Unfortunately, I do this a LOT. As my name implies, I really, really like philosophy. I won’t challenge anyone on things like believing in God, but if someone starts talking politics, I reply, respectfully. The way I feel about it is I’m a known firebrand, so by adding me, and posting possibly offensive things on your wall, for the public to see, I have the right to argue. If you don’t like it, delete me. That’s acceptable. Similarly, I don’t protest arguments posted on my content, especially if it is political in nature, and actually welcome the other point of views. But I do try to keep the tone of my posts respectful and not rude or condescending, even if inside I think they’re an absolute idiot. However, I do know some people get annoyed by my inability to let an argument go: But the way I feel about it is if you don’t know why you believe something, you probably shouldn’t believe it in the first place, and if you’re not willing to hear an opposing view in a public setting, especially one controversial or offensive in nature, you shouldn’t put it out there. By doing anything else, you’re expecting people to listen to your point of view and not do them the favor in return, and that’s flat-out closeminded and rude.
I’m actually so well known for arguing, in public and on Facebook, that a friend of mine on the opposite side of the political spectrum posted the chain mail urban myth story about the professor saying God didn’t exist because you couldn’t see him. Einstein, his student, saying you couldn’t see the Professor’s brain, either, so did that mean the Professor’s brain didn’t exist? Predictably, I wrote three paragraphs on why the story was fallacious, complete with sources documenting the falseness of the story, before my friend let on that she posted it knowing I’d argue. Now we joke that all someone would have to do to get me to write an essay for them would be for them to post something opposite of what I believe on Facebook.