A politics no-go zone?

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I suggested this a while ago Maw and got shot down in ???
Never again?

I don't often contribute to the political threads but I do start reading them as I am interested in different opinions, but stop once things turn nasty. So many generalisations are made about people simply based on the party they support. Tory - racist, Labour - anti-Semite.

If I were to post that all black people are drug dealers or that all Muslims are terrorists - I would quite rightly be condemned for saying so (and probably banned from GN). So why is it OK to brand all Tories racist or all Labour supporters anti-Semite

A difference of opinion doesn't have to become an unpleasant argument

I don't think any of the internet is, or can be a political no-go area. For some reason, I have been receiving a number of Tory attack ads to my Facebook page. They are obviously raining them down on everyone they can. The last one was sponsored by this woman:

news.sky.com/story/general-election-woman-accused-after-posting-ads-costing-17-000-on-facebook-attacking-labour-11880162

It's about time we looked at just how much money is backing parties that isn't declared. I have reported it of course but I doubt Facebook can stop them.

I cannot understand why it should be a political free zone today. If you don't like the threads don't read them.

People care passionately about politics and this country and I admire them and their views. Everyone has different opinions and I enjoy reading the threads if I have time.

I would happily put you on "ignore", if it were possible, and never read another of your posts. You have added a couple to this thread but what have they added to the sum of it but spite. I really would not tolerate that in real life and wish I didn't have to on here. I don't think that is unreasonable.

I am sorry you have a sad occasion to go to but I don't expect or want a reply.

Who decides what is of value?
Who’s values should we go by? Only yours ?
Just ignore mine if they upset you
You obviously detest my presence on here
,very best wishes to you.
I am off to a sad occasion now, so please don’t think I am ignoring you.

Isn’t using the word “leftist “ bring political?

Ohh dear the games up,
Your comment says all that needs to be said.
It would never occur to me that someone out in the ether is waiting to pounce on my every word.

I do appreciate you just lie in wait to call me selfish Bridgeit but I wonder what you do in real life with toxic people. I eventually give up on them and they no longer toxify my life. I think any half-decent shrink would advise you to do just that.

I am not talking about people who reasonably add the other side to the argument, making their points with believable referencing, argue a true not a false premise, and show validity in their post. I want them in my life; they expand my thinking.

I am talking about those whose first response is to denigrate the post they reply to while adding nothing of value. It would be very easy to give you an example at the moment.

Bit of a selfish outlook, if one only engages with people who add something to ones life.
It is important to be aware of other points of views & acknowledge them in order to achieve a balanced view of the world.

If others are, so am I Whitewave. I would quite like an ignore button for the posters who add nothing to my life.

jennifereccles ‘Leftist drivel’ you are a hoot, bet you’re fun at a party

Whitewave I find being called a snowflake if I show empathy or a different opinion, constantly, very childish
I love being a snowflake they are beautiful, pure(like me) and totally unique?
to MaizeD and others wanting to hide a thread I got taught a way back if you are on an iPad or iPhone (which I am) you have to go to the bottom and change FROM mobile TO desktop then scroll up and look for the little arrow at the top right, click on that and a group of suggestions come up about third down on left hand side is hide this discussion click on that and it will go Don’t forget to go back to the bottom to go onto mobile again

I just want to gently say this with no maliciousness intended

What a load of snowflakes❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

What’s wrong with being in a bubble Maizie? This isn’t real life where we have to face up to things we might not like - it just means we don’t have to scroll through a list to find threads we’re interested in.

That makes sense, MamaCaz. It would be very useful for that...

? GGMk3

JenniferEccles do you think being so rude is something special and clever? People start threads because they want to share something. If you don't like that thread don't share. I'm sure we all know what others will be interested in.

For me, I don't really want to read a post where the only thing the poster can do is denigrate other's views while offering nothing specific or even explaining why their views are worth considering. It's pathetic and puerile and I would certainly like to hide posts like that and I feel fairly sure I would never miss anything of consequence from such people. They just don't do substantive discussion.

I do it so that when I go to the 'active' list, the 50 discussions on it don't include things that I have no desire to look at - generally games, in my case.
To be honest, I don't often do it, but when there is a sudden run on games, and it feels like they account for every other thread on the active list, I sometimes resort to hiding them so that it is easier to see at a glance the threads that are more likely to interest me.

It’s always the same two or three posters (well one in particular) starting thread after thread, day after day, pushing yet more idiotic and dangerous Leftist nonsense.

Smacks of desperation doesn’t it?

I don't actually see the point of hiding discussions. If you don't want to read a thread, then don't read it. If you keep hiding things you don't like you just end up in a bubble... surely?

I toggle between the desktop version and the mobile version, depending on what I want to do. (I use a tablet.)

It has to be the mobile version if I want to hide a thread (as has been said, it would be a lot better if we could hide a whole forum instead of just individual threads!), but I need to use the desktop version if I want to use the search facility.

I can't do it on my laptop or on my Kindle which I think is an app as it is very different.

Good to know it could be possible though SirChenjin.

Isn’t that the same thing trisher? ?

Shall we all flood the site tomorrow with random non-political and non-game related threads?