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Nwgirl503

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23. Calling them out is tantamount to spitting upwind

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 06:14 PM

Dec 2016

I unfriended many people pre-election day. The ones who've popped up the few times I've posted or responded to someone else's posts tell me I did the right thing. (Not to mention the crazies who I don't even know who've tagged me in anti-HRC posts or gone stalker cray-cray.)

I'm all for passionate debate and rational discourse. In my experience, his supporters (or just people who thought HRC was a crook) were incapable of that. If the first thing someone posted or replied started with "libtards" "killary" or the like, I didn't even bother. There's no sense. The kool-aid is running in their veins and no amount of rationality is going to seep in.

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Anyone here ever post on Facebook? [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

To avoid anger at wasting time on fb theaocp Dec 2016 #1

I unfriended my sister JimBeard Dec 2016 #2

I've only started posting on Facebook in the last week or so csziggy Dec 2016 #3

I "unfriended" and "unfollowed" True Dough Dec 2016 #4

I unfriended MFM008 Dec 2016 #5

i dig facebook, gives this bit a loner some space between me and real world. didn't see much of that KG Dec 2016 #6

I saw no pro Trump stuff, I had no Trump friends. Any anti Hillary memes I saw were from the left m-lekktor Dec 2016 #7

I always hid those posts or unfollowed the posters. duffyduff Dec 2016 #8

That's what I do. Little Star Dec 2016 #17

Until they post to my page. My page is MINE and my puney 38 friends. JimBeard Dec 2016 #34

I reluctantly joined last year dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #9

A Trump-humping cousin unfriended me because she didn't like what I posted. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #10

I subscribed to Americans for Trump MountCleaners Dec 2016 #11

I use Facebook to post personal stuff to friends ... HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #12

fuck fb Skittles Dec 2016 #13

Just because they're selling every bit of personal info ... HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #14

Who would bid on such info? kentuck Dec 2016 #15

Targeted advertising: insurance companies, credit HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #16

my opinion of someone increases greatly Skittles Dec 2016 #18

I use fb to stay in touch with friends, professional contacts (sometimes the same), pangaia Dec 2016 #19

Facebook is evil. gulliver Dec 2016 #20

I hid whatever page they were coming from. ileus Dec 2016 #21

I unfriended MANY. I did some calling out of conservatives advocating big govt., Xtians advocating Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #22

Calling them out is tantamount to spitting upwind Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #23

I updated my account to keep up with the Women's March. femmocrat Dec 2016 #24

Yes, I found other liberals on treestar Dec 2016 #30

I unfriended my husband's cousin (California Attorney) HockeyMom Dec 2016 #25

I am an icon on facebook zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #26

You're an icon? cwydro Dec 2016 #28

okay zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #31

Bear Bryant lives! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #35

thanks zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #36

i guess I'm lucky. cwydro Dec 2016 #27

I unfriended people treestar Dec 2016 #29

I don't do politics on facebook. LeftInTX Dec 2016 #32

I called them out with proof. sarah FAILIN Dec 2016 #33

My enjoyment of Facebook has gone up a good bit since Different Drummer Dec 2016 #37