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2. And if you can't stand looking at their crap but you can't delete them, block their posts. n/m

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How do you deal with right wing friends who post stupid shit on facebook [View all] groundloop Nov 2014 OP

Post facts shenmue Nov 2014 #1

And if you can't stand looking at their crap but you can't delete them, block their posts. n/m hollysmom Nov 2014 #2

I have no "right wing friends". OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2014 #3

'un-friend' - I don't have r/w friends KG Nov 2014 #4

You got that right. n/t 99Forever Nov 2014 #30

have you seen this? napkinz Nov 2014 #5

I pretty much ignore those posts mokawanis Nov 2014 #6

scroll loyalsister Nov 2014 #7

Hide the news feed of right wing friends abelenkpe Nov 2014 #8

AFAIK, no one has posted right-wing BS on my wall sakabatou Nov 2014 #9

I don't have any rw friends but my son is more tolerant and lets them in even though Cha Nov 2014 #10

You can block the right wing sites as they come along Oilwellian Nov 2014 #11

they unfriend me when safeinOhio Nov 2014 #14

It's like the garbage takes itself out. Phlem Nov 2014 #16

Other times I'll safeinOhio Nov 2014 #18

Nice. Phlem Nov 2014 #23

You know I'm totally doing this from now on. Phlem Nov 2014 #40

There are a couple MFM008 Nov 2014 #12

I don't leave ANY political posts or comments on my FB page. pangaia Nov 2014 #13

I think there's a setting you switch Phlem Nov 2014 #15

I'm pre-emptive TlalocW Nov 2014 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author oldandhappy Nov 2014 #19

Copy & paste under comments sawdust Nov 2014 #20

Thank you shenmue Nov 2014 #29

I don't have any right-wing friends, Blue_In_AK Nov 2014 #21

If they annoy you, oldandhappy Nov 2014 #22

I take the "scorched earth" approach: Brigid Nov 2014 #24

Post facts and if that fails just tell the truth; this is some stupid shit. nc4bo Nov 2014 #25

Block them, then they complain my e-mail is bouncing... Historic NY Nov 2014 #26

Find other friends, many aren't worth it! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #27

I don't have any RW friends. hobbit709 Nov 2014 #28

I hide the posts. And then sometimes I fill out the Facebook survey and express that the posts are Iris Nov 2014 #31

I just don't have any Marrah_G Nov 2014 #32

Remove them from my feed JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #33

Post facts and then move on abbeyco Nov 2014 #34

I don't do Facebook so I don't have to see any silly stuff any friend might post. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #35

Life is too short. I un-friend. X_Digger Nov 2014 #36

I have a lot of former students as FB friends... Bigmack Nov 2014 #37

It's sad, but I've unfriended a couple like that. closeupready Nov 2014 #38

if they are extreme rwingers drray23 Nov 2014 #39

Unfriend onecaliberal Nov 2014 #41

I tend to ignore it fishwax Nov 2014 #42

By going on with your life? linuxman Nov 2014 #43

If there is a source ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #44

Yeah I have one person currently who posts things from certain sources davidpdx Nov 2014 #46

Not very well I will admit davidpdx Nov 2014 #45

Unfollow, no need to unfriend. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #47

I don't post about politics, and I refrain from commenting on others' posts, Ex Lurker Nov 2014 #48

I hide them or unfollow them, I guess, is what it's called now meadowlark5 Nov 2014 #49

I think you need to get off the internet and facebook KMOD Nov 2014 #50

Send that crap to this blog alp227 Nov 2014 #51

Excellent site Populist_Prole Nov 2014 #54

I rarely if ever comment - but I will post something liberal to counter.. I did have one childhood Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #52

I have one I can have intelligent discussions with... sweetloukillbot Nov 2014 #53

That's easy. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #55

I agree, just ignore... Mike Nelson Nov 2014 #56

I can't imagine having right wing friends. You'd get more intelligence from a turnip. Vinca Nov 2014 #57

I don't have this problem - I don't do Facebook or Twitter. DinahMoeHum Nov 2014 #58

Facebook? Reich Wing friends? FUCK ALL THAT SHIT! TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #59

I block the source of their post, not the person. thecrow Nov 2014 #60

I ignore it. nt LWolf Nov 2014 #61

Actual quote Stryder Nov 2014 #62