I'm so sorry to hear that. Facebook is a disease. Sure, you could make some arguments about Reddit too, but the way I use it generally causes me to be more open minded because I engage with others and sometimes I'm wrong about things. It makes me do more research. I'm probably a minority myself in that respect. It's not JUST Facebook, but that's the big one.

I really hope something is done about this before it's too late. People aren't necessarily being brainwashed, but they are being emotionally charged and pushed to express that emotion towards the "other". It's sickening.

I really hope things get better between you and your mother. I really do. Hearing this kind of stuff just makes me sad and frustrated. We must do our due diligence to prevent our frustration from turning to anger, and from our anger turning to hate. If everyone falls for it, we're truly doomed.

Try and stay positive as much as you can, it helps me stay sane, at least.