AIBU to be fed up with some posters who cannot accept others have different opinions?

Exactly Elegran. So many storms in teacups now with threads turning nasty. An absolute PIA!

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Be a narcissist, too.

Wadesnan- spot on!

How few there are that have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.

The problem here is mainly narcissistic injury:-

A narcissistic injury occurs when narcissists react negatively to perceived or real criticism or judgment, boundaries placed on them, and/or attempts to hold them accountable for harmful behavior.

I've watched it for a month now.

'I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.' Voltaire

Barmy,

I think, it's incredibly unfair to put your own suffering above other's so that you may be hostile to other posts, you never know if they are worse off.

Don't turn it into Hagsnet please.

This thread reminds me of something I read:

Choosing to be offended by something a stranger says on the internet is like choosing to step in dog poo rather than walk around it !

Priti is as Priti does.

Gagajo, I am not a vicious old bag, just a Barmey old one! But saying that I can get vicious with any one depending on my stress levels which are high at the moment due to carers not getting their timing right.

Personally I think it's hilarious all these 'sweet little old grannies' fighting to the death, snapping and growling.

At least we're not stereotypical even if we are vicious old bags.

(Ducking and running now!)

It’s about respecting that we all have different views and opinions and accepting that we’re all entitled to them.

There is a thread about usernames and I can't help noting that there is often a sharp contrast between the prettiness of a name (like Priti Patel) and the nastiness of the views.

Indeed Elegran. I’ve finally found the thread which caused the OP to start this one and really, what a fuss about nothing

OFFS what a lot of storms in teacups we are getting at the moment. Doesn't anyone have anything worth talking about? - so many threads are about how awful other posters are. If you are feeling aggrieved, try just ignoring Gransnet for 24 hours (48 hours if you are approaching homicidal levels) and then start again from baseline.

chestnut by your definition there are two groups of “pack dogs” since one bunch of posters take one point of view, another group opposing. To pretend there is only one “group”, when in reality there are no “groups”, only individuals who agree and another bunch of individuals who disagree. To pretend that only the ones who disagree with you are somehow “pack dogs” I would deem offensive.

Are you sure you read aprilrose's posts properly, Yehbutnobut?

Or was there a misunderstanding?
You seem very annoyed with her
But when you castigated me it was because you had totally misread and misunderstood my post, which was in fact perfectly clear.

Let she who is without sin cast the first stone!

The term 'pack dogs' is pretty accurate when applied to a group of posters who attack one poster in particular and criticise her comments.
If you say so april if you say so. Whatever.
Comments like this which are demeaning and patronising.
No wonder so many grans stay off these threads, when they have been spoken to in this way they have backed off. Only the strong survive.

It’s always the bullies who cry most about being bullied

Isn’t being called “pack dogs” personal and insulting? This thread was supposed to be about avoiding such.
Hypocrisy rears it’s head again.

Oh aprilrose that is not at all how you responded to my remark about green energy when I pointed out they were not necessarily more expensive. You said you were going to ‘bite your tongue’ but had changed your mind and went for it!

Your rational was that you didn’t like being ‘educated’ if I remember, but as I didn’t respond to your response I can’t be sure.

And that promoted you to start this thread! What has that to do with anything never mind not valuing your opinion? I walked away from your final dig as I’d stated my opinion (that green energy was worth considering).

Opal no one criticised this woman, she just saw it that way.

Opal I am also right wing I was raised never to be ashamed of your political views.

Aprilrose - completely understand where you are coming from re energy contracts. If you're on a tight budget, then obviously you are going to choose the cheapest contract. I wonder how many of those who criticised you are driving Tesla "electric" cars, instead of petrol or, even worse, diesel cars - or maybe Tesla cars are out of their price range? Same difference. The level of hypocrisy on here is gob-smacking!

And can I add that right wingers seem absolutely happy to call those even slightly to the left names and yet feel they are mistreated if they are labelled.

Works both ways - left wingers are happy to call right wingers names too, and the left-wing "pack dogs" are the worst - you know who you are.

It's remarkable how reluctant right wingers are to ever admit to being right wing

No reluctance from me, I'm right wing and happy to admit it.