Here's how I can tell when people are wasting my time on discussion boards...

[dissentient]

83. Yea, have seen that. Other silly attacks too, like

a person will post an opinion, then someone doesn't like that opinion, but they don't just attack the opinion, they make up stuff much worse, and act as if the person said that and attack that too.

For instance, person A says - I don't like the color blue.
person B replies - So many right wingers don't like that color either, and also hate Obama and poor people. So, why do you hate Obama and poor people? How awful!

So person B attacks something they made up that person A never said. This phenomenon isn't only at this forum either, it is common and internet wide. Whenever I see it, it's an eye rolling moment.

Usually, the best response is just to ignore it, but if person A is in a fighting mood, they can throw it right back in various ways. The funny thing is person B will almost never admit they are the ones who said the offensive things they are accusing person A of saying in the first place, and usually act innocent, as if they have done nothing wrong.