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Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow Send a noteboard - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM
How do you feel about politically fictional emails? And the people who read them and forward them w/o bothering to check facts?

I just snopesed someone, and reply alled to the twenty people he had on the list with me. It always makes me feel extremely snobby, but seriously, we don't need ignorance traveling at light speed.

Do you simply delete?

Delete and block the sender?

Make some witty retort?

Snopes them?

Other options?


Which is to say that in cases like this rudeness is often in the eye(s) of the beholder, and they're more likely to see rudeness if you're pointing out that what they think is true is crap. I kind of feel like for the most part people know they can find out if something is real or not if they really want to, and if they don't want to it's because they've already decided what they want to believe.

But how I respond in this particular situation depends on the mood I'm in and who sent it. I have done that a few times on some egregiously false things (snopesed them and replied to all) but most of the time I just reply with the "that's not true, look here" to only the person who sent it, because damnit, some things are true and some things are not and it's important to recognize the difference. But when I'm feeling more hopeless about it all I just delete it and/or laugh about it with my hubby.
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I'm trying to decide how rude I've just been. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:37:13 PM 879 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 636 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 597 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 653 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 561 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 597 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 556 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 616 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 606 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 503 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 563 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 506 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 603 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 571 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 576 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 611 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 607 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 513 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 653 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 818 Views
I don't think it was rude, but I might if I got your e-mail and disagreed with you Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 05:17:36 PM 639 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 668 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 713 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 343 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 706 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 643 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 335 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 328 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 686 Views
Well, you are a Yankee. So there's no telling what the limits of your rudeness could be. *NM* LiterateDog - 23/09/2010 05:29:34 PM 297 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 512 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 652 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 721 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 536 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 613 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 250 Views
I did not send it to my mother. She would have received it well (been there, done that). nossy - 23/09/2010 08:35:35 PM 673 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 762 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 505 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 668 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 642 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 325 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 338 Views
That isn't rude. That is moral. You did the right thing. He was rude for spreading lies. Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:43:31 PM 609 Views
I've gotten people to take down Facebook notes replicating such emails by posting Snopes links. Dreaded Anomaly - 24/09/2010 12:28:37 AM 640 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 558 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 357 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 596 Views
I've only done that once; I mostly find them amusing, but that one was too much. (beat.) - 26/09/2010 08:49:05 AM 591 Views
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