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When is it okay to retreat into an echo chamber?

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Screamqueenz · 08/11/2018 23:12

I try to retain contact with people who have different ideas to me, some of them are friends from years ago, some from work, some from School.

We are getting close to armistice and there are quite a few fb posts that I consider racist, my immediate reaction is just to delete them, but should I retain contact and try to understand their point of view?

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Dermymc · 08/11/2018 23:20

Oh gosh my feed is full of quasi racist posts. Most people don't realise what they are sharing tbh. I find that a lot of the older generation share things with seemingly good intentions, not realising it's a Britain First page they are sharing.

I try to be tolerant. Re educating people face to face is easier, words on a screen are hard to take sometimes.

Screamqueenz · 08/11/2018 23:33

Thank you, I have posted an inclusive message about armistice, and deleted someone that used a totally unacceptable word.
I'll see what response I get, if any.
Most people seem to br just liking Britain first posts, and I don't want to see that.

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peachgreen · 08/11/2018 23:36

There's a difference between making sure you're not living in a bubble and refusing to associate with outright racists, though. I wouldn't unfriend someone if they voted for the opposite political party to me but I absolutely would unfriend someone who supported Britain First. I have no room in my life for racists.

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