It’s probably a good idea to repost this incredibly prophetic cartoon from 2014 at regular intervals because every day I see people who still haven’t fully imbibed its message. Apologies if it’s old hat to you.

The Terrible Sea Lion.

https://wondermark.com/c/1k62/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wondermark#Sea_lioning

#1062; The Terrible Sea Lion – Wondermark

@Green_Footballs I don't like the "sealion" pejorative. Say in that example the two people are saying something incorrect and derisive of a minority group, for example. It is the obligation of the person overhearing to intervene.

Social media provide more opportunities to intervene than ever before. People can intervene early and often when they see dangerously wrong ideas beginning to surface. That is a good thing.

@escarpment @Green_Footballs what makes the sealion a sealion are the last 3 panels. Following people in their homes after they left the public space and asked you to stop while continuously asking questions that lead nowhere is helping no one's cause.
@aris @Green_Footballs I see it applied primarily in the public square. People who post dangerously wrong ideas publicly and then say "buzz off, sealion" when you intervene.