Someone I know from my past decided to like a post basically blaming refugees for the fact that a particular individual couldn't afford a new boiler. I was pretty fucked off to say the least (particularly as he seemed a nice unassuming guy). Anyway instead of just fuming I decided to send the following message:
I was extremely disappointed to see the post you had 'liked', which was a very thinly veiled racist attack on refugees (in particular Somalis). My understanding is that you are a Christian, and that the Christian faith preaches love and compassion towards others, no matter their creed or colour. I simply cannot see this in the views that you chose to express in public. The blaming of immigrants for economic problems is only to be encouraged by those who have actually caused it as it means that we will not question their continued exploitation of the majority in this country through tax avoidance etc. I live in an area where there are both £2 million council homes (most of which are being sold to fund other local authority projects) and large numbers of Somali refugees. The council houses of such worth are due to the having being purchased by local authorities at a time when they are undesirable and cheap. The regeneration of many areas in London and increasing salaries among the most wealthy has led to them being worth their current value, it is certainly due to no fault of those who have had to flee their own countries due to fear of death, rape and violence. I would like to remind you that Somalis have fled to this country due to many years of civil war and a complete lack of any sort of nation state. They come here as we offer a safe and stable home in which to live and bring up their families, something that every person on this earth should be entitled to.
I hope you can understand why I feel obliged to defriend you, and while you may well think me mad for sending you such a message, I hope it makes you pause to think for a moment about the views that you express.
Just hoping it does actually make him think instead of writing me off as some shrieking harpie