To think telling people to “unfriend” you on social media because of the way you’re voting is immature?

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This is kind of another election one, but I don’t want to thread to be hijacked into discussing politics, in fact I actually just want people to respect that everyone has their own minds and opinions, they have a right to vote for whoever they want to.

There’s so many political posts on Facebook right now but I’ve seen a couple of people on my friends list post things like “if you’re voting Conservative/Labour/etc tomorrow, please unfriend me” or “delete my number and don’t speak to me again”
AIBU to think this is bloody childish and if you’re a mature adult you accept that people are all different and have the right to their own thoughts? I hate how this election is making people gate each other.

Unless somebody has extreme views then is it really worth breaking friendships for the sake of someone voting the opposite of you?

I suspect though Glitterblue that neither you or your dh or family member have any of the following

• disabled children
• chronically ill people struggling to get access to certain medications/see consultants
• an EU citizen in their family
• people just surviving on PIPs that see their benefits stopped every 6 months 'for a review'/having massive breakdown due to the stress of it etc...
• a school desperately struggling with the budget cuts (eg a deprived area)
• someone who is muslim etc...

aka you are not part of the people who have been very badly affected by the recent austerity cuts and the hostile environment.
You have not been on the receiving end of the agression towards one specific group.

I tink its much easier to say 'you agree to disagree' when you are not directly affected by it all.

I think it's been much worse this election because the the views and beliefs of the two main parties are SO polarised. It's just just disagreeing about immigration targets like before, it's issues that are so very close to peoples hearts. I also think the media have not helped with all of the focus on anything but the manifestos and the inflammatory language everywhere.
People voting for one of the two parties now seem to have a completely different view to each other of not just policy but what the purpose and duty of a government should be at all, as well as leaders views of working class or upper class being so strong.
I can understand why people would type that as this election has been so divisive. Having said that I wouldn't say unfriend me myself.

I have a view anyone who disagrees with my view doesnt have to listen to it yes I've deleted someone off Facebook because she said people should abort special needs kids if they cant afford them.....I've got two special needs children she really isnt my type of friend

I mean they're not making you unfriend them, they're just upset. Let them be

Those of you who were/are bothered by what you see as Corbynista/Momentum 'cultlike behaviour' and 'groupthink'... Just wondering how you feel about Fucko The Clown branding his win the 'People's Government'.
Which 'people' might that be, I wonder.

Those of you who were/are bothered by what you see as Corbynista/Momentum 'cultlike behaviour' and 'groupthink'... Just wondering how you feel about Fucko The Clown branding his win the 'People's Government'.
Which 'people' might that be, I wonder.

I assume he’s not including “picaninies” “lipstick” or “bum boys” in his people, to use his charming words.

All of my friends on facebook apart from 3 are very much left wing. I'm not. i just don't put provocative posts on there but neither do I deny what I think. My friends are mature enough to accept not everyone holds the same views.

I've seen a few like this and find it nauseating. Some of my fb friends are to put it politely passionate in their political views which is fine but the guilt tripping projected towards others who choose to vote differently is OTT. Lots of 'Well hope you're all happy to live with your decision blah blah blah'.

Has it always been like this or is this a new bullying technique? I've only really noticed it since the Brexit referendum.

Oh, you mean that point when there was so much yelling about the Will Of The People... when pretty close to half the population voted Remain? I thought right from the start that it was worrying. The will of the majority would have been accurate(ish) but the constant claiming that Brexiters were The People... what did that make everyone else? Tree-frogs? Cardboard cut-outs?

I decided to unfriend someone yesterday as they called half the country morons.