when you find out your co-workers are crazy-conservative

[Anonymous]

because they friended you on FB, how do you cope? I put them all as acquaintances, does this block them from most posts or only photos?

[Anonymous]

#1, I don't friend my co-workers on Facebook. This is but one reason why.

[Anonymous]

Why do you care? Everyone is entitled to opinions, even ones you don't share. What is it with liberals that are so intolerant of anyone different from themselves? They preach tolerance but only if it means tolerating their own insufferable selves. As soon as the pendulum swings the other way and they need to tolerate someone else then it's how to I cope with someone different from me? Go lock yourself in a closet and come out when you can play nice.

I say this as someone who falls somewhere in the middle and rarely votes for a he big parties anymore.

[Anonymous]

This is literally the exact reason I deactivated FB. I was getting too much information about people I didn't want to think that much about.

[Anonymous]

You can hide their posts from your newsfeed (without their knowledge) and also restrict how many of your posts they see.

[Anonymous]

I use it as an opportunity to learn another point of view. I am very good friends with a coworker who is very religious and very conservative. I love discussing issues with her as it opens my mind to another person's point of view. We almost never agree on issues, but we openly and honestly discuss our perspectives. I think I've learned more from her than I have from people who share my views.

Note- her beliefs are well thought out and she can explain her foundations for her beliefs. She doesn't just regurgitate the latest sound bite from conservative TV or radio shows.

[Anonymous]

OP here, I accepted because a young new mom who was off on maternity leave wanted to show me photos of her new baby...and then a whole lot more people popped up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: because they friended you on FB, how do you cope? I put them all as acquaintances, does this block them from most posts or only photos?

I think you need to go to your boss and let them know. They need to be let go from the company. Clearly they are a threat!

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

lollllll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I accepted because a young new mom who was off on maternity leave wanted to show me photos of her new baby...and then a whole lot more people popped up

Are you really so fragile in your beliefs that you can't interact with someone whose beliefs differ from your own?

This is not the kind of question you need advice from random internet srangers.

[Anonymous]

NP. It's not a matter of having "different" beliefs. It's discovering that those people are fucking loony.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. It's not a matter of having "different" beliefs. It's discovering that those people are fucking loony.

exactly!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. It's not a matter of having "different" beliefs. It's discovering that those people are fucking loony.

Lesson learned: don't mix FB and work. I made that mistake with a current co-worker. Politically we are actually on the same wavelength, but it's just a line that I now believe should not be crossed. It's weird reading her complain about work-related stuff on FB and then rave about how great it is in the office. And when she is getting on my nerves at work, I ignore her posts but then worry that she will notice I am not "liking" her posts.

I also have relatives who I thought were moderate but who, I have learned through FB, hold what I see as completely irrational political views, but that is a different matter altogether. FB is really a cluster.

[Anonymous]

Ummm, I move on.