tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post6952069149341179139..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: A torrent of abusenickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-28676632823605402162016-09-20T22:28:19.758+01:002016-09-20T22:28:19.758+01:00absolutely true!absolutely true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-42707706311541264562016-09-20T15:57:03.191+01:002016-09-20T15:57:03.191+01:00Tammy: Certainly there seems to be a snowball effe...Tammy: Certainly there seems to be a snowball effect. The more one group of people get away with extreme abuse, the more other people join in, until abuse becomes routine. And as long as politicians like Trump and Farage encourage it, the worse it gets.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-52322123358352197882016-09-20T15:34:44.036+01:002016-09-20T15:34:44.036+01:00maybe it's something in the water nick! :)
my ...maybe it's something in the water nick! :)<br />my own personal opinion has been for years... <br />that any society that is fed a continuous stream of consciousness that is VIOLENT in the form of entertainment for years on end is going to become violent and uncaring on ALL levels.<br />we're seeing that result now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10145505579981556202016-09-20T07:34:16.226+01:002016-09-20T07:34:16.226+01:00Tammy: Very true, if simple kindness was normal be...Tammy: Very true, if simple kindness was normal behaviour, the mass-hatred possibilities of the internet would be academic. I wonder why people find it so hard to be kind and prefer to spew out all this venomous bile?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-54209361051980061322016-09-20T00:46:40.143+01:002016-09-20T00:46:40.143+01:00i once read that each successive generation must b...i once read that each successive generation must be taught the concept of simple kindness.<br />not to simplify all you've said here... and so eloquently said...<br />but that seems to be mainly what we're missing now.<br />simple kindness.<br />if we had that it wouldn't matter what technology changes came about... we would still be kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-80578263911786071522016-09-19T07:26:34.980+01:002016-09-19T07:26:34.980+01:00Jean: Indeed, how very appropriate those lines are...Jean: Indeed, how very appropriate those lines are to the current political madness. Passionate but vacuous intensity everywhere you look. And as you say, it'll probably get worse rather than better.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64926736151182320552016-09-19T03:28:42.593+01:002016-09-19T03:28:42.593+01:00Changing fast, of course. Changing fast, of course. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-32557608542698802492016-09-19T03:27:42.430+01:002016-09-19T03:27:42.430+01:00Technology has made the torrents easy to do. And t...Technology has made the torrents easy to do. And the world is chaning fast. I keep thinking of Yeats,<br /><br /> Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;<br /> Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,<br /> The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere<br /> The ceremony of innocence is drowned;<br /> The best lack all conviction, while the worst<br /> Are full of passionate intensity.<br /><br />No lack of passion here in the states this election. And it's bound to get worse. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64529072657959693122016-09-18T14:50:27.960+01:002016-09-18T14:50:27.960+01:00Bijoux: As I said to Hattie, there's a big dif...Bijoux: As I said to Hattie, there's a big difference between a few poison-pen letters, which was what happened before the internet, and the literally tens of thousands of abusive messages that can now deluge someone in a few hours. It's not only more distressing but also totally disrupts their work and everyday life.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-86205677872897336022016-09-18T12:41:33.241+01:002016-09-18T12:41:33.241+01:00I wonder how much this has really changed, or is i...I wonder how much this has really changed, or is it just magnified in our minds because of the Internet?Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45045061492028598492016-09-18T08:59:39.610+01:002016-09-18T08:59:39.610+01:00Mia: My thoughts as well, do politicians really ne...Mia: My thoughts as well, do politicians really need Twitter and Facebook? Is the limited political benefit worth all the foul abuse? In the pre-internet days, politicians got huge followings through the conventional means of canvassing, making speeches etc. Why not stick to those old-fashioned methods?<br /><br />Life, lives.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19726185400115480282016-09-18T07:21:38.915+01:002016-09-18T07:21:38.915+01:00I am not on Facebook I have no blog. I read newspa...I am not on Facebook I have no blog. I read newspapers and listen to the radio..No TV. People seem to be fond of putting their nose in other people lifes. I am not really concerned and who is guilty ? All politicians have Facebook , Twitter and so on. Do they need this really, are they exposing themselves to all these abuses? I have no idea.<br />Mia Moremia morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359938905760782687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-9090289909326338622016-09-17T22:08:41.926+01:002016-09-17T22:08:41.926+01:00Hattie: It's a raging, merciless torrent. A ts...Hattie: It's a raging, merciless torrent. A tsunami even. In some cases literally tens of thousands of menacing messages in just a few hours.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50156631358889406222016-09-17T22:05:48.364+01:002016-09-17T22:05:48.364+01:00Helen: That's true, there were always unspoken...Helen: That's true, there were always unspoken understandings (and still are) that if you say certain things, or behave in a certain way, there would be repercussions for your job, your home etc. But now there's also this systematic bullying to contend with. Though the irony is that despite this extra onslaught of disapproval, personal repercussions are actually less likely.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45822942030991217342016-09-17T16:45:19.167+01:002016-09-17T16:45:19.167+01:00A torrent of abuse. That is a very good way to put...A torrent of abuse. That is a very good way to put it. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82208350147392540672016-09-17T14:56:02.567+01:002016-09-17T14:56:02.567+01:00People kept their heads down and their views to th...People kept their heads down and their views to themselves long before the internet...doff your hat or curtsey to the vicar...don't join a union...go to church on Sundays - or lose your job, your home and any security for yourself and your family.helen devriesnoreply@blogger.com