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Do liberals on SH block more?

UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~ 2012/08/06 16:07:22
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Did you ever wonder whether liberals are more likely to block than moderates or conservatives when someone disagrees with them?

Well, wonder no more. According to a Pew Research Center tracking survey, liberals are about twice as likely to block or unfriend someone for disagreeing with them, as compared with moderates or conservatives on social networking sites.

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Social-networking-and...

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  • Kiosk Kid 2012/08/06 16:23:37
    Is the sky blue? Of course liberals block more; what they can't defend, they ...
    Kiosk Kid
    +14
    My favorite way to get blocked is to slam a liberal with a fox news reference. The Marxist will spew the fallacy of shooting the messenger. But instead of identifying the fallacy I will slam them with a reference from Obama, MSN, or the Huffington post saying the same thing as Fox did.

    I have been blocked many times for that move. It really frustrate a Liberal. It is a double slam on the Liberal. Especially using an Obama White House reference.

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  • gracious43 UGH...L... 2012/08/09 06:49:19
    gracious43
    +1
    It's probably about the only way people are talking to each other nowadays, with everyone getting in trouble at work and what not over PC. Isn't it sad that we can't do it without hurting each other's feelings? I'm going to work harder at being nice.
  • HOMBRE 2012/08/06 20:41:10
    Is the sky blue? Of course liberals block more; what they can't defend, they ...
    HOMBRE
    +3
    Liberals are blockheads and always have a spin to everything
    liberals block head
    spinning head
  • UGH...L... HOMBRE 2012/08/06 21:14:14
    UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~
    +3
    That bottom image is hypnotic!

    Hypnosis explains a lot about lib thinking.
  • HOMBRE UGH...L... 2012/08/06 21:25:06
    HOMBRE
    +3
    A dim light bulb will hypnotise any libtards hypnotising liberals
  • john doe HOMBRE 2012/08/06 22:40:13
    john doe
    +2
    Sad but true
  • zapped UGH...L... 2012/08/07 01:04:19
    zapped
    +2
    thanks for confirming my view of the libs & hypnosis !
  • Commander Pyle 2012/08/06 20:38:30
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    Commander Pyle
    I've been blocked equally by both groups. Although, I was essentially banned from commenting on a conservative's questions--which frequently pops up. It's strange that I still received comments from a page that I've been banned.
  • Icono1 2012/08/06 20:33:49
    Is the sky blue? Of course liberals block more; what they can't defend, they ...
    Icono1
    +4
    It is a matter of functionality as to why I get blocked by liberals and sometimes conservatives.
    As an argument evolves and disintegrates into name calling I just maintain an argument based of facts, or one of questioning what in the hell are they talking about.
    It works to get me blocked by liberals and sometimes conservatives.
    I have no problem with it because it means I got insider their head and they really don't like what they are seeing coming from themselves instead of me. I am beyond mere words upsetting me.
  • bob h. 2012/08/06 20:30:39
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    bob h.
    +2
    Are you kidding??? You repos blocked me 4 times in one nite. Pinhead A*t, must have pushed every button SH has.
  • UGH...L... bob h. 2012/08/06 20:48:53
    UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~
    +2
    It should come as no surprise that a liberal is most likely to be blocked by conservatives, and that a conservative is most likely to be blocked by liberals; they are the ones who will generally be in disagreement.

    The question really is which group is most likely to block its opposite number.

    The Pew survey gives a pretty clear answer.
  • bob h. UGH...L... 2012/08/06 23:10:37
    bob h.
    That's not the question at all; the question is who did Pew survey? Maybe they just asked Fef.
  • UGH...L... bob h. 2012/08/09 06:04:28
    UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~
    I would assume the Pew organization did the Pew survey, just as the Gallup organization does Gallup surveys.
  • zapped bob h. 2012/08/07 01:06:56
    zapped
    isnt that supposed to be repubs ."not repos "??

    this from Mr spelling police chief ..??
  • bob h. zapped 2012/08/10 02:50:49
    bob h.
    Repos is correct.
  • zapped bob h. 2012/08/10 03:02:43
    zapped
    you really need to check again !
  • Lady Whitewolf 2012/08/06 20:29:40
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    Lady Whitewolf
    +5
    I've seen that it's the conservative that block more.... especially when they don't get their own way!
  • UnusualSuspect 2012/08/06 20:26:07
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    UnusualSuspect
    +5
    This poll apparently it didn't take into consideration SodaHead, which is a biased, far-right site to begin with.

    And the only people who block me here are conservatives. I think blockers are cowards and immature, but that's only me. It might be as normal as sunshine for them.

    People like FanOReilly, Art, QueenAline, snell, and others...they block.

    Are they cowards? You tell me.

    But some, like KCurtis, are great...every once and a while she and I have a decent, but short, exchange, and we both leave with our minds and souls intact.

    And that's the way it should be. But others...God...say one thing that upsets them...present one fact that can not be disputed, and they not only go away, they go away mad, and block...LOLOL!!!

    Ah, well...I say let them be afraid if they want to. Here they have the internet to hide behind...can you imagine them in a real-life situation, confronted by real people, standing in front of them, giving them opinions and facts?

    They probably fall apart like an over-cooked squash...LOL!
  • Lady Wh... Unusual... 2012/08/06 20:30:11
    Lady Whitewolf
    +4
    WELL SAID
  • bob h. Unusual... 2012/08/06 20:34:21
    bob h.
    +1
    When Art blocks, he has red stripes all over the place. I have to scroll down before I call him an idiot. It's time consuming. ;)
  • WhereIs... bob h. 2012/08/07 02:20:37
    WhereIsAmerica? ~PWCM~JLA
    +1
    Almost all my blockers are Liberals.
  • UGH...L... Unusual... 2012/08/06 20:54:11
    UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~
    +1
    The Pew survey is based on percentages, so the absolute numbers of liberals and conservatives are not an issue.

    If there are 1000 conservatives on a site and 80 of them block, that's a block rate of 8%.

    If there are 100 liberals on the same site, and 16 of them block, that's a block rate of 16%.
  • bob h. UGH...L... 2012/08/06 23:11:49
    bob h.
    Sooo, they asked everyone on SH?
  • UGH...L... bob h. 2012/08/07 16:58:35
    UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~
    +1
    No, certainly not. Their sample size was 1047, which is about standard for polls, and they did not specify which social networking sites they studied.

    Do you have any evidence that SH should be significantly different from other sites, in regard to relative blocking likelihood of liberals and conservatives?
  • Bibliophilic 2012/08/06 20:13:59 (edited)
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    Bibliophilic
    +3
    No, many people block and for different reasons. As long as they don't block because they are about to lose an argument or don't like someone's reasonably stated opinion- go for it.

    I've only been blocked by far-right conservatives and idiots- and once because I was a jackass.

    Liberals tend to block for excessive comments/attacks and conservatives block because they want to end the conversation or are offended by a curse word.
  • Cordingly 2012/08/06 20:13:19
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    Cordingly
    +3
    I've only been blocked by conservatives on this site.
  • Lady Wh... Cordingly 2012/08/06 20:30:41
  • bob h. Cordingly 2012/08/06 20:35:26
    bob h.
    +1
    Yeah, that's been my experience too.
  • C. C. Rider 2012/08/06 19:33:18
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    C. C. Rider
    +9
    Cons block more then any one on this site. And it is a shame, they soooo need my wisdom.


    blocking liberals
  • Unusual... C. C. R... 2012/08/06 20:16:06
    UnusualSuspect
    +3
    Dead on there, CC!
  • marcuss... Unusual... 2012/08/07 01:36:42
    marcuss LIBERALS ARE IDIOTS
    +1
    LOL CC has had me blocked for YEARS and then lied about it.
  • dominic garcia 2012/08/06 19:32:49
    Is the sky blue? Of course liberals block more; what they can't defend, they ...
    dominic garcia
    +2
    The truth is the Liberal's greatest intimidator!
  • Raymond Allamby 2012/08/06 19:31:37
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    Raymond Allamby
    +1
    does anybody give a flying rat's ass?
  • UGH...L... Raymond... 2012/08/06 20:20:26
    UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~
    +2
    Yes... probably most of the people who bothered to post on this poll.
  • Raymond... UGH...L... 2012/08/06 20:29:12
    Raymond Allamby
    +1
    or maybe they just didn't have anything else to do.
  • UGH...L... Raymond... 2012/08/06 20:37:06
    UGH...LIBS ~ PWCM ~ JLA ~
    +1
    They could always go to another poll, or another website entirely, if this one was of no interest.
  • Ahrtal 2012/08/06 19:31:00
    Is the sky blue? Of course liberals block more; what they can't defend, they ...
    Ahrtal
    +2
    Liberals just aren't.
  • Little Angel 2012/08/06 19:23:46 (edited)
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    Little Angel
    +1
    I think all Political views block equally. I never block because I believe everyone
    is welcome to their own beliefs. Just don't call me names and say I am dumb
    when I don't believe the same way you do!
  • Joe Six... Little ... 2012/08/06 20:19:22
    Joe Six pack
    +1
    If you belive in god your dumb, couldn't resist.
  • Little ... Joe Six... 2012/08/06 21:35:59 (edited)
    Little Angel
    +1
    I believe in God but not organized religion so if that makes me dumb
    in your mind, so be it! My motto: "I dance to a different drum and
    always just be myself. I would never change to impress someone else!"
  • Joe Six... Little ... 2012/08/06 21:48:36 (edited)
    Joe Six pack
    I just couldn't resist, I don't believe in god and I feel their is something wrong with people who do, but maybe it's me. Of course I'm no Einstein, plenty of jesus freaks smarter than me, which baffles me even more. I can understand dumb ass poor people believing in god, but when smart , educated people do, it's a conumdrum.

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