As I hope we all know, this year is a presidential election year. As if the campaign commercials aren't enough, every time I log onto Facebook I am bombarded by uneducated status updates and ridiculous propaganda regarding this election. First of all, if you simply cannot resist the need to post your political opinion on Facebook, please do some research first. The amount of times I have read false information is countless. This is not the way to get people to agree with you! Instead of looking intelligent about the election, you are appearing ignorant. Second, enough with sharing the photos and articles from propaganda websites. Once again, the information is usually false, and if it is not, it is extremely biased. Also, excessively sharing these types of photos, videos, and articles is simply obnoxious. Instead of getting your point across, your Facebook friends will be quick to block your posts from entering their news feeds.
Clearly, I disagree with posting political opinions on Facebook. More often than not they initiate arguments and sometimes lead to a loss of friend or acquaintanceship. While a post that is educated is more tolerable than one that is not, neither one should be posted. Facebook is not the place to share this kind of information. There is an old phrase that suggests there are three things that should not be talked about: politics, religion, and money. Certainly, times have changed and these topics are discussed on a daily basis, but perhaps this phrase should hold true for the social networking world.
I agree with about seeing the political ads everywhere on the internet. I can't go a day without reading about something Obama didn't do right or about how crazy Romney is. Personally, I am not a political person so I usually just ignore the posts. My boyfriend on the other hand, is very into politics and uses Facebook as a way to communicate his thoughts and feelings. I don't like to post things about politics but I respect the educated people who want to say something. I believe Facebook is an outlet for these types of people and I don't think it should be eliminated. If you have an opinion what better way for it to get seen then on Facebook?
ReplyDeleteHonestly, 90% of the Facebook posts about politics/religion/human rights, etc. are so malinformed and extremist that its hard to take them seriously. I won't even glance at anything remotely political anyone posts just for this reason. And that kind of ruins it for those who sincerely try to get a solid message out with Facebook.
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