I have two Farcebook accounts - a personal one and a music project page. I use no personal identifiers on either one (although some people in the “real” world now know who is behind that screenname). I don’t use either one for politics - that’s what FreeRepublic is for.
The personal one I use to keep track of family. I only had one altercation with a friend of a friend. I suggested that she back off from posting things that proved that she was an idiot. Naturally she took further offense.
So I cheerfully explained that she could take the nonsense elsewhere of else I would mock her relentlessly until she peed her britches. She stomped off in a huff and I haven’t heard from her since.
Thank you ALL for your responses. :-)
This has been a helpful conversation. Lots of good advice here.