Charlottesville: Outing Racists and Bigots on FB

Ugh, that's horrible and I would be incredibly hurt (I am constantly dismayed at what I see and hear from people I know and I'm white - I can't imagine how much more it hurts when you are the target). 

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, that has got to hurt. I would be furious and probably give her one chance to explain otherwise I would cut her loose, life is too short for friends who excuse Nazi rhetoric.

Have you posed that question to her?

I am sorry. That is awful.

That sucks. I've unfriended quite a few who showed themselves to be racist or homophobic by comments they made during the election. Some were family members, and those were the saddest for me.

I think people are confusing legal rights (yes the KKK has the legal right to March) with moral rights. I'd be saddened and disappointed in a friend who posted something like that, too.

I'm sorry inkedup that must really hurt finding out that your friend isn't who she makes herself out to be.

I'm afraid if that was me I would confront her and tell her exactly what I thought of her and why, yes on Facebook. Make her answerable for her words.  You have nothing to lose as you don't need friends like her.

My jaw has dropped so many times that I've lost count when reading some of the comments made on media reports online. It's just so horrible that people have so much hate inside them.

I'm sorry, inkedup.   

From the SPLC...

"White nationalist groups espouse white supremacist or white separatist ideologies, often focusing on the alleged inferiority of nonwhites. Groups listed in a variety of other categories - Ku Klux Klan, neo-Confederate, neo-Nazi, racist skinhead, and Christian Identity - could also be fairly described as white nationalist."

IMO the one thing that binds these groups together is this country is inching toward becoming a non white majority.   It already happened here in California in 2015.  I think it's by 2040 this country will no longer be a white majority country.  

And these groups don't like it.  

(((Hugs)))

We've been having similar discussions at my house today, but unfortunately the person posting racist crap on FB in support of the white supremacists is my dh's sister.

It is hard to make the decision to disown family members. Especially since my boys don't/won't understand.

I'm so sorry. Since Nov. 9th, nothing surprises me.

I'm sorry, that is incredibly hurtful. I'm not sure how anyone can defend those views. How does one defend a heil Hitler with a torch? I'm really sorry for you. Your post made me very angry for you. From your title I was expecting random crazies spouts my off and you saw it on FB, which is bad enough. Then I read your post.

I've seen nothing at all but condemnation for it on my FB page. Even from my crazy relatives. So, I guess I've succeeded in a little safe bubble on my FB because it restricted to people I know. So for you to say it was your irl longtime friend it seems like more of a violation to you than some random person on the web, twitter etc. Your post literally made me feel ill.

{{{hugs}}}

the internet has its downsides. Connecting the crazies is one of them.

Wow. That has to hurt incredibly. I don't think I could stay friends with someone like that - thinking of that adage "Once someone shows you who they really are, believe them." But I'm so sorry.

As for elaine, I'm sorry for that, too. I am tempted to say I would also draw the line, but yes, it does get complicated when it is family, and as you said, your boys wouldn't understand, etc. I think at a minimum, I'd be hugely minimizing contact. But there's no good answer, is there?

www.npr.org/2017/08/13/543259485/trump-supporter-he-called-for-unity-i-never-saw-obama-call-for-unity

The man they interviewed says the "white guys had some reasonable arguments."

And, I've seen sentiments expressed on this message board that are not far off.

This is why we have Trump in office.