Trolls serve several purposes or functions; they contribute to the number of comments for a numbers total that helps bring higher advertising revenue, they disrupt the focus and exchange of ideas, and they make a semi-intellectual political commentary adjust its attention to them and their juvenile and witless arguments.
Every time we respond to a taunt, they are encouraged and have an open invitation to answer with more nonsensical gibberish. You invite them to present their stale Progressive Socialist talking points over and over. Personally, I find them to be insufferable boors and at a certain point it becomes obvious that the commentary is no longer worth the effort to follow if it stuffed with inane Leftist drivel from the Marxist Urinal.
It is worth the effort to engage an enemy that has a portion of cerebral function, but these Trolls are unarmed in a battle of wits. Engaging them on an intellectual forum diminishes your abilities by bringing you down to their level. We need to contribute in a manner that produces ideas and sharpens our skills, dealing with imbeciles is like a debate in an insane asylum, totally useless.
It is sad, but I am sure the senseless banter on these pages convince many to read the articles and skip the commentary. Thus the Troll’s goal has been accomplished and we lose the benefit of enlightening ideas that are often more insightful than the original article.
