[walford]

One solution to that is to use a pseudonym that appears to be a real name. [You’re certainly not going to get away with calling yourself “Explodo” on Facebook or Twitter — unless you’re a drag queen, of course. See the Examiner article linked above.]

If expressing yourself freely on venues utilized by a wide variety of people is important to you and you want that part of your life separate from your Official life, that is an option.

On Facebook, I am connected to and have conversations with conservatives, libertarians, homosexuals, pagans, hard-core leftists, Democrats, evangelicals, gamers, artists, technicians and people of all ages.

Not possible here on FR nor on DU.

I have found it invaluable to have access to multiple viewpoints and find ways of keeping dialogs civil and productive — when possible.

[showme_the_Glory]

libertarians, homosexuals, pagans, hard-core leftists, Democrats, ............, gamers, artists, technicians and people of all ages.

What are these you speak of

[Impala64ssa]

I have found it invaluable to have access to multiple viewpoints and find ways of keeping dialogs civil and productive — when possible.
It's not always possible. I already had to defriend a few people, recently, my wife's nephew, who was raised by his mother and her "significant other" if you get my drift (it is what it is) because he didn't like my opposition to prosecuting bakery shop owners who refuse to cater to gay weddings on personal and/or religious grounds. So he left a mindless diatribe about how great Hilary is and those effing Teabaggers and Sarah Palin is a whore and blah blah blah, then blocked my wife, daughter and I from his account. Yeah, this is precisely how they roll.