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davidpdx

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45. Not very well I will admit

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 12:51 AM

Nov 2014

A few years ago I had two on my list. One was someone I've known a long time (going back to the mid-90's) and though I've never met her we were good friends. She had been pretty liberal up until 2008 and then after Obama was elected she just went slowly downhill. I ended up getting in rather large fights with her on Facebook and I said some pretty nasty things and then blocked her.

The other person was actually a friend of hers who is mentally unstable and a real fucking teabagger. After awhile I unfriended her, but didn't block her. One of my other friends is friends with her and apparently he was talking about the differences in the South since the Civil War and she just went off on him. He is not American, he's Swedish (and a real nice guy). After this happened he sent me a message and talked to me about it because he was really upset. I told him just to unfriend her. I guess she turned around and apologized. I just checked and it looks like he finally got sick of her and did that.

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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