# I saw it on Facebook... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372 "2018-08-27T18:24:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/1 "2018-08-27T18:24:25Z")
So this is what it said: “Why do we send Men to War in mid -east and then bring the enemy here feed and house them give them a gun to kill us with”. That’s a direct copy and paste. I asked for clarification to no avail. Does this sound familiar to anyone? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@MonkeyCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyCat)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/2 "2018-08-27T18:28:08Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > So this is what it said: “Why do we send Men to War in mid -east and then bring the enemy here feed and house them give them a gun to kill us with”. > That’s a direct copy and paste. I asked for clarification to no avail. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Considering their diction and grammatical skills, I’m pretty certain they’d have trouble understanding what ‘clarification’ means. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/3 "2018-08-27T18:28:39Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > So this is what it said: “Why do we send Men to War in mid -east and then bring the enemy here feed and house them give them a gun to kill us with”. > That’s a direct copy and paste. I asked for clarification to no avail. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I know several hate-filled shitheads that have said the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/4 "2018-08-27T19:18:09Z")
> [@tvaetbjorn](#): > > Considering their diction and grammatical skills, I’m pretty certain they’d have trouble understanding what ‘clarification’ means. Or just that the influence of a Russian grammar background would indicate that clarification isn’t their purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/5 "2018-08-27T19:38:38Z")
That was tough to read, until I switched over to my Boris Badenov internal voice. Then was clear as crystals. I actually do have a couple Facebook people that think & talk that way–in spirit as well as sloppy syntax. Both have been “my boss’ boss” in our professional lives. Big Trump people. The biggest. One is an Hispanic fellow whose parents came here from Chihuahua, Mx. The other is a full-blooded Hawaiian. I only mention that because they are considerably outside the broadly assumed pro-Trump demographic. Frankly I find them fascinating. They both had very complex “big picture” jobs which required loads of thinking, data analysis, and no small amount of humanity, and they were very good at what they did. I maintain my relationship with them because I want to discover what it is about their character that I am missing. They just don’t add up in my mind, which means the problem is with my perception. Sure is irritating to read their posts sometimes, though. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/6 "2018-08-27T19:50:52Z")
[=68.ARDIvPsEWqU\_ynNi8ACwGZa46p2y7wa4MFgcvKDIWur9kS0fxeN\_d5s0a51SY4z-uqVhxkkPcXHWqFv8iPOXfqH78y0cmUuHNfjF7fKfnsfFkYViFq-i\_H-Q1f1M36zWQ6N8Azk& **tn** =H-R"]Here’s what I think might be the original post on FB]([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mary.harris.1029/posts/1449247678491300? __xts__ )[0). I expected to find it on the page of a [profile](https://www.facebook.com/mary.harris.1029?lst=559568199%3A100002182460687%3A1535398774)that clearly looked fake to be honest I’ve never looked at the profiles of either nutjobs or bots so I have no idea if this person is real or fake. I’ve read a few stories in \*Wired \*and _Rolling Stone_ about some of the people who get wrapped up in stuff like PizzaGate and while the “fake news” often starts with a Ukranian teenager or something, the people who do the sharing are actual Americans that believe it and share it. So I don’t know if this Mary Harris is just a “deep thinker” who is a big Trump supporter, or a fake account made to look real. She’s got over 6,000 followers which…yeesh. How do you get to that point? How did **Son of a Rich** see her post? And how did whoever shared it that **Son of a Rich** saw get it? That’s the kind of “social engineering” that fascinates, confounds and scares me. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/7 "2018-08-27T23:38:52Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > [ > > How did **Son of a Rich** see her post? And how did whoever shared it that **Son of a Rich** saw get it? That’s the kind of “social engineering” that fascinates, confounds and scares me. It was reposted by a Facebook “friend”. She’s posted some wacky shit before. ---
**Author:** ![Panther\_Modern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-on-facebook/820372/8 "2018-08-28T00:55:54Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Does this sound familiar to anyone? Not exactly that quote, but there are similar idiots who post that kind of stuff on Facebook. They are often the people who never left my hometown, still live with their parents and/or work at local restaurants. I deactivated my Facebook because, frankly, I don’t care what those people post anymore.