Anonymous wrote:Life is political. Lots of folks are upset that someone most citizens didn't vote for was recently made the head of the country. Political knowledge would tell you that this isn't how leaders are chosen in the vast majority of countries around the globe.

And elementary school-level knowledge would tell you about our method of electing a president. Did you go to a charter school?

I'm so over it. FB, DH having the news on 24/7, people around town talking about it incessantly... I've started wearing earbuds to block it out. Even at home.

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Anonymous wrote:Please stop with your "pleas for peace." There's no peace with a psycho as president. You're only outing yourself as uninformed in the eyes of the people you're addressing.

Yes! Agree.

It's amazing how many people think their ignorance of politics protects them. However, people with dark intentions want nothing more than a complacent population that believes politics are meaningless.

I also have to stay on FB because of three groups, school PTA and my child's sports teams. I unfollowed everyone making political comments and even those posting nonstop about the march. I don't want to see it. This included most of my friends and family.

Anonymous wrote:Please stop with your "pleas for peace." There's no peace with a psycho as president. You're only outing yourself as uninformed in the eyes of the people you're addressing.

Yes! Agree.

I'd stay off of dcum if you want to stay away from political division. At least the politics forum. It's a shitshow.

Anonymous wrote:I just hide the posts from the people who are most political. I don’t unfollow them.
I don’t post political things on FB and I don’t go there to see political posts. I get my political information from other sources.
When I see a political post, I don’t comment, I don’t respond at all. No likes, no thumbs up, not anything.

I have found that the majority of my friends who post political crap on FB do not want a discussion. They want to be validated. They want agreement. As if theirs is the only view.
And, this includes people from both sides of the aisle.
I refuse to validate them.

Me too. I don't 'like' any political post. I'm burned out by this and have limited social media use this past week

Please stop with your "pleas for peace." There's no peace with a psycho as president. You're only outing yourself as uninformed in the eyes of the people you're addressing.

^^^ should read "would never have suspected"

I never post anything political on Facebook.

Yes, it gets exhausting seeing all of the memes and diatribes. But I've also found it's helpful to know where people stand.

This past election was eye-opening. I learned that some people have political views I would never suspected they have. It's helpful to know.

I just hide their posts. I even hide posts of people with whom I agree politically (because I don't need to be lectured).

Learn to approach social media the way businesses do: as information about people. Don't take it personally. Don't react to it.

I just hide the posts from the people who are most political. I don’t unfollow them.
I don’t post political things on FB and I don’t go there to see political posts. I get my political information from other sources.
When I see a political post, I don’t comment, I don’t respond at all. No likes, no thumbs up, not anything.

I have found that the majority of my friends who post political crap on FB do not want a discussion. They want to be validated. They want agreement. As if theirs is the only view.
And, this includes people from both sides of the aisle.
I refuse to validate them.

I took the Facebook app off my phone. I can't deal with it anymore.

Agree with you OP. I just don't look at FB much anymore. And even though I like living in DC and enjoy my educated friends, I find it exhausting and frustrating. I am by no means a trump supporter, but I am tired of the liberal angst that people seem to be required to post about hourly.

Life is political. Lots of folks are upset that someone most citizens didn't vote for was recently made the head of the country. Political knowledge would tell you that this isn't how leaders are chosen in the vast majority of countries around the globe.

Is anyone else exhausted from all the fighting. I cannot check my facebook without friends who don't even know each other fighting. I have considered dropping facebook but I am on some health groups that are really helpful. I thought about unfollowing but I feel like that would be worse if you are caught. Every now and again I make a plead for peace but people cannot seem to restrain themselves. The reality is most people do not want to fight about politics it is the fringe on either side. What is disappointing is the anger I see if you don't agree with one side or the other. I wish I didn't know anyone's politics. I would love to unknow all this radical stuff.