International Peace Day

Yes. We've all read what she's written about it over the years.

And it's amazingly admirable.

It seems to be a travesty.

Almost like spitting in their eye.

Granny activist was certainly not signalling virtue. I have followed what she has written about her daughter and then her fostering of young boys with sorrow and admiration over the years.
I am so glad to see Micelf posting again and hope Hymnself is well.

"And I still think to mention International Day of Peace at such a time, was not the most well thought out thing ever."

If it's not appropriate to talk about peace at a time of terrible strife, jingl, when is it appropriate?

That was probably to me. But the 'Er, no' rather puts me off bothering to reply.

What "sets an example to others"?

Er, no. It sets an example to others. It suggests ways for for further action and enables those who are isolated, either geographically or socially, to know that they are not alone.

Why would you feel ashamed of this forum? Is it yours personally?

Oh yes. Hello Saint Tegan.

I thought I had made my "argument" quite clear.

Feel rather ashamed of this forum at this moment in time.

Can't believe what this thread has turned into. Can only agree with what Jess has written.

But some of us might already be doing those things, or similar, MiceElf.

The whole point of the 'virtue signalling' posts seemed to me to be that no one needs to broadcast what they're doing for peace and we don't need telling that war is bad and that we should buy a symbol to pin on our coats.

Those who have recourse to personal insult have clearly run out of any argument.

I am obviously not a saint.

And I still think to mention International Day of Peace at such a time, was not the most well thought out thing ever.

I have not fostered anyone.
I wouldn't know where to start teaching English to anyone, and I wouldn't want to do it.
Third question - mind your own effing business.

The war in Syria is not the only location riven with conflict. Perhaps you could welcome young refugees into your home. Or volunteer to teach English to the recently arrived, or donate to charities for those disabled and traumatised by war. It's not hard to find useful things to do.

Do you really think we are not, all of us on here, committed to peace?

What exactly do you suggest we do to stop the war in Syria?

Oh, you must know it's not just the "commitment to peace".

For the first time in months I've looked at GN and find this. I'm at a complete loss to understand why anyone should object to, or find pointless, someone acknowledging publicly, their commitment to peace. Yes, it's a nebulous and shifting concept, but I find that those who proclaim their commitment are those who actually do something about it.

This, below, from ThatBags sums it up. Action does start from words, words proceed from thought, and thought precedes action. Each individual action may be just a drop in the ocean but these actions are not insignificant, as any human being or anything any one of does, is insignificant

'I still love my convent school motto: Action Not Words. I suppose the nuns thought praying was action too, though I have never thought that. Deep thought and meditation maybe... if it helps one to get off one's butt and do stuff.'

It's so easy to mock and sneer, but perhaps those who enjoy doing this might reflect for a moment on what they have done to further the cause of peace - and if they have done anything, virtue signalling won't be mentioned but their actions applauded.

I guess I shouldn't have quoted it but it was just too hard.

sometimes some things can get a bit annoying. That's all.

That's why I quoted what I did.

That should probably be "that which I did", but that sounds terrible.

I am sure there are many gransnetters who have done many good things and continue to do so, "by stealth". That is just as admirable as making one's good deeds known.

Which was Pope's point.

Nobody on this thread has objected to anyone talking about peace.

You are right of course that I could have ignored the thread, but why should I if I'm interested in the phenomenon it raised? Do you ignore threads about ideas you're interested in?