As if I needed a reason to bail

A while back I wrote a post about how I viewed Facebook as a potential source of time-wastage that I could really do without.  I'd signed up on a lark and kept the account active mostly to keep track of my teen-aged daughter's on-line activities (she's aware of this).

But the recent decision by Facebook to re-designate Israeli towns and villages (i.e. settlements) beyond the green-line as residing in the as-yet-to-be-established country of 'Palestine' was pretty much the last nail in the coffin for me. 

But as if to add insult to injury, I noticed that my town (one of the largest in the 'west bank') has been deleted altogether!   I sent a short note of protest to Facebook and, not surprisingly, haven't gotten a response. 

So that's it for me Facebook.  I watched as you refused to lift a finger to block Facebook groups calling for the elimination of Israel, and allowed new groups to prosper that openly celebrated the murder of Israeli children.  You've obviously thrown in your lot with the Israel bashers and anti-Semites (I'm sure you'll have plenty to talk about), so I'm throwing my lot elsewhere.

I strongly encourage anyone with a sense of decency and fairness to cancel their Facebook accounts and let them know why you are doing it.  This isn't 1937 and you aren't stranded in Berlin with six kids and a baby grand piano.  There are plenty of Social Networking sites out there to choose from.  Heck there are actual real-live people out there... and sunshine.  Turn off the computer and go outside!

Don't thank me... I'm a giver.