[pstuart]

> Consider instead a plan that begins with: "Your goal is to hurt people. We will not allow that. We will fight for everybody's rights, and no, that does not include your right to hurt people. Your interests will be trampled on as long as they are about doing harm. When you are tired of losing, you will come to us seeking a compromise We will no longer come to you because we know it is a waste of time."

Hate and stupidity are effectively weaponized and those that control that have the upper hand -- it's so much easier to lie and foment fear and anger than it is to discuss nuance and context.

That said, something has to be done. We pretend to be logical animals but we're all effectively emotionally driven. There needs to be strong counter campaigns that can fight back, or better yet, neutralize the lies before the hate can take place.