#grandad isnt like that. theyll listen to what we tell them. but they wont go looking for it.

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To all my online shit stirrers out there:

Top tip. Want to make them quake? Not know how to respond back? Make them look like a complete buffoon?

Quote sources! I started doing this around 2 weeks ago. Before, responding to [blatantly false] facts would always end up in a virtual spitting match. Since Quoting Sources, I have had a 0% response rate!

A response denying that uterine transplants of trans women have no use? Source!

A response saying that a flying coaster is dangerous because "all it takes is one thing to brake and you're having a belly flop no one wants."? Well that's absurd. Why? No source!

This is only a small peek at what Quoting Sources can do for you! It shuts them up like magic!

Also see: asking people for THEIR sources! See a person stating a person died because a 'ride was so intense'? Ask them their source! It causes an awkward virtual silence you can truly revel in. Sometimes these facts are true, but it's good to see where these people get their facts so you can practice critical thinking either way!

[Quoting/Citing sources is good practise for topics with a lot of misinformation and feelings targeted at it which can cover topics from rollercoaster safety, to transgender biology, to the Palestinian genocide. It's always morally right to be thoroughly educated by trustworthy sources - No, the news typically isn't a trustworthy source. I recommend looking at papers/blueprints/Wikipedia (as they usually cite their sources).]

[[Don't forget to always cite your source as you quote it. It has a much better impact and also Plagiarism Isn't Cool.]]

Also see: Why exactly you would be more informed on the subject than the person you are arguing with. Why should they trust you?

#lol just had this idea come to me #but gen it is so fun #also reading the sources is nicely stimulated #sadly i did give up on learning INTENSE biology after GCSE cause Me No Likey but! its nice to keep up with the advances #im so happy for trans women who are able to get their transplants and other required surgeries #go kill it queens. go make history! #on a more somber and serious note. I volunteer at a community ran book store right? and last time i was there we got this customer #a senior who always had a stern look on her face but wasnt overtly cruel. who would get annoyed if we couldnt find a book with her exact #description but who always leaned in to make sure she heard what we were saying. she came in and asked for a book on Palestinian history. #so that she could make an informed decision on the genocide on the middle east. It may not be a ceasefire - which i stand by that EVERYONE #should be calling ceasefire. The complications can be settled afterwards - but she may be. i dont know her personally. but she had an #instinct to get to the truth. not what news outlets were telling her. what the TRUTH was. It really touched me. my nan isnt like that. my #grandad isnt like that. theyll listen to what we tell them. but they wont go looking for it. #anyway #if youre reading this : dont forget to click the button today #look at all the links im reposting if u see them #donate if you feesibly can #would also like to note: revolution is not pretty. there are things to be done to increase visibility. those arent necessarily selling #lemonade at a cardboard stand. its throwing soups at protected artworks. its sitting in the way of private jets. its oiling the PMs private #home. its marching. its shouting. its making people know menstruating people in Gaza are using tents as sanitary products. #how kHamas has agreed to several ceasefire terms while Isnotreal withdrew #dont forget to spread the news. that is a form of protest by itself. your actions matter.