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Political Posts On Facebook

No, I won't stop posting about how much I hate Trump. I'm not sorry.

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Political Posts On Facebook

No, I won't stop posting political posts on Facebook. Sorry to inconvenience you, but there is an unfollow button for a reason. Actually, I'm not sorry. Listen, I know that a lot of articles online can't be taken at face value, they can't be automatically deemed as factual, but they can teach you A LOT. I don't want to make it a secret that I hate our current president, nor do I want to make it a secret that I am trying to resist him and all of those who support him. I post about it on Facebook, and I shouldn't be asked to stop just because you don't want to deal with it.

Do you know how important it is to be well informed? How important it is to actually care? What differences can be made by caring? I love puppies as much as the next person does but that doesn't mean that I'm going to post them instead of being political. I like to think I'm a happy balance of the two. But regardless, I'm not going to ignore what's happening in favor of making my Facebook friends comfortable. I've never been someone who aims to make others comfortable and why should I start now?

Listen, you're probably thinking that posting political things on Facebook won't do anyone much good when those posting could be out there protesting or working to make the world better. But not everyone can be out there doing those things, what they can do is work to inform as many people as they can about what's happening and sometimes that comes in the form of politics on your timeline. I know. Awful. How awful it is to be informed.

Bottom line? We don't owe you anything. I will post four articles about feminism and LGBTQ+ activism in a row and a photo of Trump that says #resist on it. I will post lists of the reasons we're out there fighting, and lists of things people can do to help. It doesn't matter if I accidentally post something that's wrong or ill-informed, tell me, let me know that the facts aren't correct. I'll fix it, or delete the post. I love to learn, correct me, it helps me learn.

Anyway, the world is full of people just trying to get by. A lot of us are scared right now and your indifference or anger at us for sharing these things on our own social media isn't helping the situation. Be patient with us, unfollow us or just ignore our posts. We know it wont change your mind, but it's not there just for you anyway. It might annoy you but for us it's part of staying informed or sharing our anger or trying to inform others. Ultimately, we're not doing it to annoy you, but you're kind of annoying when you comment passive-aggressively on our posts. So no, I really really will not stop posting politics on Facebook.

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