One thing I have found on social media is that the distance a computer offers you from those you are contacting has lead many to reject general rules of conversational conduct and manners. Or to put it more bluntly, "I'm on line and I can say whatever the He** I want and you can't do anything about it".
But today I found out there IS something I can do, at least in a small way, if you offend me on Facebook. I was viewing comments on a post from a young rising music star. She had commented on her faith, and how important it was to her. Many other people had comment on her post and encouraged her. Then there was a post from someone telling "all you Christians shut the +*&# up and go +*&# off ". This is when I discovered you can report a post or comment on facebook as offensive, and it then gives you drop down choices of how the comment was offensive. I decided to report this comment.
Now please don't think I'm a week little Christian who cries any time someone says anything bad about Christ or God. I am perfectly willing to let other people have and express opposing views. I will even debate or discuss religion, politics, music, theatre, movies...anything you want. If you want to have a civil, intelligent discussion on a topic, I'm up for that.
But one you jump into a chain of comments just to hate on a person or group of persons, and to cuss at them and tell them to shut up. I'll report that stuff. I'm in favor of an open discussion forum on line, but lets use manners and common courtesy. If you are rude to someone on line and attack them personally because of religion, politics, sexual orientation, etc., and if I see the post, then I will report it. Call me a snitch if you like, I prefer to call it a politeness policeman....no, that;s corny ..maybe a rudeness eradicator. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is be nice..just because we are not face to face doesn't mean we can't be civil.
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