I have local friends IRL on FB who during the election season were slamming the other side. I actually responded once asking if that was really what they thought I was like & expressed my opinion on the issue so they had a REAL understanding of where the other side was coming from rather than the shallow view she had picked up from the media.

She said she knew I wasn't like that & it actually got a good discussion going. After that, she decided not to post those kinds of comments any longer. Hmmm maybe it was a learning experience to not be so quick to generalize the way the rest of the media loves to do because they don't interface with those it touches personally.

I am not keen on FB but after leaving everyone I knew for 54 years of my life, this keeps me in touch with those who did matter in my life & local activities I sometimes get so busy I would otherwise miss