Only labour voters welcome

I think a lot of us feel that Luckylegs9 which is probably why we now join in very intermittently, if at all! Being verbally attacked and at times virtually sworn at for daring to voice a differing opinion other than a far left one is not for the faint hearted and even the toughest of us usually shrug our shoulders and leave the protagonists to preach to the converted!

Oh didums - what pathetic, childish posts. Just grow up. The real problem is that the righties' posts in general are far less informed politically and are just, with one or two exceptions, unable to argue the case as articulately and intelligently as the lefties. Witness the pathetic use of 'far left' in nn''s post. I'd love to see the righties defence of the huge cuts in school funding, the underfunding of the NHS, the decimation of local authority budgets especially social care, the huge housing problem, the lack of a realistic Brexit strategy. Well you know what - I couldn't give a flying fig if there are no more rightie posts - I wouldn't be missing anything remotely illuminating, challenging or informative so great if you don't want to play with the grown ups

Good morning to you too Rigby glad you got out of bed on the right side.

I have no idea what prompted this thread, if anything, but your response was childish in the extreme Rigby. The vitriol emanating from the left is pathetic.

Didums agsin- the OP is pathetic and deserved the response it got from me. I'd just love some intelligent well argued informed posts from the righties but I generally search in vain ( apart from one or two exceptions - POGs for example always argues her corner well)

As for getting out of bed the wrong side, you might wonder what the OP did this morning with the two threads she's started - but then, righties are always right aren't they?

Does it not occur to you that the OPs opinion is spot on for most of us? We have a look at what's being said then just leave. Its just the usual suspects going on about the usual things in their usual way.

Don't feel too alone Rigby
Those who support the right are too keen on repeating media 'reports' as fact without checking their origins.
Just as an example, the warning that there are 23000 jihadist terrorists in the country all ready to kill us.

Does it not occur to you Jane that the same holds true for many of us on the left, who have grown tired of being the subject of personal insults by those on the right? I do at least learn from the well argued points of contributors on the left of the political spectrum, but have to agree with Rigby that there is a lack of articulate, well argued posts from those on the right.

Take out the 'at least' in my post above. No qualification needed.

And Rigsby's posts above are articulate and well argued ?

I cannot believe this thread has been started although I do have the deepest sympathy for those of the right-wing persuasion as they really have been given few tools to put forward a decent case by their party of choice.

However, as the whole forum is moderated by the Gransnet team I do think it is a pretty rude OP towards them.

Perhaps the OP feels all political threads should be banned unless she is allowed to win the argument?

Usual predictable fury!!! I don't think you and I are ever going to get that discussion annie!!!

This thread was not set up to be a discussion Niggly; it is a criticism of the moderation of the site.

Niggly ?, I was told on another thread I was not capable of holding an adult discussion on politics ,

'Only Labour voters welcome'. Surely that could be a subject for discussion?!

I agree Niggly, but the response from GG was an attempt to prevent a discussion

What a shame Rigby that you yourself hijacked what could have been an interesting thread , by your own childish tantrum comments .

Those of you on the right are equally represented on the political threads. True, many of the contributions often consist of unsubstantiated opinions dressed up as facts but I have seen no evidence that those who support the Conservative Party are less likely to contribute.

As I have said many times before, we are all anonymous on Gransnet so why do people say they are "frightened" of voicing an opinion? Nobody is going to knock on their doors at midnight and frogmarch them to a detention centre.

I think it's because some posters put others down because they JUDGE them as being less informed or intelligent as themselves which is surely not what Gransnet is about it is supposed to be a sharing of views & if you disagree with some one you shouldn't have your comments attacked by some arrogant poster who picks you up on being less eloquent or intelligent or grammatically correct than they deem thenselves to be. Ref Rigby46 ' oh didums are you in a playground Rigby?

It's not a criticism of the moderation of the site, GGMk11. As you must know, GN is largely self-moderated - report a post if you find it offensive or breaks the guidelines.

The moderators don't have time to hover about checking on evry minor tiff!

Not frightened of voicing an opinion, many have no wish to be told to shut up/get off the thread/ you are not capable of an adult discussion.

There are those like Jen who said she loves the cut and thrust, there are many who do not.

not everyone is able to shrug off mocking and put downs , some are gentle but still have an opinion, perhaps you need to talk to sensative people you will be surprised that they too have opinions

You are a labour voter, though, Annie, so you are welcome.

Well said norose, GG told me I wasn't capable of an adult discussion on politics.

I am well aware there are posters far more educated than I , but I am probably far more educated when it comes to life in the real world than some of them.
I talk to people not turn to bloggers to learn

The only source of knowledge is experience - Einstein. Bet there are are a few here who know better than him ?