Has anyone else started calling out Facebook friends who support Trump?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, here's another element.

A lot of my very vocal Trump supporter friends are also very vocal Christian friends.

Their posts basically go:

Trump Jesus Trump Jesus My kid's halloween costume Trump Jesus

And something about that just really got to me, I guess.

I figure if they are posting something they don't mind the discussion.

Rings a bell...

Hillary Obama Obama Hillary My kid's halloween costume Hillary Obama

I am OP and I do not know a single person like this. I sort of wish I did!

Really?

I know plenty like that (Obama includes both of them, Michele is quite popular these days)

[Anonymous]

I have friends that support Clinton. Some I have temporarily blocked because post 10+ things a day. Others are tolerable. I respect my friends and hope they respect me. We just want different outcomes to the election.

[Anonymous]

OP, you don't have any FB friends who talk about Hillary and Obama and post pics of their kids? Those seem to be very common themes all over my FB and I am not a Democrat.

[Anonymous]

I have to question the age and maturity of a person who feels compelled to “call out” friends on FB who happen to support a candidate that you don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you don't have any FB friends who talk about Hillary and Obama and post pics of their kids? Those seem to be very common themes all over my FB and I am not a Democrat.

Nope, not really. I must hang in a very conservative circle.

Most of my friends are not political, so they just post pictures of their cats/kids.

One of my friends has a political job as a Democrat but ALL of her posts are political and as the election draws closer she is actually super busy and not posting anything.

A few of my friends "like" posts related to Hillary/Obama, but that's maybe 2.

Quite a few are anti-Trump but are a lot less vocal about Hillary, or they are voting green or libertarian.

And then I have quite a few Trump supporter friends. And some of them are very vocal and have posted quite a few political items. And a lot of those items are just flagrantly misleading or untrue.

[Anonymous]

OP here... I have to emphasize that I "call out" posts that are misleading or untrue, for the most part. It's not just because I disagree.

[Anonymous]

I generally avoid political discussions, but I will never be able to respect any of my friends or relatives who support a man who is clearly racist and derogatory to women. Luckily, my friends are smart enough. My relatives, not so much. Do I call the out? No. because I honestly believe trump supporters are either too stupid or too close minded to fully understand logic or reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I generally avoid political discussions, but I will never be able to respect any of my friends or relatives who support a man who is clearly racist and derogatory to women. Luckily, my friends are smart enough. My relatives, not so much. Do I call the out? No. because I honestly believe trump supporters are either too stupid or too close minded to fully understand logic or reason.

OP here. I guess the reason I do it is that people post things that are not true, and then they just believe them, and they become part of this mythology about Hillary Clinton. At least if I point out that the story is not true, I feel like I am breaking this cycle of affirmation that people are getting when they post inaccurate articles and just get a bunch of "likes."

I have also noticed that when I post a comment, a bunch of other people pile on too, like I broke the ice.

There is just SO MUCH inaccurate information posted.

I have one Trump supporter friend that I do not argue with, every single time the guy posts something it becomes a huge pile on with 20 people writing "Why in the world are you supporting him?!?!?!" So I don't dive into that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you don't have any FB friends who talk about Hillary and Obama and post pics of their kids? Those seem to be very common themes all over my FB and I am not a Democrat.

Nope, not really. I must hang in a very conservative circle.

Most of my friends are not political, so they just post pictures of their cats/kids.

One of my friends has a political job as a Democrat but ALL of her posts are political and as the election draws closer she is actually super busy and not posting anything.

A few of my friends "like" posts related to Hillary/Obama, but that's maybe 2.

Quite a few are anti-Trump but are a lot less vocal about Hillary, or they are voting green or libertarian.

And then I have quite a few Trump supporter friends. And some of them are very vocal and have posted quite a few political items. And a lot of those items are just flagrantly misleading or untrue.

That's fascinating. Where do you live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, here's another element.

A lot of my very vocal Trump supporter friends are also very vocal Christian friends.

Their posts basically go:

Trump Jesus Trump Jesus My kid's halloween costume Trump Jesus

And something about that just really got to me, I guess.

I figure if they are posting something they don't mind the discussion.

With 'friends' like you, who needs enemies.
You're not a friend, just another nasty, judgemental person with an opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you don't have any FB friends who talk about Hillary and Obama and post pics of their kids? Those seem to be very common themes all over my FB and I am not a Democrat.

Nope, not really. I must hang in a very conservative circle.

Most of my friends are not political, so they just post pictures of their cats/kids.

One of my friends has a political job as a Democrat but ALL of her posts are political and as the election draws closer she is actually super busy and not posting anything.

A few of my friends "like" posts related to Hillary/Obama, but that's maybe 2.

Quite a few are anti-Trump but are a lot less vocal about Hillary, or they are voting green or libertarian.

And then I have quite a few Trump supporter friends. And some of them are very vocal and have posted quite a few political items. And a lot of those items are just flagrantly misleading or untrue.

That's fascinating. Where do you live?

In the DMV. Yes Virginia, there are some Trump supporters in this area!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, here's another element.

A lot of my very vocal Trump supporter friends are also very vocal Christian friends.

Their posts basically go:

Trump Jesus Trump Jesus My kid's halloween costume Trump Jesus

And something about that just really got to me, I guess.

I figure if they are posting something they don't mind the discussion.

With 'friends' like you, who needs enemies.
You're not a friend, just another nasty, judgemental person with an opinion.

I am, indeed, a very NASTY woman, pp. I have so, so many opinions! From my own little feeble lady mind!

[Anonymous]

Calling them out for what....? Holding a different opinion?

COme on closed minded liberals....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or am I the only one who has crossed the Rubicon here?

I have never engaged politically with people on Facebook before, but something about this election and their braindead posts really just finally did it for me.

No one has unfriended me yet, and I try to remain polite, and I only respond to things people have already posted, I'm not constantly sharing political posts or anything.

But I am pretty relentless. Polite, but relentless. There is no turning back...

By doing that you only prove how immature Hillary supporter truly are - and no one needs to lie about that!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or am I the only one who has crossed the Rubicon here?

I have never engaged politically with people on Facebook before, but something about this election and their braindead posts really just finally did it for me.

No one has unfriended me yet, and I try to remain polite, and I only respond to things people have already posted, I'm not constantly sharing political posts or anything.

But I am pretty relentless. Polite, but relentless. There is no turning back...

By doing that you only prove how immature Hillary supporter truly are - and no one needs to lie about that!!

I don't know, if you are posting about what a great guy Trump is and how Hillary is a "criminal" is it really out of line to point out that Hillary has been convicted of no crimes and that Trump has some issues? You know, like how he is a racist and a demagogue with no policies who assaults women?

Or if you are posting a misleading or untrue article, is it really out of line to point out that said article is misleading or untrue?