SOUND OFF: How Political Should You Get With Facebook Friends?
As the Nov. 6 election nears, political discussion is getting heated. How much do you share of your political opinions with your Facebook friends?
Maybe you're a die-hard Democrat, and you think Joe Biden wiped the floor with Paul Ryan in the vice presidential debate Thursday.
Or maybe you're a staunch Republican, you believe Paul Ryan was on top of his game.
Do you share these opinions with your Facebook friends?
The article is informed by data from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
The study found that 18 percent of Facebook users have blocked, unfriended, or hidden a friend because of political differences or a distaste for the sheer volume of the friends’ political posts.
Where do you stand on sharing your political or personal beliefs on Facebook? Have you argued with a friend because of this? How much is too much? Or, do you think that all political debate is healthy? Tell us in the comments.
MillicentBroderick
10:50 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Oh yeah! There I was sailing along on FB happily sharing posts with my people who all I assumed were of the same ilk only to be stunned by a particularly vitriolic post by a friend attacking my candidate. I considered unfriending my "friend" but decided to simply "hide" the comment. The same goes for religious posts. I enoy some of the spiritual "make it a good day" type but now I have a friend who as soon as she became comfortable starting quoting from the bible and some reverend's 40 day plan. There are some things best attended to in church if you are so inclined. So, yes, religion and politics are personal and should be shared carefully. (In my view.) So, excuse me, but I have some cute cat and dog posts to share right now.
Sara Mannal
12:14 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
I agree, I would rather use facebook for social not political purposes.
Mel Cross
3:23 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
On thing you can keep up on, how each party is trying to slam the other......Face book gets the messages out quickly.........but its clogging every thing up...... And do you really think you are going to sway me from my position by your facebook post? Show me your doppy kids, and dogs..... or the hook you put through your finger fishing......Something with substance......