The passing of our dear friend Common Sense

I especially don't know how people can believe this kind of thing given the enormous common sense and responsibility displayed by the vast majority during the Covid crisis

Oh yes, the common sense displayed by the ones having parties, family gatherings, large funerals and weddings? Not to mention all the neighbours having families round etc that were regularly reported on here. It was the same selfish attitude as displayed by the petrol tank fillers and toilet roll hoarders. Not so much common sense more no sense.

Nanna58

I find that the only people who decry commonsense are those without any!!!

That's an interesting comment. Can you please give us some examples?

Brexit nothing to do with non existent petrol shortage.

Whatdayisit

I did wonder sometimes where common sense was but it hit me in 2019 that we had lost it altogether when the bafoon stormed into no10 with his get Brexit done mandate and that takes me right back to the petrol stations today.

Indeed.

Spot on!

Brilliant! Love it ???.

Yes, common sense is not so common.?

There is nowt as queer as folk! Some people have common sense and some don't. You have either got it or you haven't.

I find that the only people who decry commonsense are those without any!!!

I did wonder sometimes where common sense was but it hit me in 2019 that we had lost it altogether when the bafoon stormed into no10 with his get Brexit done mandate and that takes me right back to the petrol stations today.

Lemongrove there is always someone there wagging their finger in disapproval.

A sense of humour is often needed on GN

There is no such thing as common sense to which everyone subscribes. Its a social construct which can change over time and change between individuals and cultures. It might have seemed common sense in times gone by for women to marry young, give up work immediately on marriage and dedicate her time to playing second fiddle to her husband, since obviously she would soon be having children and looking after them, whereas now it would seem more sense for a woman to have children after she has established a career and to continue working. In some cultures it’s seen as common sense for parents to arrange the marriage of their son or daughter, whereas this would appear to lack common sense to others not brought up in that tradition. What seems strange or odd to us today would seem common sense in another place or time. Some of the examples you cite - “adults not children were in charge” in the past gave child abusers the green light , since children obviously had fewer rights than adults and were not encouraged to speak up in your common sense world.

Parsley3

Not sure why queues at petrol stations would bring up this hackneyed old chestnut.

I’ve never seen it before.
The queues at petrol stations are being exacerbated by panic buying, therefore lack of common sense.

I found it very sad, thank you for reminding us.

Not sure why queues at petrol stations would bring up this hackneyed old chestnut.

These sorts of things remind me of certain old people when I was younger. Always dreaming of an imaginary past whilst completely missing the good and decent and positive occurring all around them in the present day.

I especially don't know how people can believe this kind of thing given the enormous common sense and responsibility displayed by the vast majority during the Covid crisis.

Still, if it makes some people happy and gives them a kind of blinkered comfort then so be it.

Yes everything’s so much better now - not!! I mourn the death of Common Sense

Oh dear, just when I was enjoying the post!

Oh yes it was much better when women couldnt get abortions, when gay people had to hide who they were, when rape in marriage was fine, yes common sense was alive and well back then.

Brilliant!

Excellent !

Agree, excellent

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Excellent ballie