To be sick of people putting their political views on facebook

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Maybe I’m wrong but unless you are in politics I think who you vote should be private. In the last few weeks I am continually being bombarded by peoples criticism for the party they oppose on Facebook. It’s not going to make me change my mind and I find it quite aggressive. Aibu?

I find the idea that your politics should be private so odd - it's something my mum and I have debated a lot recently.

She thinks it's uncouth and divisive. My argument is that, in the same way I wouldn't want to be friends with someone who liked kicking puppies for fun, I would prefer to know if people I associate with have fundamentally different worldviews to me, and especially if they believe in policies or ideas that I find abhorrent or damaging. I've cut friendships with people recently who've shared racist, sexist and classist shite on their social media relating to the election, and I will carry on doing so because I don't want them in my life.

Politics affects SO MANY aspects of your day to day life - from your healthcare to the state of the roads on your commute to your rights at work to the safety of your community. Of course it's going to be talked about and posted on people's social media. If you don't like it and don't want to engage with it, that's fine.

(And, in my opinion, if you're scared to tell people how you're voting, I think that's an indication you're voting for the wrong people...!)

Fb has options for you not to read certain posts or follow certain people. Why not use those options instead of complaining about what people choose to post?
People can post whatever they like and you can agree disagree or ignore. No different from people having posters for certain parties in their windows. Lots of people find politics interesting and very important - it affects all areas of life and so obviously people who feel passionately want to share their views.

Frankly I'd rather read a political post than 'In Starbucks having a latte + photo of a latte' type posts. But I defend the latte drinkers right to post as much as the politically interested.

I just closed my Facebook account

, in my opinion, if you're scared to tell people how you're voting, I think that's an indication you're voting for the wrong people...!)

Actually I'm happy to spoil my ballot as all of the candidates are wank. However I'm tired of preachy people lecturing me that i should be voting for their chosen party or trying to convert me aka bombard me with crap to get me to agree with them, which has happened in the past.

I don’t mind debate videos, articles or intellectual discourse.

Can’t stand the stupid memes criticising opponents or pointless sweeping statements attacking characters of groups voters (e.g. remoaners are snowflakes, Tory supporters evil, brexiteers are uneducated racists, Corbyn supporters don’t understand economics). Adds nothing and just makes the poster look like an angry eejit.

I think that treating politics as a dirty thing that should be kept private encourages people to vote selfishly, because you don't see how policies that might benefit or not affect you affect other people's lives.

If you're ashamed to talk about how you vote, perhaps you should consider why you're making that choice.

Maybe I’m wrong but unless you are in politics I think who you vote should be private.

You’re are indeed wrong.

I think it’s fair enough but I HATE people telling others how they should vote or slating them for having a different opinion.

Social media is for sharing opinions as well as other things.

As long as its respectful (eg avoids things like 'anyone who votes x is a moron etc) then I'm all for it, its surely a good thing that more people are engaged with politics.

I'd much rather see a political opinion than a cryptic 'you ok hun' post, someone sharing fake news or a picture or someone's dinner

YABU

I have muted one who is sharing everything the Labour party produce, if I wanted to see all that I'd follow the Labour party myself. Brexiteers were hidden a while back. Will probably hide my preachy vegan as Christmas approaches too. Won't be anyone left soon.

I'm of the opinion that your Facebook, post what you like as long as it isn't offensive eg Racist stuff

I use FBPurity.com which allows me to put word and image filters on my facebook news feed. It does lots of other great stuff too!

My facebook is a haven of politic free posts :)

Yabu as it s their fb page to post what they like. Ds has posted a lot about it and encouraged more young people to vote which I think is great.
I ve muted certain people but it s because I m very bored of their desperate bragging posts of weekend drunkeness falling out of clubs at 4 am in their late 40s. Then the pic of the hangover breakfast.
Fb s a good servant but a poor master.

YABU - politics matters

& I listen to months of shit about live island

YANBU it's pretty pointless... most of us are largely in echo chambers of our own creation, nobody fact checks, and no one is changing anyones opinions. It's contributed massively to helping 'The Man' divide us all in order to conquer.

Yanbu. I am sick of all the political stuff. If I want politics I can read the news, go on forums to discuss it or join a group. I don’t need to see a whole newsfeed full of fuck Boris type stuff or Labour are arseholes blah blah blah. I use Facebook to see people’s photos and personal news. I don’t want to know who they’re voting for and why.

Political views being shoved down my throat is one of the reasons I barely use it. It’s fine to vote how you want but you don’t have to preach about it. I have a colleague who I unfriended because all and talks about how the SNP are wonderful and the English are awful.

The final straw was when Scotland voted to remain in the U.K. and she made a post about how scumbags ruined her dreams, her child’s future and it was the worst thing to happen all year. Her Dad had passed away that year but apparently an election result was worth staying up all night crying.

They’re preaching to the choir in an echo chamber, mostly.

It’s annoying and in the case of some of my friends, most definitely virtue signalling. I ignore it and scroll past!

I’m getting fed up with Jewish friends being forced to justify why they feel labour is anti Semitic, but don’t mind anything else really

YANBU - I was thinking the same. Like Nathan who I vaguely knew in year 8, used to try and light his own farts, now posts about flashy cars he doesnt own and also demonstrably false crap about how evil the tory party are, as if I would be persuaded by his memes anyway. It's so boring. Ive snoozed loads of people. I might unfriend them too. Nathan you're first

I'm getting fed up of the number of my so-called friends who are posting that they'll unfriend anyone who doesn't vote Labour.

I live in a Lib-Dem/ Tory marginal as they well know because its the other half of the town they live in. If they think I'm going to vote labour they can fuck right off.

I'd much rather see people taking an interest in the world around them than a constant stream of photos of ugly boring children, mlm posts or mindless u ok hun? statues. But you do you.

It's the political nastiness, the slagging off of other parties and the constant stream of negativity that I find soooo offputting.

I'd love a party to be positive about the change they can make, about their plans and be screaming from the rooftops about all the good reasons to vote for them. Instead it's just endless dross about why anyone voting for the posters political opposition is a moron and mud slinging.

Political movements can be positive, just look at Barack Obama and his Yes we can campaign - hugely successful

I'm a Tory - My DH works in a very union dominated industry (the last one) and I have a lot of his friends as my friends.

I am constantly subjected to labour propaganda but he's asked me not to reply and argue against it because "he does not want arguments with his work colleagues"

So I'm having to grin and bear it.