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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould I alert this comment made on Facebook?
Someone who I know is a rabid rightist said this about the bomber: (paraphrasing) We know he's a Democrat because none of the pipe bombs were functional since they didn't go off.
What bothers me the most is that people who I thought were neutral liked his comments.
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Should I alert this comment made on Facebook? (Original Post)
Baitball Blogger
Oct 2018
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blue cat
(2,415 posts)1. Yes
Absolutely.
hlthe2b
(102,296 posts)2. Yes
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)3. I would just reply.
"So you would have been much happier with Republican success in this area."
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)4. What is the reason for the alert?
Baitball Blogger
(46,737 posts)6. That's a hard one, isn't it?
We talk about what we can do to cut through the hate mindset of the right. Maybe the response is just to draw a line. Just like they did for Megyn Kelly. I listed it as hate talk and rude. Not sure that it will matter. But it is in poor taste given that we don't have all the facts, right now.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)5. Facebook won't do anything
Having a stupid opinion and being ignorant isn't a violation of the TOS