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Permalink Reply by Johnny on November 30, 2009 at 11:38am

I've had a few digs at my "liberal" or "non-religious" views; and always counter with facts, reason, and usually a link (like you did). Several of those people unfriended my shortly after; and I have on good authority several others have just hidden me on their feeds.

I try to stay moderate with family members, just to keep relations good; but won't take any crap. Those old friends though, if their views and faith can't take a little criticism and they unfriend me; that's their loss, and proof they aren't willing or capable of just being old friends.

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on November 30, 2009 at 1:10pm

Oh yes. I have had a few people say things, but nothing nasty like that on FB. I recently had an email exchange with a friend that I detailed here. The nasty email is in the comments.

But I do notice that conservatives, right wingers, and Republicans are not shy about espousing their views. They also seem to be the quickest to attack opposing viewpoints.

There is something wrong with them, the way they think, their obedience to their emotions, that I would not miss if an old friendship withered because of my defense of reason.

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Permalink Reply by Gaytor on November 30, 2009 at 1:25pm

I would not miss if an old friendship withered because of my defense of reason.

I like that statement. I seem to use snopes every few weeks to refute emails from the older generations of my family. You'd think they'd just remove me from their chains because I reply to everyone and their friends are seeing that it's bogus as well. I'd find that embarrassing.

I wrote a note on FB suggesting that you unfriend me if FB will prevent us from sharing a laugh and drink at any other time. I have 294 friends now. I can only hope I only have 100 by sundown! Then I'll know who my friends are.

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Permalink Reply by Johnny on November 30, 2009 at 2:34pm

I seem to use snopes every few weeks to refute emails from the older generations of my family. You'd think they'd just remove me from their chains

I've got a few who email me first now: "Can you check to see if this is real before I forward it?" And I've got a few more trained enough to go to Snopes on their own.

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on November 30, 2009 at 7:15pm

My boss and I would argue over chain email claims during the Presidential election season. Now he sends stuff to me and asks me to"snopes" it.

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Permalink Reply by Dave G on December 1, 2009 at 1:05am

I wish I could train some of my relatives to do that. Instead, they've just stopped including me on the more irrational forwards.

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on November 30, 2009 at 7:18pm

I read a study that showed a high emotional response to Facebook "de-friending". I'll have to look it up when I have more time. The jist, assuming it was a reputable study, was that Facebook de-friending hurt as much as real life fall outs.

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Permalink Reply by Johnny on December 1, 2009 at 12:02pm

So far all of my defriendings have made me laugh. Pretty much all of them were people I haven't seen face-to-face in 10 years. Some are extra funny because I remember them when they weren't Christians; and now they are apparently so fundie they can't take my irreligious comments. Several though I kinda expected it when I started getting a little more outspoken on FB; those types that relate everything to their faith somehow.

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Permalink Reply by Gaytor on December 1, 2009 at 12:49pm

I've had 2 friends pack their bags and run in one incident. A old girlfriend even, posts, I want to find a great guy. I posted "try J-Date. Those guy have money! Apparently it was inconsiderate and not worth commenting on, just removing me. The best was the second friend who commented. "I have to unfriend you now. That was really insensitive."She was following her leader at 35. We had just reestablished a relationship and she was gone like a fart in the wind. Facebook clicks.

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on December 1, 2009 at 12:59pm

Well, I don't think the "hurt" was always mutual.

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Permalink Reply by Johnny on December 1, 2009 at 6:47pm

LOL! Didn't think of that. But if they can't take the (indirect) heat...

I have also posted 'disclaimer' type comments a few times; to the effect of "if you want to talk religion at me, you better realized I've probably already heard it" and "if you can't handle your faith being question, we probably can't have this conversation, because I will question your faith."

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Permalink Reply by Jay Catt on December 1, 2009 at 6:03pm

FaceBook makes odd bed fellows
Because of it, I'm in social grouping now with people I wouldn't "in real life" ..I was in high school 30 yrs ago!!
I'm still laughing at a FaceBook back and forth I had with a guy from high school (who I didnt really know then) who DE-friended me. The argument all started over my pending trip to Paris and the health care debate.
He said I would die an early death if I moved there.. that their commie health care system sucked.. well.. he got angrier and angrier every time I backed up my side with facts.. like the US life expectancy rating vs France's.. CIA world fact book etc etc... as it got more heated he got more childish. I was completely amazed I was arguing with a lawyer. A Lawyer!!
And a coworker from long ago uses nothing but caps when she responds to some of my posts. What she wrote in comment to that popular (to people like us I guess) pic of the bible with the warning label was total incoherent rant. But she hasnt DE-friended me ..yet. Odd.
Im more than happy to piss some people off. Come and get it.

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