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Gransnet is right wing?

(159 Posts)
Nanadog Sat 10-Nov-12 23:39:03

Just come back from the local curry house where my DD, DiL and myself have our monthly girls night out. argument discussion arose about Mumsnet and Gransnet. Both DD and DiL declared thry would have nothing to go with Mumsnet as too right wing and (from a position of ignorance/assumption) castigated me for advocating GN declaring it to be right wing too.
Not so! Said I, in defence mode and thinking of greatnan, bags, myself and others we're definitely to the left of centre.
Was I right?

POGS Sat 26-Jan-13 21:41:36

gracesmum

Phew!!! smile

gracesmum Sat 26-Jan-13 21:40:34

Only joking POGS !! smile

POGS Sat 26-Jan-13 21:18:19

gracesmum

I was not responding to your post actually. Please don't read anything into the fact your post was the one before mine. I have absolutely no issue with your post, it was a good one. flowers

gracesmum Sat 26-Jan-13 21:12:37

Sorry blush [humble] emoticon

Ana Sat 26-Jan-13 21:07:38

Needs some electocution lessons! grin

Ella46 Sat 26-Jan-13 21:06:48

graces stop it! You're beginning to sound like gramps grin

gracesmum Sat 26-Jan-13 20:59:36

Anyone want to come 'ere an' sigh that? grin

Tegan Sat 26-Jan-13 20:56:50

..I wrote son instead of now. Why did I do that? Oh; I meant soon..[not quite so bad]

Bags Sat 26-Jan-13 20:40:13

You said it wasn't a problem last time I asked!!!!!

Are you the REAL absent?

wink grin

absent Sat 26-Jan-13 20:37:04

Bags absnet? absnet? Definitely a problem. grin I think hashtags are tiresome but if you like them …

Bags Sat 26-Jan-13 20:34:11

What do you need help with absnet? The one-liners are not new. Been doing those for ages. The hashtags are new – learning curve smile.

Next?

absent Sat 26-Jan-13 20:23:50

Bags Have you changed your painkillers recently or deputed MiniBags or someone else to stand in for you? Suddenly you've become a succession of one-line posts and now you're doing hashtags. Help. confused

Bags Sat 26-Jan-13 20:20:04

pogs grin #followmeonthechucklementsearch

Tegan Sat 26-Jan-13 20:16:36

On the subject of politics, Borgen's on son smile...

whenim64 Sat 26-Jan-13 20:07:47

gracesmum grin leave it and come to the pub with me wine

gracesmum Sat 26-Jan-13 20:02:57

Right then - wot you sighin' at? [fierce] emoticon

POGS Sat 26-Jan-13 19:48:33

Sigh confused

gracesmum Sat 26-Jan-13 19:25:09

I saw this thread and then I remembered that Saturday and Sunday are when we always often finish up arguing so I am not going to post until Monday - that way I'm safe!grin
PS answer to OP, No, we are a group of women (mostly) of a certain age and if we are not representative, that is because of an element of self-selection that has nothing to do with politics.

Ana Sat 26-Jan-13 19:12:03

Oh - was it about this thread then? I must have got that wrong. confused

whenim64 Sat 26-Jan-13 19:08:45

Precisely, absent

Ana Sat 26-Jan-13 18:57:40

The recent posts were discussing debates in general on Gransnet, absent, not this thread in particular.

absent Sat 26-Jan-13 18:54:07

By the way, has anyone put anyone down on this thread? Has anyone treated other posters as enemies? Has anyone twisted what has been said? Has anyone been unpleasant? Has anyone tried to come out as top dog – or even top bitch?

absent Sat 26-Jan-13 18:47:20

Perhaps some of the condescending comments made on this thread actually have a point after all. However, there is no sign of it degenerating into metaphorical fisticuffs – and why would it anyway?

MiceElf Sat 26-Jan-13 15:58:46

Whenim, I'm blushing! blush

Lilygran Sat 26-Jan-13 15:50:37

whenim Thank you!