Thread by @ProfDFrancis

Hidden camera reveals Donald Trump's interaction with Billy Bush.

https://twitter.com/sarahcpr/status/1321919554621231105

The really shocking thing wasn't that the Great Leader is a sickening thug, but how a human being can think this behaviour is "benign".

Well done to 2 people for being patient enough to explain it to him, slowly.

We need more people like Lena M and Jay Deaz.

Not minimizing or accepting vile behaviour, now has a name, although it is embarrassing that it needs one in a civilized society.

"Active Bystander"

For people who feebly claim that they don't know what to do, there are 4 hints:

"Direct Action"

When I went to Active Bystander training, I voted for this. I said, "Yes, if someone is being an utter pig, we can slap them in the face and throw them out into the rain to reflect on their idiocy."

Apparently, a more nuanced approach is recommended:

"Distraction"

"Yes, that's a great one", I suggested unsuccessfully, "We can say - 'Hey, look, there is X, who is a person who isn't a bloodcurdlingly ghastly cretin! Let's talk to him!' "

Apparently we should try to be more subtle these days:

"Delegation"

"You are too big for me to give you a damn good thrashing, but I will ask the ORBITA-HQ Football team to come in and kick you to death, if you carry on in this vein."

Nope, something more sophisticated is now recommended:

"Delay"

"Yes - that's a great one, too! Stare at them for 5 seconds, to give them time to be ashamed, and if they fail to gain insight, give them a massive headbutting."

The trainers thought there may be better approaches than that, too:

E.g. activebystander.co.uk

from which the images above were stolen, as well as this quote:

Yeh, heh heh, the Active Bystander people don't have a strategy for dealing with enablers that argue that the thing simply didn't happen and was fake news.

Gotta work on adding a fifth thing to your list!