Are you on our Politics listserve where anything goes?

Actually Rona, I think as per Fred the blogging rule is no "partisan politics." I would have thought that this would have been a topic that would have been difficult to be partisan about, but both Fox and MSNBC found a way to do it. Fox comments incessantly about how this is all a result of Obama's weakness in foreign policy and of course Rachel Maddow pointed out how similar this was to when we shot down the Iranian passenger plane back in 1990.

Shockingly, I post political commentary on Facebook all of the time. I rarely get much flak about it directly, but sometimes people do post generally on their status about how much they detest political commentary on Facebook. I actually find that quite annoying. I love when people think that their own mundane drivel is suitable for everyone's consumption, but when someone posts something intelligent or thought provoking, it is an assault on their senses and deemed inappropriate for their idea of what Facebook is really for.

I say post away Rona!

I take a slightly different approach. I post links to content -- often my own, or ghosted by me -- to twitter, Facebook and sometimes linked, posts that sometimes include a political bent. Of course I'll submit my political views follow a rather reasoned and sound approach based, with a nod to my son moving closer to his doctorate in sociology employing quantitative analysis/ research, on the data.
I certainly join Erik in encouraging sharing of information, educating readers if you will. And certainly participate in politics. Perhaps post the link to your Facebook comments here (edit the link into your blog) and Gotham Politics.

Rona,

As a rule I am with you, I do not post political viewpoints on Facebook, or anywhere else for that matter. Maybe part of it goes back to growing up with the Russian History books hidden in the attic and a firm guideline that we do not sign any petitions, ever. My mother was at Brandeis in the McCarthy era...

I have in the last month plus however shared quite a bit of my political views including tweeting to certain reporters suggesting a question or two that they might like to ask next time they interview some of the residents of Gaza, and if you count as "political" content the sharing of wonderful touching videos such as that of the Israeli Soldiers feeding their own sandwich to two young Arab boys outside of Hebron, and other similar things then I am probably up to 90% political. Even had a "discussion" which I never get into especially on someone else's post about statements coming out of the State Department - the most interesting part of that discourse was the messaged apology from my friend apologizing for his nephew the lawyer who has apparently taken to making these debates into a sport.

I think in these very difficult days with lots of crises going on, I agree with Erik, post away as it becomes part of the political dialogue

When we shy away from politics are we also being timid in asserting ethics? Isn't the silent policy what lead many of our family members to gas chambers?