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LiberalBrooke

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20. I too never have been on Facebook.

Reply to grantcart (Reply #10)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:48 PM

Jun 2020

I won’t even let others complain to me about all of The bigoted posts on there. My answer is the same. Delete your account, you will feel better.

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I am losing it big time on FB. So many fucking racists, idiots that I've known [View all] Maraya1969 Jun 2020 OP

Simple, unfriend or block them. Cattledog Jun 2020 #1

Try stepping away from all social media for 24 hours. Liberal Jesus Freak Jun 2020 #2

leaving FB and Twitter last year was one of the best things I've NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #3

Lock down your account. Block the idiots. Mark your family and true friends as a group. hedda_foil Jun 2020 #4

It's only going to get worse. calguy Jun 2020 #5

🤣🤣 I don't think they're going to agree that they're SAF live love laugh Jun 2020 #6

Block or unfriend. Why bother babylonsister Jun 2020 #7

I don't understand why anyone puts up with racist assholes Skittles Jun 2020 #8

Yep. Tipperary Jun 2020 #14

yeah Skittles Jun 2020 #15

Facebook is toxic JustGene Jun 2020 #9

I overcame it grantcart Jun 2020 #10

I too never have been on Facebook. LiberalBrooke Jun 2020 #20

Unfriend them. herding cats Jun 2020 #11

I have some loved ones on fb barbtries Jun 2020 #12

Block them. roamer65 Jun 2020 #13

Thank you everyone. I am going over there now and blocking a whole bunch of people Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #16

Block their posts. brer cat Jun 2020 #17

Just blocked about 12 people. I feel so much better! A lot of them aren't even Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #18

I don't get why anyone would continue 2naSalit Jun 2020 #19

There are an awful lot of progressive causes on FB. Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #28

The mute option is useful. Flaleftist Jun 2020 #21

Just get the hell off Facebook oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #22

+1 2naSalit Jun 2020 #29

I was responding on Facebook to a friend's comments about the protests. Staph Jun 2020 #23

Oh I hear you. Yesterday my brother's SIL posted a New York Post article Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #27

WHy do you need to see these people on Facebook ? JI7 Jun 2020 #24

It's not those people that I want to connect with. But it is like a damn drug Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jun 2020 #26

I overcame it. Steelrolled Jun 2020 #30

Welp, all I can say is I'm SO glad I never dove into that cauldron of toxic slug in the first place. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #31

Stop engaging with them canetoad Jun 2020 #32

This motherfucker has ruined so many friendships and families. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2020 #33

Thanks for your thoughts. I appreciate your view. Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #34

Don't call them names. Ask leading questions until THEY lose it. maxsolomon Jun 2020 #35

Cleared most out in 2012 and 2008... JCMach1 Jun 2020 #36