It’s your choice to work for the New Statesman…As part of my job I deal and work with a lot of people who you’d describe as being very left wing. I’d describe my own politics as being liberal and modern, too. I had an EU flag flying from my living room window in 2016!
But over the last few days I’ve seen some awful, cruel things being said on social media and around my workplace. Really inappropriate nasty stuff. And those on the left are supposed to be the nice, tolerant ones?
It’s all quite upsetting and overwhelming to be honest. The last time I saw such horrible things on social media was during brexit.
I’m not even a flag waving royalist. I just think people should have a bit of respect and understanding.
It’s like unless you’re a Corbyn supporting “hang them all!” socialist your opinions and feelings aren’t valid, and you’re somehow fair game to be subjected to piss taking and bullying.
I’m trying not to engage but it’s very hard. These people live in a radical left wing bubble and lots of them don’t understand that there’s a whole world and spectrum of valid opinions beyond their own.
I don’t even want to go into work today it’s that poisonous.
Feel like Trevor Sinclair, the racist hypocrite?
He moaned about racism being outlawed since the 60s and linked it to the Queen and black/brown people not mourning her death (when the two have got nowt to do with each other… I’m also not mourning, by the way), when he’s been charged for being a racist before now.
Nobody should be paying any attention to what he’s said.
I am no Royalist but the death of Diana was a far bigger deal for me, if only because it was someone so young and lost her life because of a tragic accident.It's probably overstating things, but I doubt there has been much that has made the front pages of newspapers all over the world, including local papers, have produced statements quite like Macron's and the Pope's, or seen the US order that all flags on federal buildings be at half-mast for 10 days.
It may be that it's about the biggest from an international point of view. Given how many queued for the Queen Mother, I have no conception of how the lying in state at Westminster will be managed.
It’s probably the biggest event in the country since Harry and Meghan’s wedding, although the final of Euro 2020 got a few out on the streets too."But that still doesn't mean that the death of the Queen isn't the biggest thing to happen in our country since the end of WWI"
The biggest event since World War II? Is that a serious comment?
I know this is going to upset people, so I'd rather those people ignore this post (should be easy then!).
I think she was a somewhat decent person with flaws, torn between family and duty with no say in what happens in politics, but there ARE people that feel like Trevor Sinclair.
You have been warned...
Off the scale hatchet job by MSNBC....
I am no Royalist but the death of Diana was a far bigger deal for me, if only because it was someone so young and lost her life because of a tragic accident.
And far more importantly this country has had wars/ Terrorist attacks which put the passing of a 96 year old lady in prospective, and I say that in no disrespect to the Queen in any way.
Yes, I believe so. Name me another event that has had 2 million people gathering? just for clarification, its not the most important event, but its the biggest event in so far as it has galvanized the most people?"But that still doesn't mean that the death of the Queen isn't the biggest thing to happen in our country since the end of WWI"
The biggest event since World War II? Is that a serious comment?
Yes.Yep. It also means everyone feels compelled to give their opinion on everything, which is fine to an extent, it’s what forums like this exist for, but it can lead to a lack of empathy very quickly.
You are Marty McFly and I claim my £5.Yes, I believe so. Name me another event that has had 2 million people gathering?