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In reply to the discussion: I managed to get myself embroiled in an argument w/ some right-wing idiots that [View all]Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)45. This is how I deal with Facebook political discussions
One). Never, ever respond. Theres no reasoning with anyone on Facebook, there is no winning an argument.
Two). most of the political posts on Facebook are Memes (which are just bandwidth filling junk and time wasting sucks) stating some position left, right, up, down etc. I go to the upper right corner of the post click on the ... and hide the post. If possible I hide the source of the post, be it another poster or a site of some sort. Do this enough and it cleans up the newsfeed.
Three). If the method in Two does not clean things up, snooze the poster for 30 days and they are never the wiser. It cleans up the newsfeed and life moves on.
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I managed to get myself embroiled in an argument w/ some right-wing idiots that [View all]
smirkymonkey
Mar 2020
OP
The Scandinavians are CAPITALISTS, not socialists. They practice a well-regulated
pnwmom
Mar 2020
#10
You could tell them that Sanders is really in support of regulated capitalism and not socialism.
TwilightZone
Mar 2020
#3
I agree. I think Bernie made the mistake of not clarifying things enough for the masses.
smirkymonkey
Mar 2020
#31
You hit the nail on the head. If they haven't realized it by now, they aren't going to do so.
Ferrets are Cool
Mar 2020
#38
Many democratic socialists support the government providing essential services.
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#9
I like the concept, but it seems kind of like an oxymoron, since it seems like the goal of
smirkymonkey
Mar 2020
#18
You're right. I sometimes regret even stepping into this in the first place.
smirkymonkey
Mar 2020
#21