Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

It's scary reading some of the comments on some of the news sites. The hard-core Trump supporters are just eating up everything he's dishing out. Their comments to anyone who doesn't agree with them are pretty vile most of the time. They're loving the ban, the wall, the trade war with Mexico and China, the SCOTUS nomination, etc, etc...

They don't realize that government is like chess. They just see "HA! We took your pawn! Deal with it!"... but they completely miss the fact that they sacrificed their queen to do that.

As long as there are people like that, and the people in trump's circle only show him those types of responses, he's going to keep doing what he's doing.

I can usually only read a handful of comments before I just get so disgusted, I can't tolerate the hatred and ignorance anymore.

Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

Reading the comments section on news site is my Falling Off The Wagon. I do it and then I'm filled with rage and panic and think everyone is an ignorant as*hole. Then I promise to stay away to protect my sanity but I just can't help myself! I was reading about the shooting in Quebec and someone posted something like "well a few less ragheads in the world is a good thing" and I nearly vomited up my lunch. Grant me the serenity...

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I was thinking the same exact thing today. Especially after my comment was deleted on trumps Facebook as well as senator pat toomey. I didn't even say anything ergerious, I was simply asking for reason about voting No for Devos.

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I just cannot deal with the comments of these people. They are the most vile creatures to walk the earth. The cesspool of humanity. They boast their patriotism then cheer at the breakdown of our democracy. I posted this before but some POS trashbag posted on twitter that the marchers should be slaughtered and called late term abortions. That's what we're dealing with here. Fake pro-lifers.

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No.

I stopped that a long time ago because I would get enraged.

Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

Yes and it enrages me. I don't know why I do it.

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God no. Learned that the hard way.

The comments sections are soul crushing.

Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

Twitter trending topics are also pretty scary...

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No no no no.. it's depressing to see the hate that spew out and the internet balls people have, and depressing to think you're walking among people who think that way.

i yell at DH all the time when he gets in internet arguments with people in the comment section.. it's not worth it!

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I can't look at them anymore because I lose ALL faith in humanity. It's scary just how many ignorant, hateful, uneducated people there are out there.

Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

Vile comments from both sides are very depressing.

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I made the mistake of reading the comments section of a right leaning newspaper's fb posting after the women's March. My jaw hit the floor. It was gross. I have lost a lot of faith in the belief that people have any underlying morality.

Eta - I have also read multiple times that God had a hand in getting Trump elected to do his work. Like Holy crap! What church do these people go to that flipping Trump is the type of man that God would give any power to?

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Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

I had to stop because it was sending my anxiety through the roof.

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Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

I do read them because I think it is important to have a sense of the mentality of the other side , but I think I to stop. The people are so awful that I can barely stand reading it.

Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

I totally went nuts, just today one (a CNN live feed)
And I realized that all of the closet bigots and bless-your-hearts come out swinging when these cowards can hide behind a computer screen. Just smh that this Dumpster of a president has given them a platform

Do you ever read the Comments section on some of the news sites?

i think the comments on the news sites are extremely not in line with majority of the population and do not represent everyones views.

It is just like this site, you are more vocal when you are strongly for or against something.

people would probably read the politics board on here and be saying the same thing about people on here. it is just doom and gloom and the end of the world. its way extreme to the other side.

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It does make me feel better to picture them in their underpants in their parents' basement with Hot Pocket grease on their chin.

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My sister is a writer and writes for a news outlet's website and she wears a t shirt (often) that says "don't read the comments"

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They're not smart. It's that simple. They're not smart.

And no; I don' equate disagreeing with me with not being smart. Ted Cruz is smart. Mitt Romney is smart. Carly Fiorina is smart. Lots of smart people with whom I disagree.

The people you're talking about are about as stupid and classless as it gets. Left in their hands, the world will rot. They hate science, knowledge, diversity, and education.