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AND HERE WE GO - THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTION THREAD

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patricks148 said:
unfortunatly this is turning into one of the nastiest GE i can remember. My wife is a Labour activisest and she is getting abuse on SM daily not from people up here but right wingers from down in England. some pretty nasty stuff getting said to her
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It's not acceptable to use social media in this way, but unfortunately (anti) social media just makes it so easy to bully etc. In the past someone would have to make much more effort to bully eg write a letter, telephone or pay a visit, but on a keyboard it's simple and the numpties out there dont care what they say. Sadly, I don't see how it can be stopped.
 
chrisd said:
It's not acceptable to use social media in this way, but unfortunately (anti) social media just makes it so easy to bully etc. In the past someone would have to make much more effort to bully eg write a letter, telephone or pay a visit, but on a keyboard it's simple and the numpties out there dont care what they say. Sadly, I don't see how it can be stopped.
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They can be tracked, they are not that sophisticated. It is totally unacceptable and I am sure they will regret it when they have no internet access down some re-opened tin mine!
 
harpo_72 said:
They can be tracked, they are not that sophisticated. It is totally unacceptable and I am sure they will regret it when they have no internet access down some re-opened tin mine!
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Yes, they can be tracked but sending nasty or even threatening messages are unlikely to be a police matter these days, so the perpetrators are unlikely to be dealt with unless they really overstep the mark in a big way.
 
chrisd said:
It's not acceptable to use social media in this way, but unfortunately (anti) social media just makes it so easy to bully etc. In the past someone would have to make much more effort to bully eg write a letter, telephone or pay a visit, but on a keyboard it's simple and the numpties out there dont care what they say. Sadly, I don't see how it can be stopped.
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Most of it was on and open FB Inverness labour page, they have now had to make it a closed group which sort of def the purpose
 
chrisd said:
It's not acceptable to use social media in this way, but unfortunately (anti) social media just makes it so easy to bully etc. In the past someone would have to make much more effort to bully eg write a letter, telephone or pay a visit, but on a keyboard it's simple and the numpties out there dont care what they say. Sadly, I don't see how it can be stopped.
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Yes, it is very sad to see that it is even creeping onto the pages of this forum
 
chrisd said:
Yes, they can be tracked but sending nasty or even threatening messages are unlikely to be a police matter these days, so the perpetrators are unlikely to be dealt with unless they really overstep the mark in a big way.
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Yes I think your right, recent history have been civil cases
 
MegaSteve said:
Suspect you prefer us to continue with the biggest tory lie of all time economy... The "we are all in this together" one... That has 95% getting austerity and the top five percent getting extra cash in their pockets...
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Wooo there! Wheres all that coming from.
I only explained to you why it was about the economy when you asked the question.
 
Should any religious leader be getting involved in the General Election debate? Of course they should.

Corbyn's moral compass might be a bit wonky - but I'd argue that, in perhaps a different way but just as much, so is Johnson's.

(I note that I do not compare anti-Semitism with a lack of morals - the former is obnoxious and dangerous - the latter is not a good basis for making the right decisions and leading the country)

And actually - I agree with the Chief Rabbi (and also with Julia Neuberger earlier this morning) that Corbyn is not fit for office as he is complicit in the anti-Semitism that seems to be present in the Labour party. He may not be anti-Semitic himself - but that does not absolve him of responsibility. I may support many of his policies but I really struggle with Corbyn.
 
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listening to 5 Live on the way to work. A Jewish leader being interviewed, he says that they met Corbyn in April 2018 to discuss anti Semitism and other matters. Corbyn said that he would come back to them soon with answers and plans, and the Jews have still not heard from him yet! Apparently there are about 160 serious cases still not dealt with despite Corbyn saying the other day that all outstanding issues have been cleared.

Is that just Corbyn's moral compass just being wonky?
 
pauldj42 said:
None of us are perfect, but do you ever stop to think how extreme some of your posts look?

How would SILH put it?:unsure:
“Let he without sin cast the first stone”
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Depends on your definition of extreme.

If you were aware of the offending post on here I am certain you would understand and be supportive
I shall let that lie now as the offending poster has not posted since.
I have never complained about any posts on here as I think the Mods generally do a difficult job very well.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
And so if we applaud, as we must, the Chief Rabbi for speaking out against Corbyn, then we must also applaud any religious leader who has, or will, speak out against Johnson and Brexit.
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Why? One has not dealt with anti semitic incidents in his party, and one is trying to ebact the results of a referendum? Surely even you can see a difference?
 
murphthemog said:
Why? One has not dealt with anti semitic incidents in his party, and one is trying to ebact the results of a referendum? Surely even you can see a difference?
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What about enquiry into islamaphobia in the tory party that was announced and now boris has cancelled.
Or the Jewish scholars who have come out in support of Corbyn, why aren’t they getting equal airtime?
 
pauldj42 said:
What about enquiry into islamaphobia in the tory party that was announced and now boris has cancelled.
Or the Jewish scholars who have come out in support of Corbyn, why aren’t they getting equal airtime?
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Ok, I had forgotten about the Islamophobia, but Brexit? No. That is not the same at all.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Depends on your definition of extreme.

If you were aware of the offending post on here I am certain you would understand and be supportive
I shall let that lie now as the offending poster has not posted since.
I have never complained about any posts on here as I think the Mods generally do a difficult job very well.
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I’ve reported posts, mods will tell you they can’t be expected to see every post that is posted.
You may not see your posts in isolation as extreme, but trust me the constant drip drip of them are like a chinese water torture.
 
murphthemog said:
Why? One has not dealt with anti semitic incidents in his party, and one is trying to ebact the results of a referendum? Surely even you can see a difference?
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For anti semitism in the Labour Party, read Islamaphobia in the Conservative Party. Neither come well out of this.
 
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