's what I've been seeing the past several days. The smell of fish should 've... Hekate Feb 2019 #80

I'm glad someone put a name to it. LisaM Feb 2019 #81

like the now banned TROLLberliner JI7 Feb 2019 #94