Sealioning, no not the animal, the behavior on social media and a point

[LiberalLovinLug]

83. I would agree with being deliberately obtuse

and pretending to not understand, is something to be detested and annoyed by. I know what you mean. I've run into these kinds before. But it does not take long to realize, for most in a thread, they are just taking a piss, so to speak, and are easily defanged if one just posts the links of support for your facts.

Then....if they continue on, they just look like the fools they are. Especially if they STILL have no facts of their own to counter. Even if they still have the arrogance to think they are STILL right, especially if they do, others in a thread will be able to see for themselves who has the facts and who is just throwing back some meaningless meme that is meant to deflect from their lack of substance. Heck, its even fun after that point in ridiculing the RW asshole, who has nothing to stand on, from the thread. Not on this site but others that are more open to running into MAGATs.

The only ones that would make good use of trying to create a new powerful net meme like this are right wing trolls or any person that lives in a bubble and gets their "facts" from their gut. Like they create terms like "alternate facts" or "fake news". If one now harangues them too much about providing facts they have a new handy dandy meme to throw back. If enough use it, it becomes legit.

Stupid meme for stupid people to use to defend their ignorance. There is no other reason for it.