Democrats Are 3 Times More Likely to Unfriend You on Social Media Over Politics

[Slick]

This year's bitter presidential election has caused a rift in online relationships. According to a new survey, 13% of Americans reported blocking or unfriending a "friend" on social media because of their political postings.

But the results of the study, carried out by the non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute, show the impulse to block varies widely based on gender and political leanings.

The study shows Democrats were almost three times more likely than Republicans (24% vs. 9%) to have unfriended someone after the election. A similar disparity turned up for self-identified liberals versus conservatives (28% vs. 8%). Meanwhile, only 9% of independents reportedly booted someone out of their online social circles because of politics.

As this graphic shows, the survey also identified "Democratic women" as the most likely of all groups to block someone on social media:



The survey did not ask questions about cutting online ties to others on specific websites such as Facebook or Twitter. The results show 4% of respondents said they did not belong to any social network.

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There are a number of possible explanations for the different rates at which various groups unfriended others over politics.

One is that Democrats may be feeling despondent about the election, and are thus more inclined to block stories about Donald Trump or victorious conservatives. Another is that liberals and women may be more frequent targets of online trolls, leading them to block more often.

Whatever the reason, the overall results do point to a larger and troubling trend in online media: The growth of "filter bubbles" in which people live in ideological cocoons that shut out discordant viewpoints. Some fear the existence of filter bubbles increase political partisanship as voters become less exposed to those who don't share their opinions.The study, which also included question about Christmas and family politics, was conducted by surveying 1,004 people by phone.

Democrats 3 Times More Likely to Unfriend on Social Media, Survey Says | Fortune.com

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One is that Democrats may be feeling despondent about the election, and are thus more inclined to block stories about Donald Trump or victorious conservatives. Another is that liberals and women may be more frequent targets of online trolls, leading them to block more often.

Another is that Democrat women have wider social spheres and therefore more opportunities and incentives than Republicans to unfriend people on Facebook.

Some fear the existence of filter bubbles increase political partisanship as voters become less exposed to those who don't share their opinions.

Some also fear shitty reporting of meaningless surveys.

[Slick]

The growth of "filter bubbles" in which people live in ideological cocoons that shut out discordant viewpoints.

[Slick]

Another is that Democrat women have wider social spheres and therefore more opportunities and incentives than Republicans to unfriend people on Facebook.

Totally made-up feelz. Ur an English dude living in Thailand the fuck would you know? Just saying like.

Some also fear shitty reporting of meaningless surveys.

Id say you are doing a real good job validating the survey.

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So I don't know what I'm talking about (because I'm English and I live in Thailand) but I've somehow proved a survey of the behaviour of American voters, in particular of Democrats, to be correct, and that by making a two-sentence observation of its rather obvious failings.

Oh dear, my boy.

[Slick]

So I don't know what I'm talking about (because I'm English and I live in Thailand)

Yes. Exactly. Objectively speaking, you know absolutely fuck all but speak like you are in the thick of it.

and that by making a two-sentence observation of its rather obvious failings

Funny, the same could be said for just about any article nowadays, but this one has clearly twisted your panties. Why is that?

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Objectively speaking, you know absolutely fuck all but speak like you are in the thick of it.

"Objectively speaking" (ha ha!) anyone with half a brain can think of any number of reasons for the correlation (other than the obviously intended conclusion that Democrats are uniquely intolerant); whether or not I've ever even met an American has nothing to do with it.

the same could be said for just about any article nowadays

If that's your experience then you might want to change what you read.

[Slick]

other than the obviously intended conclusion that Democrats are uniquely intolerant

And claim to be the most tolerant.

whether or not I've ever even met an American has nothing to do with it.

How can you have an opinion on the political un-friending Americans do on social media as an English twat living in Thailand?

You may not like the article (clearly - twisted panties) and want to poke holes in it (up to you - twisted panties can be painful, Tomcat told me one time) but the end of the day you have zero insight whether or not some people may find it true or false.

Just your stupid feelz on the matter.

Personally I find it to be totally true, based on, you know, me being American with American friends and using social media.

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Maybe I'm missing the point but which makes you more "intolerant"?

1. Unfriending Trumpkins because they are thick and talk shit all the time.
2. Not unfriending someone because they are a Democrat and pestering them with shit about Benghazi, how the orange-faced wanker is going to drain the swamp and how him spending millions playing golf every fucking week is OK because he's not black.

He's actually starting to make Bush Jr. look like he was hard working.

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you have zero insight whether or not some people may find it true or false.

Find what to be true or false?

[Storekeeper]

Everybody who has blocked or deleted me is conservative. And post election what I've noticed is it appears conservatives who dished it out for several years haven't been able to handle 3-4 months of tRump bashing.

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