I used to belong to an amazing woodworking website with a great crowd that i enjoyed for years. The same thing happened there that is happening here, a few bad apples posting bait posts or bait comments to get everyone riled up.
Everyone started leaving.
The URL does not even exist anymore.
At least Mr. Stanley was entertaining, told some great stories, several of which I was able to verify, the water pipe one was legit. I even broke bread with him a couple times when I moved to Freeattle.
I belong to another site that has a strict NO POLITICS policy and while I don't like it, it has its merits and has kept things peaceful for many years.
There is a problem here and to me the solution is ignore and do not respond or react to the obvious bait posts / comments. May take awhile but civility will prevail.
You / we / us certainly will not change any minds here.
When someone is totally ignored long enough one of two things happens, one they go away on their own or two they sign their own death certificate and get the permanent boot.