When you get stirred up over something someone posted on social media or a blog comment or an in-person confrontation, what do you do? I think the sensible first response is to hit the pause button. Step 2 is to ask yourself these questions: "What's going on here? Why am I upset? What is this person's motivation? What's the best way to respond?"
There are a number of answers to the question, What's going on here? It's an important place to begin in order to prevent being pinned to a board like an insect, which is exactly what some people seem to want. So what's going on? Here are some possibilities:
