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landolfi

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1. I've been unfriended

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:39 AM

Oct 2012

but there are easier ways to ignore the political stuff than to unfriend someone. What the unfriending tells me is that if our views are really that divergent, we never really were friends anyway--and that's good to know.

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Politics brings out true depth of Facebook 'friending' [View all] n2doc Oct 2012 OP

I've been unfriended landolfi Oct 2012 #1

He's right davidpdx Oct 2012 #2

Obviously the truth lies somewhere between right leaning moderate centrism and far right nutjobbery Fumesucker Oct 2012 #3

I particularly like the "extremes of both sides" bull. Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #5

Tote-baggers Fumesucker Oct 2012 #7

I just hide any... meaculpa2011 Oct 2012 #4

I don't, but then again, there's nothing I ever really disagree with. Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #6

I was unfriended in a nasty skirmish Generic Other Oct 2012 #8

That kind of thing always amazes me. noamnety Oct 2012 #9

well I did mention the psychiatric help part to him Generic Other Oct 2012 #11

What does the data that Facebook collects after about 1 year of "membership" look like? green for victory Oct 2012 #10