I stopped believing that a long time ago. The left are every bit as bad as the right.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.
Fucking respect my arse.This Trevor Sinclair thing is really awful, I really like, or should I say did like Trevor -I’m massively, disappointed in him.
Playing the ‘race card’ like he most certainly did, I’m astonished! - I’m no royalist, but, give some respect man for the queen whether you liked her or not, I know for a FACT I’ve seen him singing the national anthem in an England shirt, thats for sure!
He needs a history lesson - I expect abuse from some low lives - man up, show some respect.
We need to be one people, I don’t want him cancelled like the woke warriors that cancel everyone else, but he’s scored some own goal here.
Poll tax riotsIf its such a non event as you state, how come so many people are descending on Edinburgh and London. How do you explain this, it doesnt really back up your claim does it?
Alternatively please reference me an event that has galvanised more people to do a similar thing?
There is some irony here. In 1975, the Governor General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, removed the Aussie PM, Gough Whitlam and installed the leader of the opposition in his place. Now the GG was the Queens rep (indeed he wasI don't know how old you are but I wouldn't rule out a republic in your lifetime.
The biggest factor in that is not the Royal Family, it will be the misdeeds of prime ministers exposing the need for a head of state who can intervene in political matters.
Abolishing the Royal Family will never be about removing them from their palaces or titles, it'll be about removing the "ceremonial" roles of being head of state (like controlling the PM and filling the house of lords) that many pro-monarchists claim are just symbolic anyway.
Hardly.Poll tax riots
Really, I don't know how many attended those? I know stop the War had about a million?Poll tax riots
Who has been disrespectful?It costs nothing to be respectful when someone dies, and the Queen served this country to the end and deserves thanks for that. How would you feel if a member of your family passed away then your next door neighbour runs out with a bottle of bubbly dancing, singing, laughing at your loss. I know what I would do, some people are just not nice people and you can’t account for these types.