Facebook etiquette stuff

I do not comment on political or religious things on Facebook. Even less so now as I have seen some people say they are removing friends who voted for X in the past election. I don't think anyone should bring up subjects that are controversial unless you feel you are called to do so. For example, I am against abortion but I don't make comments on any discussions. I might repost a meme or poster on the topic but I won't get involved in any discussions as different friends and family members have different beliefs and I don't like to make waves. I went to a reunion of my grade 8 graduation class recently. One former classmate described me as the peace maker. If I want to give a lecture on abortion I will volunteer at a Pro-life clinic or something like that. Beliefs come from FEELINGS and feelings get hurt. You can't please everyone and you're not going to change people's way of thinking... not on Facebook.

I have absolute strangers (and family as well as friends) that disagree with me on mine. They are entitled to their opinions, however wrong they may be.

Interesting question. My Facebook acct has very few friends/family, maybe a couple dozen. I'm very picky about who I accept. That being said, I have a number, if not half or more that thinks differently than I do. A couple are very passionate about their views, as am I. If they have shared something that is against my belief or my way of thinking then I don't acknowledge it, I also don't comment on it. They have done the same, and ignored mine. I'm okay with that. Now if it's just a news article that shows up in my feed, then it's free game. So no matter how irritated I am about what they posted I stay away from commenting on it. I try to keep the peace with friends and family. I know that some of the stuff that I share irritates them, they have done the same by not commenting on it. It keeps the peace and seems to be working for us. I don't think that with the current political situation, depending on which side you're on, that commenting politely in disagreement will work. I think that many people are going to have very unhappy Thanksgiving dinners if they let politics around the table. This has been an incredibly heated election in politics. Nothing like I have ever seen before. Happy Thanksgiving!

sure. if'n they don't like such, they aint much'f a friend nor acquaintance. one ought not post such if'n they aint open to other folks opinions.

I think that social media has stifled debate. People only seem to want to hear opinions that reinforce their own and, instead of engaging with someone who disagrees with them, it's all too easy to just block them.

Well...of course, yes it is okay. Why would it not be okay for a friend to have a different opinion? If a friend does not agree with something you agree with and you do not want to be friends with this person anymore over a simple matter, that would just be pathetic. If you do not ask why they think like that, you just ended the conversation. You have to be open minded, that is the only way you get anywhere in life. If they are shoving things down your throat, telling you to agree with them with no other purpose than they want to be right, that is when it is screwed up and they are not a great friend. But if they are just trying to talk about their opinion, let them. We have freedom of speech for a reason, it gives us the right to have opinions.

Personally for me, it depends on what the person is talking about,. I know many times I sometimes respond and regret it because no matter what I am judged and portrayed differently than I am trying to come across.

I have a male relative who whenever he debates anything with women he does it in a condescending all knowing manner and constantly interrupts. He has no problem with shutting his mouth when it comes to another male speaking his side though. I really hate being talked to like I don't know anything. I don't mind them disagreeing but they should be polite. It's the mature thing to do.

What I have found is that disagreement always lead to fights. So I avoid drama.

Yes it should be ok to agree or even disagree on facebook.

sure we can disagree.. i would hesitate less if it were a friend. But yes...politely.

Yes speaking up your mind is no crime.