These people think they're doing God's work

I run a satire account on social media, and I hardly ever post, nor do I really care what happens to it. It was a fun little project that I used to make a few posts, and spread some awareness. That's it.

Today, I got a notification that somebody had tried to message me on that account. Of course, I didn't have to dig very deep to learn their motivation for messaging me. It's not my first day on the Internet, so I knew the doxxing and hacking threats were probably empty.

After some explicit banter, I attempted to direct the conversation toward the core issue and see if we could find any objective, common ground. The discussion regressed into nothing but personal attacks and truly horrible statements that would devastate a family member or friend of a fatality victim. As you can see, they are speaking everything under the pretense of moral justification and superiority.

I have fairly thick skin, so none of this impacted me in a personal way. I'm also empathetic, and try to see both sides of the argument for what they really are. A good amount of these people have neither quality, and it's their mission to destroy and dismantle anybody who challenges or contradicts their views and values.

The person who contacted me has several thousand followers, which makes me glad about using a mock account rather than my personal one. Tread carefully, folks.