So question for you all... Why do Facebookers find themselves in an emotional state while on the platform? Is this not the exact opposite of the older message board and bbs online content? Propaganda? Confirmation bias content filling one's feed?
I find myself actually disliking Facebook more and more. Interactions with people I know and respect are disappointing.
It's 100% great (and encouraged) to disagree, this is how people grow. My list of problems to date with people's posts / responses (going military and using some language after this):
If it doesn't directly affect the temperature of the water in your pool then you are not a victim.
It's called integrity folks.
Divide then conquer.
Want to break the pattern? Stop the left vs right fake bullshit and judge ideas on merit and actions on results. Condemn all bad ideas and all actions which harm others. Anything short of this is intellectually lazy and shows a distinct lack of principles.
AntiFa - meet the definition of fascists (oxymoron) by using violence, fear and force to force compliance with their ideas. They also meet this definition: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/terrorism
Racist - a poorly chosen word. We have one race, the human race. Utilizing this word shows a lack of thought or basic linguistic and scientific understanding. In short, unless the individual is decidedly anti-human, it is a poor description regardless of the established definition (used as a name to describe people who dislike certain culture and/or regional characteristics).
Suggested alternative for "racists" -Supremacists - Ignorant assholes who are intolerant of individuals from other regions or cultures. Thankfully, today, most of these groups have largely been debased and no longer hold much power to enact violence against others.
Historically (before being largely debased), many supremacy groups also met the definition of fascists and terrorists.
Closing thought:
All ideals espousing the use of violence, force, and coercion against others, for any reason other than self defense, should continue to be challenged.
I will look forward to your comments below. I decided to copy my Facebook post https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10212530565952131&id=1022621687 to Steemit to better demonstrate the low quality interactions and replies on Facebook.