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In reply to the discussion: Facebook is a right wing site. [View all]Wawannabe
(5,659 posts)112. Lol!
The precious!
I am not trying to get people to boycott specifically. I want to make sure everyone knows Facebook is owned and operated by right wing supporters. I also get that people here watch FoxNews to make sure they know what the wtf those idiots are saying over there.
But. When folks go all out to boycott tuckers advertisers (One example, OReilly another) then I cant help but wonder why in the heck folks support the biggest right wing run site in the country.
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You should tell the admins of this site to delete their facebook Du page too
dustyscamp
Jun 2020
#71
Hell no, I won't. DU has a 1st Amendment right to promote Democratic Party values,
ancianita
Jun 2020
#87
Neither do I. Plus there are a lot of groups that I follow that are very useful.
GoneOffShore
Jun 2020
#37
An 'alternative' that doesn't include friends and family and is all about Trump?
SharonClark
Jun 2020
#51
Sure they keep your data private. That horse left Pandora's box a long time ago.
GoneOffShore
Jun 2020
#89
If you're not being sold, you are the product. You are being tracked and data
ancianita
Jun 2020
#105
You are absolutely correct. Though someone, apparently, has taken offense to your post.
Squinch
Jun 2020
#7
Maybe people who have your experience on Facebook should stop trying to be a keyboard warrior,
SharonClark
Jun 2020
#56
It's the only way you DO keep in touch with them, but is it the only way you CAN?
Squinch
Jun 2020
#38
Sure, if you've got the time and energy to scroll through a Twitter thread.
GoneOffShore
Jun 2020
#45
Watching so many of my apolitical or casual lefty friends going hard left the last few years
Blue_Adept
Jun 2020
#43
I've spent many days there. Since I've posted hundreds and hundreds of anti-trump things, they
BamaRefugee
Jun 2020
#103
So it is. SO WHAT?! We should just throw up our hands and give up? Well I'm not.
ancianita
Jun 2020
#80
I have to engage with Facebook because my employer maintains a company Facebook page
totodeinhere
Jun 2020
#84