Dems more likely to unfriend people due to political posts

[Locutus]

not unsurprising given the way some of them carry themselves even on this small board.

anyway, dat asymmetry:



Democratic voters are almost three times as likely to have "blocked, unfriended, or stopped following someone on social media" after Donald Trump's victory, according to a study released Monday.

The nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI ) found 24 percent of Democrats distanced themselves from people on social media because of a political postings. Nine percent of both Republicans and independents reported doing the same to those in social media circles.

Additionally, 28 percent of liberals surveyed said they removed someone from their social media circle because of the content that person posted, compared with 8 percent of conservatives.

For moderates, 11 percent said they blocked, unfriended or unfollowed someone due to what that person posted online.

The survey shows considerable splits along gender lines as well.Women were "twice as likely as men to report removing people from their online social circle because of the political views they expressed online," 18 percent to 9 percent, according to the study conducted by Daniel Cox and Robert P. Jones.

Three in 10 Democratic women said they removed someone from a social media platform due to a political opinion shared. This compares to just 14 percent of Democratic men doing the same.

Republican men and women were about equal on this front, with 10 percent of GOP men saying they blocked, unfollowed, or unfriended someone on social media because of political postings and 8 percent of Republican women following suit.

Meanwhile, 5 percent of those polled said they will alter plans to spend less time with select members of their family because of their political views.

This, too, showed a partisan divide: 10 percent of Democrats said they planned to avoid certain family members, and 2 percent of Republicans said they would do likewise.

The PRRI survey was taken Dec. 7–11 among 1,004 adults with a 3.6 percentage point margin of error.


Poll: Dems more likely to unfriend people due to political posts | TheHill

 

[Curious Cdn]

There's only a few Yanks posting on here at all and most of them are way to the right of Atilla the Hun. What Dems are you bitching about?

 

[lone wolf]

It happens here too. Anyone remember Peter McKay dumping Belinda because she crossed the floor

 

[Cannuck]

I gotta wonder how many crusty social conservatives are actually on social media

 

[Curious Cdn]

I gotta wonder how many crusty social conservatives are actually on social media

Five ... there's five and they post all day long.

 

[Kreskin]

Another salty thread. It must suck to be so miserable.

 

[damngrumpy]

There are reasons why people unfriend on social media. I for one rarely do but a few
more conservative types unfriended me and that's alright their privilege.
I do not take kindly to people posting things of my facebook page that are blatantly racist
or demeaning to women or consistently verbally abusive. A few were shown the exit I admit.
I do not wish to be included with individuals who are not respectful of others. That should
bring a laugh, however here I have made an exception. On my social site I have business,
political and even grand kids with access and I feel when someone goes over the line I
contact them personally rather than just pull the plug.

 

[EagleSmack]

Poor salty Dems.

But their tears are so tasty.

 

[Jinentonix]

I've never unfriended anyone because of their political views. Although I've had a few unfriend me because I refuse to buy into their nonsense.

 

[JLM]

There's only a few Yanks posting on here at all and most of them are way to the right of Atilla the Hun. What Dems are you bitching about?

Anyone who gets hung up on that sh*t must have a really boring life!

Five ... there's five and they post all day long.

Cannucklehead being one of them!

 

[Ludlow]

Poor salty Dems.

But their tears are so tasty.

Could you be any more lame?

 

[Jinentonix]

Could you be any more lame?

That is a violation of the People with Disabilities Act. I'm filing a human rights complaint with...well with someone dammit.

 

[Bar Sinister]

I don't have that problem - I rarely go on Facebook and I don't currently have any conservative friends - conservative relatives, yes - but you can't choose those.

 

[Murphy]

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[EagleSmack]

Could you be any more lame?

Can you post more whinny threads for us?

 

[Nick Danger]

What's missing from the original post is some indication as to the content of the so-called offending posts, and what sort of behavior actually precipitates the "unfriending". If one can take what happens on this site as any indication of the larger picture, the more one moves to the political right the more likely they are to sacrifice reasoned debate in favour of insult and ridicule. I'm not thin-skinned by any means but my ignore list here is not empty. We all get to choose our friends don't we? damngrumpy touched on it above, some people are just jerks.

 

[EagleSmack]

Bizzaro World

 

[PoliticalNick]

Another example of those "inclusive" and "accepting" liberal types. :roll:

 

[Nick Danger]

I've never unfriended anyone because of their political views. Although I've had a few unfriend me because I refuse to buy into their nonsense.

Totally agree. Personal political views are no reason to look down on anyone (well, okay, short of cutting peoples' heads off and stuff like that), but bad behavior of the socially unacceptable sort is a good enough reason for me. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but if they can't express that opinion with some degree of courtesy and respect then fukkem, they're gone. You know the type, the ones who can disagree with you without calling you names.

 

[Murphy]

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